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HOUSE BILL 3007
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By Representatives Veloria, Clements, Conway, Van Luven, Mason, Reams, Boldt, Regala, Butler, Koster, Cooke, Tokuda, Anderson, Cole, Costa and Cody
Read first time 01/27/98. Referred to Committee on Government Administration.
AN ACT Relating to admission to a state veterans' home; and amending RCW 72.36.030.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 72.36.030 and 1993 sp.s. c 3 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
All of the following persons who have been actual bona fide residents of this state at the time of their application, and who are indigent and unable to support themselves and their families may be admitted to a state veterans' home under rules as may be adopted by the director of the department, unless sufficient facilities and resources are not available to accommodate these people:
(1)(a)
All honorably discharged veterans of a branch of the armed forces of the United
States or merchant marines; (b) members of the state militia disabled while in
the line of duty; ((and)) (c) disabled Filipino World War II veterans
who swore an oath to American authority and who participated in military
engagements with American soldiers; and (d) the spouses of these veterans,
merchant marines, and members of the state militia. However, it is required
that the spouse was married to and living with the veteran three years prior to
the date of application for admittance, or, if married to him or her since that
date, was also a resident of a state veterans' home in this state or entitled
to admission thereto;
(2)(a) The spouses of: (i) All honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces; (ii) merchant marines; and (iii) members of the state militia who were disabled while in the line of duty and who were residents of a state veterans' home in this state or were entitled to admission to one of this state's state veteran homes at the time of death; (b) the spouses of: (i) All honorably discharged veterans of a branch of the United States armed forces; (ii) merchant marines; and (iii) members of the state militia who would have been entitled to admission to one of this state's state veterans' homes at the time of death, but for the fact that the spouse was not indigent, but has since become indigent and unable to support himself or herself and his or her family. However, the included spouse shall be at least fifty years old and have been married to and living with their husband or wife for three years prior to the date of their application. The included spouse shall not have been married since the death of his or her husband or wife to a person who is not a resident of one of this state's state veterans' homes or entitled to admission to one of this state's state veterans' homes; and
(3) All applicants for admission to a state veterans' home shall apply for all federal and state benefits for which they may be eligible, including medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW.
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