Florida Statutes 296.47 – Eligibility and priority of admittance
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(1) To be eligible for admittance to the program, the person must be a veteran as provided in s. 1.01(14) or have eligible peacetime service as defined in s. 296.02 and must:
(a) Be in need of adult day health care.
Terms Used In Florida Statutes 296.47
- Department: means the Department of Veterans' Affairs. See Florida Statutes 296.44
- oath: includes affirmations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Operator: means the person designated to have and 1who has the general administrative charge of an adult day health care facility or adult day care center. See Florida Statutes 296.44
- person: includes individuals, children, firms, associations, joint adventures, partnerships, estates, trusts, business trusts, syndicates, fiduciaries, corporations, and all other groups or combinations. See Florida Statutes 1.01
- Program: means a licensed facility operated by the department under part III of chapter 429. See Florida Statutes 296.44
- veteran: means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service and who was discharged or released under honorable conditions only or who later received an upgraded discharge under honorable conditions, notwithstanding any action by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on individuals discharged or released with other than honorable discharges. See Florida Statutes 1.01
(b) Be a resident of the state at the time of application for admission to the program.
(c) Not owe money to the department for services rendered during any previous stay at a department facility.
(d) Have applied for all financial assistance reasonably available through governmental sources.
(e) Have been approved as eligible for care and treatment by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) The operator may waive the residency requirement for a veteran who is otherwise eligible under Florida law for admittance to a program. The waiver must be limited to a veteran who is a disaster evacuee of a state that is under a declared state of emergency.
(3) Admittance priority must be given to eligible veterans in the following order of priority:
(a) An eligible veteran who is a resident of the State of Florida.
(b) An eligible veteran who 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 adult day health care is needed.
(c) An eligible veteran who has a non-service-connected disability and is unable to defray the expense of adult day health care and so states under oath before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer an oath.