Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) To be eligible for admission to the
Oregon Veterans' Home (Home), an applicant must be:
(a) A veteran as defined by United States
Code, Title 38, section 101, as currently adopted (This publication is on file
with the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs, 700 Summer Street NE, Salem,
Oregon, and is available for public review Monday through Friday between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.); or
(b)
Spouse or surviving spouse as defined by United States Code, Title 38, section
3.50, as currently adopted (This publication is on file with the Oregon
Department of Veterans' Affairs, 700 Summer Street NE, Salem, Oregon, and is
available for public review Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m.); or
(c) A parent, all
of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces of the United
States.
(2) An applicant
must also:
(a) Be able to pay the resident's
portion of the cost of care;
(b)
Require nursing home care as determined by a physician;
(c) Not require medical care for which the
Home is not equipped or staffed to provide;
(d) Not have violent traits which may prove
dangerous to the applicant, residents of the Home, staff or others, provided
however, that nothing in this section shall be interpreted to prevent the
admission of residents diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease or other dementia for
whom the facility is equipped and prepared to provide care for common behavior
problems and recommended behavior management, and that no one shall be denied
admission on the basis of being a potential danger to self or others unless
that condition is documented by the attending physician.
(3) Eligible applicants, as determined by the
Director of Veterans' Affairs (Director) will be scheduled for admission to the
Home (or placed on a waiting list if no beds are available) based on the date
that all of the required application materials have been received and level of
care requirements can be satisfied, or in such other order as may be deemed
appropriate by the Director.
(4)
Priority for admission to the Home is as follows:
(a) Former residents of the Home who are
eligible for readmission;
(b) Medal
of Honor recipients;
(c) Resident
Oregon veterans;
(d) Non-resident
veterans;
(e) Other applicants as
defined in sections (1)(b) and (1)(c) above.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the
agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
406.030,
406.050,
408.510,
408.520 &
408.530
Stats. Implemented: ORS
406.030,
406.040 &
406.050
