§ 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.
Source The provisions of this § 7.3 amended April 18, 1986, effective April 19, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 1425; the income restrictions in subsection (a)(4) were amended December 27, 1991, effective December 1, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 6011; the income restrictions in subsection (a)(4) were amended February 19, 1993, effective December 1, 1992, 23 Pa.B. 888; amended May 20, 1994, effective May 21, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 2654; amended January 20, 1995, effective January 21, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 271; amended February 2, 1996, effective February 3, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 545; amended March 15, 1996, effective March 16, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 1188; amended December 27, 1996, effective December 28, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 6224; amended December 12, 1997, effective December 13, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 6525; amended December 31, 1998, effective January 2, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 76; amended December 29, 2000, effective January 1, 2001, 30 Pa.B. 6953; amended February 2, 2001, effective February 3, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 706; amended January 11, 2002, effective January 12, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 289. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (209884) and (252025) to (252026).
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