The Florida Senate

296.36  Eligibility and priority of admittance.--

(1)  To be eligible for admittance to the home, the person shall be a veteran as defined in s. 1.01(14) and shall:

(a)  Be in need of nursing home care.

(b)  Have been a resident of the state for 3 years immediately preceding, and at the time of application for, admission to the home.

(2)  Admittance priority shall be afforded to an eligible veteran who is in need of nursing home care in accordance with the following:

(a)  Has a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or was discharged or released from military service for disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and the disability is the condition for which nursing home care is needed.

(b)  Has a non-service-connected disability and is unable to defray the expense of nursing home care and so states under oath before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer an oath.

History.--s. 14, ch. 92-80.