Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner may establish a veterans home in Silver Bay by renovating an existing facility owned by the city of Silver Bay if the city donates the building to the commissioner at no cost. Contracts made by the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision are subject to chapter 16C. Buildings used for the veterans home must comply with requirements established by federal agencies as conditions for the receipt of federal funds for the nursing and boarding care of veterans. The city of Silver Bay shall secure the state match requirement from sources other than the state general fund. Money from other sources must equal at least 35 percent of the total cost of the renovation with the remainder of the funds to be provided by the United States Veterans Administration.
Subd. 2. Operation. The home must provide beds for nursing or boarding and nursing care in conformance with licensing rules of the Department of Health. The home must be under the management of an administrator appointed by the commissioner in the unclassified service.
1988 c 689 art 2 s 63; 1991 c 24 s 4; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 67; 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.