Public Act 094-0588
 
HB4058 Enrolled LRB094 08607 RSP 38815 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is
amended by changing Section 2.01 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2805/2.01)  (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01)
    Sec. 2.01. Veterans Home admissions.
    (a) Any honorably discharged veteran is entitled to
admission to an Illinois Veterans Home, if the applicant meets
the requirements of this Section. :
    (b) (a) The Veteran must:
     (1) have Has served in the armed forces of the United
    States at least 1 day in the Spanish American War, World
    War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Viet Nam
    Campaign, or the Persian Gulf Conflict between the dates
    recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or
    between any other present or future dates recognized by the
    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a war period, or
    have has served in a hostile fire environment and has been
    awarded a campaign or expeditionary medal signifying his or
    her service, for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
    nursing home care; or
        (2) have served and been honorably discharged or
    retired from the armed forces of the United States for a
    service connected disability or injury, for purposes of
    eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care;
        (3) have served as an enlisted person at least 90 days
    on active duty in the armed forces of the United States,
    excluding service on active duty for training purposes
    only, and entered active duty before September 8, 1980, for
    purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home
    care;
        (4) have served as an officer at least 90 days on
    active duty in the armed forces of the United States,
    excluding service on active duty for training purposes
    only, and entered active duty before October 17, 1981, for
    purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home
    care;
        (5) have served on active duty in the armed forces of
    the United States for 24 months of continuous service or
    more, excluding active duty for training purposes only, and
    enlisted after September 7, 1980, for purposes of
    eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care;
        (6) have served as a reservist in the armed forces of
    the United States or the National Guard and the service
    included being called to federal active duty, excluding
    service on active duty for training purposes only, and who
    completed the term, for purposes of eligibility for
    domiciliary or nursing home care;
        (7) have been discharged for reasons of hardship or
    released from active duty due to a reduction in the United
    States armed forces prior to the completion of the required
    period of service, regardless of the actual time served,
    for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home
    care; or
        (8) have (2) Has (i) served on active duty in the armed
    forces for one year for purposes of eligibility for
    domiciliary care only or (ii) served in the National Guard
    or Reserve Forces of the United States and completed 20
    years of satisfactory service, be is otherwise eligible to
    receive reserve or active duty retirement benefits, and
    have has been an Illinois resident for at least one year
    before applying for admission for purposes of eligibility
    for domiciliary care only. ; and
    (c) The veteran must have (b) Has service accredited to the
State of Illinois or have has been a resident of this State for
one year immediately preceding the date of application. ; and
    (d) (c) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at
Anna and Quincy, the veteran must be is disabled by disease,
wounds, or otherwise and because of the disability be is
incapable of earning a living. ; or
    (e) (d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at
LaSalle and Manteno and for admission to the John Joseph Kelly
Veteran's Home, the veteran must be is disabled by disease,
wounds, or otherwise and, for purposes of eligibility for
nursing home care, require requires nursing care because of the
disability.
    (f) An individual who served during a time of conflict as
set forth in subsection (a)(1) of this Section has preference
over all other qualifying candidates, for purposes of
eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home care at any
Illinois Veterans Home.
(Source: P.A. 91-634, eff. 8-19-99; 92-351, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.