Chapter 296 Veterans' Homes
Part I - Veterans' Domiciliary Home Of Florida Act (ss. 296.01-296.17)
- §296.01 Short title.
This part may be cited as the "Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida Act." History.--s. 8, ch. 89-168; s. 4, ch. 92-80. ...
- §296.02 Definitions.
For the purposes of this part, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Applicant" means a veteran with wartime service or peacetime service as defined...
- §296.03 Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida.
The Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida is for veterans who served in wartime service or peacetime service, as defined in s. 296.02, and is maintained...
- §296.04 Administrator; duties and qualifications; responsibilities.
(1) The director shall appoint an administrator who shall be responsible for the overall operation of the home and the care of the residents. (2) The administrator...
- §296.05 Bond of administrator and certain employees.
The administrator and those employees of the home who control or distribute moneys or funds shall file a bond in such form and amount as...
- §296.06 State policy; eligibility requirements.
(1) It is the policy of the state to admit residents into the home without regard to race, age, sex, creed, religion, national origin, or any...
- §296.07 Certain persons ineligible.
A person who is mentally ill, habitually inebriated, or addicted to the use of drugs may not be received or retained in the home. It...
- §296.08 Priority of admittance.
(1) In determining the eligibility of applicants to the home, the administrator shall give admittance priority in accordance with the following schedule: (a) Those veterans with wartime...
- §296.09 Health record and general register to be maintained.
(1) A health record for each resident must be maintained and must contain an identification sheet, a medical history, a report of initial physical examination, and...
- §296.10 Residents; contribution to support.
(1)(a) Each resident of the home who receives a pension, compensation, or gratuity from the United States Government, or income from any other source of more...
- §296.11 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.
(1) The home shall deposit all moneys which it receives for care of residents from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and residents into the...
- §296.12 Residents' Deposits Trust Fund.
(1) There is created a Residents' Deposits Trust Fund. All moneys received by the home under this section must be deposited into the Residents' Deposits Trust...
- §296.13 Death of resident; disposition of moneys held.
(1) Any balance of moneys which belongs to a resident and is held by the home, or by its authority, at the time of the resident's...
- §296.14 Personal property; deceased residents; residents leaving.
(1) Any resident of the home may deposit personal property other than money with the administrator for safekeeping. The property must be returned to the depositor...
- §296.15 Gifts, grants, and endowments to the home.
The home may receive and accept gifts, grants, and endowments in the name of the home. All such gifts, grants, and endowments are to be...
- §296.16 Reports to the Governor, Cabinet, and Legislature.
The director shall report to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the Legislature by December 31 of each year, stating all receipts and expenditures, the condition...
- §296.17 Audit; inspection; and standards for the home.
The home shall be open at any time to audit and inspection by the Auditor General and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government...
Part II - Veterans' Nursing Home Of Florida Act (ss. 296.31-296.41)
- §296.31 Short title.
This part may be cited as the "Veterans' Nursing Home of Florida Act." History.--s. 14, ch. 92-80. ...
- §296.32 Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to provide for the establishment of basic standards for the operation of veterans' nursing homes for eligible veterans in...
- §296.33 Definitions.
As used in this part, the term: (1) "Administrator" means the licensed person who has been appointed to serve as the chief executive of the home...
- §296.34 Administrator; qualifications, duties, and responsibilities.
(1) The director shall appoint an administrator of each home who shall be responsible for the overall operation of the home and the care of the...
- §296.35 Nondiscrimination policy of the home.
It is the policy of the state to admit residents into the home without regard to race, age, sex, creed, religion, national origin, or any...
- §296.36 Eligibility and priority of admittance.
(1) To be eligible for admittance to the home, the person must be a veteran as defined in s. 1.01(14) and must: (a) Be in need of...
- §296.37 Residents; contribution to support.
(1) Every resident of the home who receives a pension, compensation, or gratuity from the United States Government, or income from any other source of more...
- §296.38 Funds of home and disposition of moneys.
(1) The home shall deposit all moneys which it receives for care of residents from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and residents into the...
- §296.39 Reports to the Governor, Cabinet, and Legislature.
The director shall report to the Governor, the Cabinet, and the Legislature by December 31 of each year, stating all receipts and expenditures, the condition...
- §296.41 Audit; inspection; standards for the home.
The home shall be open at any time to audit and inspection by the Auditor General and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government...
