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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3848 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning Illinois Veterans Homes.
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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 |