Section 198.31 — Veterans Home; Hastings.
198.31 VETERANS HOME; HASTINGS. Control of the state hospital facilities at Hastings is transferred to the commissioner. This transfer includes the cemetery. The commissioner shall establish a veterans home in these facilities. The veterans home shall be licensed in accordance with the boarding care rules of the Department of Health. History: 1978 c 554 s […]
Section 198.32 — Veterans Home; Complaints; Resident’s Rights.
198.32 VETERANS HOME; COMPLAINTS; RESIDENT’S RIGHTS. Subdivision 1. Resident’s rights. A resident of a Minnesota veterans home has the right to complain and otherwise exercise freedom of expression and assembly which is guaranteed by amendment I of the United States Constitution. The administrator of the home shall inform each resident in writing at the time […]
Section 198.33 — Privacy Of Residents; Search And Seizure Limited To Criminal Warrant.
198.33 PRIVACY OF RESIDENTS; SEARCH AND SEIZURE LIMITED TO CRIMINAL WARRANT. Subdivision 1. Searches prohibited. Residents of the Minnesota veterans homes have the right to a legitimate expectation of privacy in their persons and property against unreasonable searches and seizures. A search of a resident’s room or property may be conducted only when necessary to […]
Section 198.34 — Deposit Of Receipts.
198.34 DEPOSIT OF RECEIPTS. Federal money received by the commissioner for the care of veterans in a veterans home must be deposited into a dedicated account in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner for the operational needs of the veterans homes and the commissioner. Money paid to the commissioner by a veteran […]
Section 198.35 — Veterans Home; Silver Bay.
198.35 VETERANS HOME; SILVER BAY. Subdivision 1. Establishment. The commissioner may establish a veterans home in Silver Bay by renovating an existing facility owned by the city of Silver Bay if the city donates the building to the commissioner at no cost. Contracts made by the commissioner for the purposes of this subdivision are subject […]
Section 198.045 — Removal.
198.045 REMOVAL. If a resident who is ordered discharged from a home refuses to leave the home, the administrator of the home may apply to the district court for an order enforcing the administrative order of discharge. The district court shall order the sheriff of the county in which the home is located to remove […]
Section 198.05 — New Buildings.
198.05 NEW BUILDINGS. The Department of Administration shall have and exercise full authority in the erection and construction of new buildings at the veterans homes. When new buildings are to be erected and constructed by authority of the state or old buildings to be remodeled it shall be the duty of the Department of Administration […]
Section 198.065 — Chiropractic Care Availability.
198.065 CHIROPRACTIC CARE AVAILABILITY. In addition to the other services now provided to residents of the Minnesota veterans homes, the commissioner shall provide chiropractic services. The services shall be provided, as appropriations permit, without charge to residents by a licensed chiropractor who is either employed by the commissioner for the purpose or who has contracted […]
Section 198.066 — Geriatric Research And Teaching.
198.066 GERIATRIC RESEARCH AND TEACHING. The commissioner shall develop a geriatric research and teaching mission for the homes in collaboration with the Veterans Administration and other medical education and allied health facilities. History: 1988 c 699 s 17; 2008 c 297 art 2 s 29
Section 198.005 — Administrators.
198.005 ADMINISTRATORS. The commissioner shall appoint an administrator for each of the veterans homes. The administrators act as the administrative head for their respective veterans homes. The administrators shall have a current Minnesota nursing home administrator’s license and shall serve in the unclassified service. The salaries of the administrators are not subject to section 43A.17, […]