43 Pa. Code § 7.3 - Qualifications for admission
(a)
To qualify for admission to a State Veterans Home, an applicant shall meet the
following requirements:
(1)
Eligible
veteran or spouse. An applicant shall be an eligible veteran, spouse
or surviving spouse of an eligible veteran.
(2)
Residency. Except as
provided in paragraph (3), an applicant shall be a bona fide resident of this
Commonwealth upon application for admission.
(3)
Applicants from another
state. Subject to §
7.6 (relating to priority of
admission), an eligible veteran who resides in another state may apply for
admission if this Commonwealth was listed as home of record upon entry into
active duty or this Commonwealth's military forces. An applicant who is not a
bona fide resident of this Commonwealth at the time of admission may not be
admitted if a bona fide resident of this Commonwealth is awaiting
admission.
(4)
Income
restrictions. An applicant shall be incapable of self-support and
demonstrate a financial need for admission. A single applicant will be
considered to have a financial need for admission if annual income is less than
$25,956. The maximum income for an applicant with dependents is $25,956 per
year plus $1,488 per year per dependent. The maximum income shall be adjusted
each year after 1985 by the same percentage of adjustment applied by the United
States Veterans Administration to veterans' disability compensation. The
Department will submit the revised limits to the Legislative Reference Bureau
for recommended publication as a notice in the Pennsylvania
Bulletin and for recommended codification in this chapter. An
applicant whose income exceeds the levels established by this section may still
qualify for admission if he can demonstrate exceptional circumstances creating
a financial need for admission to the home.
(5)
Approval by admissions
committee. An applicant shall be approved for admission by the
admissions committee at the home. Denials of admission for reasons stated in
subsection (b) may be appealed under §
7.10 (relating to
appeals).
(b) The
following applicants are ineligible for admission:
(1) An applicant whose condition requires
mental health care or custody.
(2)
An applicant whose behavior creates a reasonable threat to the health, safety
or welfare of himself or others. This exclusion applies to an applicant who is
taking medication to control his behavior where, in the absence of the
medication, the applicants' behavior would reasonably be expected to create a
potential threat to the health, safety or welfare of himself or
others.
(3) An applicant whose
condition requires treatment or levels of treatment not available at the home
except under circumstances where alternative sources of treatment are
reasonably available in the immediate vicinity of the home.
(4) An applicant who has a history of
alcoholism or drug abuse whose history indicates that the applicant may not be
responsive to treatment or which indicates that the applicant may not accept or
participate in available treatment programs.
(5) An applicant suffering from a contagious
disease.
(6) An applicant who was
convicted of a felony, unless the applicant has demonstrated good character and
behavior and has no convictions for crimes or offenses for at least 5
years.
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