New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5A - MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Chapter 5 - NEW JERSEY VETERANS' MEMORIAL HOMES
Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Section 5A:5-2.1 - Admission eligibility
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Eligibility for admission to the New Jersey veterans' memorial homes is considered on financial and qualified medical needs. Veterans shall be given preference and non-veterans shall be admitted to veterans memorial homes, as long as the census of non-veterans does not exceed 25 percent of the total population. The following individuals, in order of priority, are eligible for admission consideration:
(b) All accountable assets shall be spent down and liquidated and used to pay resident's actual care and maintenance until:
(c) Admission eligibility is contingent upon a veterans' memorial home's ability to meet the applicant's individual health care needs, which will be reviewed and determined by the admission committees of each veterans' memorial home and bed availability. The applicant shall also sign an Admission Agreement that he or she will accept placement in the veterans' memorial home designated by the Adjutant General, that he or she understands all sources of income to include Social Security shall be considered when determining the care and maintenance fee, and that he or she will abide by the rules, regulations, and discipline of the veterans' memorial home to which admitted. The obligation of such an Admission Agreement shall remain in effect, as long as the resident remains on the census of one of the New Jersey veterans' memorial homes.
(d) The following shall be denied admission into a New Jersey veterans' memorial home:
(e) An approved applicant shall be subject to reevaluation in the following circumstances:
(f) Significant changes in the information required under (e)2 or 3 above may result in denial of admission by the admissions committee as per 5A:5-4.1.
(g) Criteria for admitting applicants who are incapable of making decisions for themselves are as follows: