Bill Text: IL HB3848 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Illinois Veterans Homes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB3848 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB3848-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Veterans Affairs Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 2.01 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 2805/2.01) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 67.01)
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7 | Sec. 2.01. Veterans Home admissions.
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8 | (a) Any honorably discharged veteran
is entitled to | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | admission to an Illinois
Veterans Home if the
the applicant | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | meets the requirements of this Section. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b)
The veteran must: | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (1) have served in the armed forces of the United | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | States at least
1 day in World War II, the Korean
Conflict, | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | the Viet Nam Campaign, or the Persian Gulf Conflict
between | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | the dates recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Affairs or
between any other present or future dates | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | recognized by the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs as a | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | war period, or have served in a hostile fire
environment | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | and has been awarded a campaign or expeditionary medal
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20 | signifying his or her service,
for purposes of eligibility | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | for domiciliary or
nursing home care; | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (2) have served and been honorably discharged or | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | retired from the armed forces of the United States for a |
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1 | service connected disability or injury, for purposes of | ||||||
2 | eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care; | ||||||
3 | (3) have served as an enlisted person at least 90 days | ||||||
4 | on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, | ||||||
5 | excluding service on active duty for training purposes | ||||||
6 | only, and entered active duty before September 8, 1980, for | ||||||
7 | purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home | ||||||
8 | care; | ||||||
9 | (4) have served as an officer at least 90 days on | ||||||
10 | active duty in the armed forces of the United States, | ||||||
11 | excluding service on active duty for training purposes | ||||||
12 | only, and entered active duty before October 17, 1981, for | ||||||
13 | purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home | ||||||
14 | care; | ||||||
15 | (5) have served on active duty in the armed forces of | ||||||
16 | the United States for 24 months of continuous service or | ||||||
17 | more, excluding active duty for training purposes only, and | ||||||
18 | enlisted after September 7, 1980, for purposes of | ||||||
19 | eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care; | ||||||
20 | (6) have served as a reservist in the armed forces of | ||||||
21 | the United States or the National Guard and the service | ||||||
22 | included being called to federal active duty, excluding | ||||||
23 | service on active duty for training purposes only, and who | ||||||
24 | completed the term,
for purposes of eligibility for | ||||||
25 | domiciliary or nursing home care;
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26 | (7) have been discharged for reasons of hardship or |
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1 | released from active duty due to a reduction in the United | ||||||
2 | States armed forces prior to the completion of the required | ||||||
3 | period of service, regardless of the actual time served, | ||||||
4 | for purposes of eligibility for domiciliary or nursing home | ||||||
5 | care; or
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6 | (8) have served in the National Guard or Reserve Forces | ||||||
7 | of the
United States and completed 20 years of satisfactory | ||||||
8 | service, be
otherwise eligible to receive reserve or active | ||||||
9 | duty retirement
benefits, and have been an Illinois | ||||||
10 | resident for at least one year
before applying for | ||||||
11 | admission for purposes of eligibility
for domiciliary care | ||||||
12 | only.
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13 | (c) The veteran must have service accredited to the State | ||||||
14 | of Illinois or
have been a resident of this State for one year | ||||||
15 | immediately
preceding the date of application.
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16 | (d) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna | ||||||
17 | and
Quincy, the veteran must be disabled by disease, wounds, or | ||||||
18 | otherwise and because
of the disability be incapable of earning | ||||||
19 | a living.
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20 | (e) For admission to the Illinois Veterans Homes at LaSalle | ||||||
21 | and Manteno,
the veteran must be disabled by disease, wounds, | ||||||
22 | or otherwise and, for purposes of eligibility
for nursing home | ||||||
23 | care, require nursing care because of the disability. | ||||||
24 | (f) An individual who served during a time of conflict as | ||||||
25 | set forth in subsection (a)(1) of this Section has preference | ||||||
26 | over all other qualifying candidates, for purposes of |
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1 | eligibility for domiciliary or
nursing home care at any | ||||||
2 | Illinois Veterans Home.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 97-297, eff. 1-1-12.)
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