Public Act 094-0588
 		





HB4058 Enrolled
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    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.