24.480.13 99th Legislative Session 1008
Introduced by: The Chair of the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs at the request of the Department of Veterans Affairs
An Act to modify the eligibility for admission to the state veterans' home and repeal the residency requirement.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:
Section 1. That § 33A-4-25 be AMENDED:
33A-4-25.
AnyA
veteran,
as defined by § 33A-2-1,
who has an honorable discharge, who has maintained a residence in the
state at any time in the five years preceding the date of the
application, and who has no income in excess of one thousand dollars
per year above the maximum income limitation for pension benefits as
determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, is
eligible for admission to the State Veterans' Home. For the purposes
of this section, a residence is a physical structure in which a
person resides and the term does not include a post office box or
address of another mail service purchased by the veteran. A veteran
who meets the residence requirements and has a rating of total
disability as defined by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs for pension and compensation purposes is also eligible for
admission. Membership,
is eligible for admission to the State Veterans Home if the veteran
is eligible for the payment of per diem for domiciliary care or
nursing home care in a state home.
A veteran domiciled in this state within the past five years shall receive admission preference, contingent upon the veteran meeting all admission criteria. A veteran who is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe shall receive admission preference, contingent upon the veteran meeting all admission criteria.
Residency
status at the State
Veterans'
Veterans Home
is not affected because of a medical leave of absence either in a
United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility or other
hospital.
Any veteran who is an enrolled member of a federally recognized
Indian tribe located wholly or partially in the state meets the
residency requirement.
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