Admission to a veterans' home operated by the Ohio veterans' homes will be subject to the following provisions:
(A) Any person admitted to a veterans' home will have had a principal place of residence in Ohio for one year.
(B) Any person admitted to a veterans' home will have received their most recent discharge under honorable conditions from military service. Any person admitted will have served as a member of the armed services of the United States, Ohio national guard or naval militia, during a war, or a period of conflict as determined by the United States department of veterans' affairs or have been a member of the Ohio national guard or naval militia who has lost an arm or leg, or their sight, or become permanently disabled from any cause, while in the line and discharge of duty, and are not able to support themselves.
(C) A veteran applying for admission to a veterans' home who otherwise meets the criteria for admission will not be admitted:
(1) If, in the opinion of the home's medical director, the home to which the veteran is seeking admission does not provide care adequate to meet the physical, mental, or psycho-social needs of the veteran;
(2) If the veteran, by virtue of one or more criminal convictions , has demonstrated that they represent a substantial risk of harm to the health, safety, or well-being of residents, their families, visitors, volunteers, or Ohio veterans' homes staff.
(D) Admission of an applicant with service during a war, or armed conflict as determined by the United States department of veterans' affairs, will be only upon the determination of a licensed physician of a disability by reason of disease, wounds, or otherwise which prevents the applicant from earning their living and subsequent confirmation of each determination by a physician appointed by the Ohio veterans' homes. Admission of an applicant with service in the Ohio national guard or naval militia will be only upon the determination of a licensed physician that such applicant, in the line and discharge of duty in such service, has lost an arm, leg, or eyesight, or has otherwise become permanently disabled from any cause and are unable to support themselves; such determination shall be subject to subsequent confirmation by a physician appointed by the Ohio veterans' homes.
(E) Eligible veterans who had previously been residents at a veterans' home may apply for re-admission to the same or another veterans' home, however, any unpaid assessment arrearage that had accrued during the resident's prior period of residence must be paid in full prior to re-admission.
(F) Priority of admission to an Ohio veterans' home or assignment to a position on the waiting list will be based upon the receipt of an approved application meeting the requirements set forth in this rule without regard to the income of an applicant or to his ability to pay assessed fees.
Last updated October 22, 2024 at 8:22 AM