Cal. Mil. & Vet. Code § 1012
Veterans’ Home of California
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
(a) Except as provided in Section 1012.4, the home is for aged and disabled persons who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America who were discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions from service, who are eligible for hospitalization or domiciliary care in a veterans’ facility in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and who are bona fide residents of this state at the time of application; and for the spouses of these persons if all of the following conditions, as are applicable, are satisfied: (1) Space is available. (2) Joint residency will be in the best interests of the home member, as determined by the administrator. (3) The spouse is a bona fide resident of this state at the time of application for admission to the home and either is married to, and has resided with, the home member for at least one year, or is the widow or widower of a recipient of the Medal of Honor or a former prisoner of war (POW). (4) The home member and spouse agree to pay the fees and charges for joint residency, or for a widow or widower, for the residency, that the administrator may establish.
(a) Except as provided in Sections 1012.4, 1023, and 1023.1, the homes are for aged or disabled persons who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America who were discharged or released from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable, who are eligible for health care benefits, hospitalization, or domiciliary care in a veterans’ facility in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and who are bona fide residents of this state at the time of application; and for the spouses or domestic partners of these persons if all of the following conditions, as are applicable, are satisfied: (1) Space is available. (2) The veteran and the spouse or domestic partner will maintain joint residency in accordance with rules established by the department. (3) The spouse or domestic partner is a bona fide resident of this state at the time of application for admission to the home and either is married to, and has resided with, the veteran applicant for at least one year, or is the surviving spouse or domestic partner of a recipient of the Medal of Honor or a former prisoner of war (POW).
(b) (1) Veterans who qualify for benefits under this chapter due to service during a time of war shall be given priority over veterans who qualify due to service during a time of peace.
(b) (1) Veterans who qualify for benefits under this chapter who are recipients of the Medal of Honor or who were POWs shall be given priority over all other qualified veterans.
(2) Veterans who qualify for benefits under this chapter who are recipients of the Medal of Honor or who were prisoners of war (POWs) shall be given priority over all other qualified veterans, regardless of the level of care required.
(2) Veterans who qualify for benefits under this chapter who have been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 70 percent or greater service-connected disabled may be given priority over other veterans who do not qualify for prioritization under paragraph (1).
(3) The secretary may establish needs-based criteria for admission to the homes, and any veteran meeting those criteria may be given priority over veterans who do not qualify for prioritization under paragraph (1) or (2) and can afford to provide for their own care elsewhere.
(4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) shall not apply to veterans who, as of January 1, 2018, are on a wait list awaiting admission to a home.
(5) Veterans who qualify for benefits under this chapter due to service during a time of war may be given priority over veterans who qualify due to service during a time of peace.
(c) A resident spouse may continue residence after the veteran’s death.
(c) A member spouse or domestic partner may continue residency after the veteran’s death so long as they continue to pay all applicable fees.
(d) The property of the home shall be used for this purpose.
(d) The property of the home shall be used for this purpose.
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