PDFWAC 484-20-030

Eligibility—Military service.

(1) An applicant must have served on active duty in:
(a) The armed forces of the United States government and must have received a discharge under honorable conditions; or
(b) The state militia, and have been disabled in line of duty or have received a discharge under honorable conditions; or
(c) The Coast Guard, Merchant Mariners, or other nonmilitary organization when such service was recognized by the United States government as equivalent to service in the armed forces and have received a discharge under honorable conditions as evidenced by possession of a DD214, or similar document in accordance with WAC 484-20-015(2).
(2) Admission priorities are granted in the following order:
(a) Veterans who meet all eligibility requirements of this chapter;
(b) Spouses or registered domestic partners of veterans as described in WAC 484-20-055; and
(c) Gold star parents, as described in WAC 484-20-010.
(3) Seventy-five percent or more of a veterans home's residents must be veterans meeting all eligibility requirements.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 72.36 RCW and 2014 c 184. WSR 16-20-105, § 484-20-030, filed 10/5/16, effective 11/5/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.60A.070 and chapter 72.36 RCW. WSR 94-22-050, § 484-20-030, filed 10/31/94, effective 12/1/94. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.60A.070. WSR 92-17-046, § 484-20-030, filed 8/14/92, effective 9/14/92; WSR 80-09-069 (Order 80-01), § 484-20-030, filed 7/17/80; Order 7659, § 484-20-030, filed 7/28/77.]