(a) The commissioner is authorized to admit eligible spouses of those veterans who are or if living would be, eligible for admission to the homes.
(b) Except as provided in section 198.03, all applicants for admission to one of the Minnesota veterans homes must be without adequate means of support and unable by reason of wounds, disease, old age, or infirmity to properly maintain themselves.
(c) Veterans must have served in a Minnesota regiment or have been credited to the state of Minnesota, or have been a resident of the state in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter preceding the date of application for admission.
(d) Spouses and surviving spouses of eligible veterans must be at least 55 years of age, have been residents of the state of Minnesota in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter preceding the date of application for admission, and meet the criteria for admission to a home established in the rules of the home in accordance with this chapter and the applicable statutes and rules of the Department of Health.
1971 c 619 s 3; 1975 c 61 s 17; 1986 c 444; 1988 c 699 s 13; 1989 c 84 s 3; 1993 c 103 s 1; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Section 198.001 — Definitions.
Section 198.003 — Powers And Duties.
Section 198.005 — Administrators.
Section 198.006 — Supplemental Programs.
Section 198.007 — Quality Assurance.
Section 198.01 — Veterans Home; Eligibility Of Veterans.
Section 198.022 — Eligibility Of Spouses And Surviving Spouses.
Section 198.03 — Maintenance Charges.
Section 198.05 — New Buildings.
Section 198.065 — Chiropractic Care Availability.
Section 198.066 — Geriatric Research And Teaching.
Section 198.075 — Minnesota Veterans Home Employees; Excluded From Commissary Privileges.
Section 198.16 — Planned Giving.
Section 198.23 — Personal Property Of Residents; Wills.
Section 198.231 — Personal Property Of Discharged Residents.
Section 198.261 — Canteen, Coffee Shop, Wood Shop, And Other Work Therapy Programs.
Section 198.265 — Deposit Accounts.
Section 198.266 — Imprest Cash Funds.
Section 198.31 — Veterans Home; Hastings.
Section 198.32 — Veterans Home; Complaints; Resident's Rights.
Section 198.33 — Privacy Of Residents; Search And Seizure Limited To Criminal Warrant.
Section 198.34 — Deposit Of Receipts.
Section 198.35 — Veterans Home; Silver Bay.
Section 198.36 — Veterans Home; Fergus Falls.