Iowa Admin. Code r. 801-10.2 - Eligibility requirements
Veterans, spouses of veterans, and Gold Star parents shall be
eligible for admission to
(1) Veterans shall be eligible for admittance
to IVH in accordance with the following conditions:
a. The individual is disabled by reason of
disease, injury or old age and meets the qualifications for nursing or
residential level of care available at IVH .
b. The individual cannot be competitively
employed on the day of admission or throughout the individual's
residency.
c. The individual shall
have met the residency requirements of the state of Iowa on the date of
admission to IVH .
d. An individual
who has been diagnosed by a qualified health care professional as acutely
mentally ill , as an acute alcoholic , as addicted to drugs , as continuously
disruptive , or as dangerous to self or others shall not be admitted to or
retained at IVH .
e. The individual
must be eligible for care and treatment at a DVA medical center (excluding
financial eligibility).
f.
Individuals admitted to the domiciliary level of care must meet DVA criteria
stated in Department of Veterans Affairs, State Home Per Diem Program, Veterans
Health Administration Directive 1610SH.01(1).
g. Homelessness does not disqualify persons
otherwise eligible for admission to IVH .
(2) Spouses and surviving spouses shall be
admitted in accordance with the following:
a.
The spouse or surviving spouse shall have been married to a veteran for at
least one year preceding date of application or date of death of
veteran .
b. The spouse of a veteran
is eligible for admittance to IVH only if the veteran is admitted.
c. The surviving spouse of a deceased veteran
is eligible for admittance to IVH if the deceased veteran would also be
eligible for admittance to IVH if still living.
d. Spouses, surviving spouses and Gold Star
parents admitted to IVH shall not exceed more than 25 percent of the total
number of members at IVH as provided in U.S.C. Title 38.
(3) A Gold Star parent shall be eligible for
admittance in accordance with the following conditions:
a. The parent's child died while serving on
active duty in the armed forces of the United States during a time of military
conflict or died as a result of such service.
b. The individual is disabled by reason of
disease, injury or old age and meets the qualifications for nursing or
residential level of care available at IVH .
c. The individual cannot be competitively
employed on the day of admission or throughout the individual's
residency.
d. The individual shall
have met the residency requirements of the state of Iowa on the date of
admission to IVH .
e. An individual
who has been diagnosed by a qualified health care professional as acutely
mentally ill , as an acute alcoholic , as addicted to drugs , as continuously
disruptive , or as dangerous to self or others shall not be admitted to or
retained at IVH .
f. Gold Star
parents, spouses and surviving spouses admitted to IVH shall not exceed more
than 25 percent of the total number of members at IVH as provided in U.S.C.
Title 38.
(4) An
individual who was not a member of the United States armed forces may be
eligible for admittance in accordance with the limitations described in subrule
10.2(1), if the following conditions are met:
a. The individual was a member of the armed
services of a nation with which the United States was allied during a time of
conflict.
b. The individual is
eligible for admission to a DVA medical center in accordance with U.S.C.
Title 38, Chapter 17, Medical Care, Subchapter 2, Section 1710.
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