House Bill 2019er

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    2000 Legislature                                       HB 2019



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  2         An act relating to veterans' affairs; amending

  3         s. 296.06, F.S.; providing an additional

  4         eligibility requirement for residency in the

  5         Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida; amending

  6         s. 296.36, F.S.; providing additional

  7         eligibility requirements for residency in the

  8         Veterans' Nursing Home of Florida; providing an

  9         effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of

14  section 296.06, Florida Statutes, to read:

15         296.06  State policy; eligibility requirements.--

16         (2)  To be eligible for residency in the home, a

17  veteran must:

18         (e)  Have applied for all financial assistance

19  reasonably available through governmental sources.

20         Section 2.  Paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to

21  subsection (1) of section 296.36, Florida Statutes, to read:

22         296.36  Eligibility and priority of admittance.--

23         (1)  To be eligible for admittance to the home, the

24  person must be a veteran as defined in s. 1.01(14) and must:

25         (c)  Not owe money to the department for services

26  rendered during any previous stay at a department facility.

27         (d)  Have applied for all financial assistance

28  reasonably available through governmental sources.

29         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

30  law.

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