Senate Bill 2460
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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 2460
By Senator Carlton
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Veterans' Nursing Home
3 of Florida; amending s. 296.36, F.S.;
4 prescribing eligibility requirements for
5 admittance to the home; providing an effective
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to
11 subsection (1) of section 296.36, Florida Statutes, to read:
12 296.36 Eligibility and priority of admittance.--
13 (1) To be eligible for admittance to the home, the
14 person must be a veteran as defined in s. 1.01(14) and must:
15 (a) Be in need of nursing home care;.
16 (b) Have been a resident of the state for 1 year
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18 admission to the home;.
19 (c) Not have an outstanding debt to the department for
20 services rendered during any previous stay at a department
21 facility; and
22 (d) Have applied for all financial assistance
23 reasonably available through government sources.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 2460
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2 SENATE SUMMARY
3 Adds a requirement that in order to be eligible for
admittance to the Veterans' Nursing Home of Florida a
4 veteran must not have an outstanding debt to the
Department of Veterans' Affairs for a previous stay at a
5 department facility and must have applied for all
financial assistance reasonably available through
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