2006 Ohio Revised Code - 5907.04. Admission.

§ 5907.04. Admission.
 

All members of the armed forces, who served in the regular or volunteer forces of the United States or the Ohio national guard or members of the naval militia during the war with Spain, the Philippine insurrection, the China relief expedition, the Indian war, the Mexican expedition, World War I, World War II, or during the period beginning June 25, 1950 and ending July 19, 1953, known as the Korean conflict, or during the period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending July 1, 1973, known as the Vietnam conflict, or any person who is awarded either the armed forces expeditionary medal established by presidential executive order 10977 dated December 4, 1961, or the Vietnam service medal established by presidential executive order 11231 dated July 8, 1965, who have been honorably discharged or separated under honorable conditions therefrom, or any discharged members of the Polish and Czechoslovakian armed forces who served in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States in World War I or World War II who have been citizens of the United States for at least ten years, provided that the above-mentioned persons have been citizens of this state for five consecutive years or more at the date of making application for admission, are disabled by disease, wounds, or otherwise, and are by reason of such disability incapable of earning their living, and all members of the Ohio national guard or naval militia who have lost an arm or leg, or their sight, or become permanently disabled from any cause, while in the line and discharge of duty, and are not able to support themselves, may be admitted to a veterans' home under such rules as the board of trustees of the Ohio veterans' home agency adopts. 
 

The superintendent of the Ohio veterans' home agency shall promptly and diligently pursue the establishment of the eligibility for medical assistance under Chapter 5111. of the Revised Code of all persons admitted to a veterans' home and all residents of a home who appear to qualify and shall promptly and diligently pursue and maintain the certification of each home's compliance with federal laws and regulations governing participation in the medical assistance program to include as large as possible a part of the home's bed capacity. 
 

Veterans' homes may reserve a bed during the temporary absence of a resident or patient from the home, including a nursing home within it, under conditions prescribed by the board of trustees, to include hospitalization for an acute condition, visits with relatives and friends, and participation in therapeutic programs outside the home. A home shall not reserve a bed for more than thirty days, except that absences for more than thirty days due to hospitalization may be authorized. 
 

HISTORY: RS §§ 674-2, 674-11; 83 v 107; 86 v 290; 87 v 56; 89 v 39; 99 v 123; GC § 1909; 107 v 617; 114 v 156; 120 v 15; 124 v 42; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 126 v 272 (Eff 9-30-55); 132 v H 324 (Eff 10-19-67); 133 v H 1 (Eff 3-18-69); 133 v H 425 (Eff 9-25-69); 137 v H 414 (Eff 11-4-77); 138 v H 38 (Eff 8-29-79); 140 v H 291 (Eff 7-1-83); 149 v H 675. Eff 3-14-2003.