Section 6 – Eligibility — Admission requirements.
Effective 5/10/2016 71-11-6. Eligibility — Admission requirements. (1) Application for admission shall be made separately to each nursing home administrator. (2) Veterans and their spouses or surviving spouses who are residents of Utah, meet federal eligibility requirements, and are in need of nursing home care may be admitted to any home. (3) Preference shall be […]
Section 7 – Veterans nursing home advisory boards.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-11-7. Veterans nursing home advisory boards. (1) Each home shall have a nursing home advisory board to act as a liaison between the residents, members of the public, and the administration of the home. (2) Each board shall consist of at least seven, but no more than 11, members appointed as follows by […]
Section 8 – Utah Veterans Nursing Home Fund.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-11-8. Utah Veterans Nursing Home Fund. (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund entitled the “Utah Veterans Nursing Home Fund” to be administered by the department for the benefit of each home and its residents. (2) All cash donations, gifts, or bequests shall be deposited in the fund and used according […]
Section 2 – Contracts subject to appropriation of funds.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-9-2. Contracts subject to appropriation of funds. Any contract entered into under Section 71-9-1 shall expressly state that it is subject to the appropriation of sufficient funds by the Legislature to carry out its terms and that the decision of the executive director of the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs as to […]
Section 5 – Attorney general to represent state concerning contracts.
71-9-5. Attorney general to represent state concerning contracts. The attorney general shall represent the state in all proceedings involving any contract entered into under section 71-9-1, and shall render any legal assistance necessary in carrying out the provisions of that section. Enacted by Chapter 282, 1981 General Session
Section 2 – Veterans preference.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-10-2. Veterans preference. (1) Each government entity shall grant a veterans preference upon initial hiring to each preference eligible veteran or preference eligible spouse according to the procedures and requirements of this chapter. (2) The personnel officer of any government entity shall add to the score of a preference eligible who receives a […]
Section 3 – Willful failure to give preference a misdemeanor.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-10-3. Willful failure to give preference a misdemeanor. Any officers, agents, or representatives of a government entity who is charged with employment of people and who willfully fails to give preference as provided in this chapter is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Amended by Chapter 148, 2018 General Session
Section 2 – Definitions — Utah Veterans Nursing Home Act.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-11-2. Definitions — Utah Veterans Nursing Home Act. As used in this chapter: (1) “Administrator” means a Veterans Nursing Home Administrator selected in accordance with Section 71-11-5. (2) “Board” means any Veterans Nursing Home Advisory Board. (3) “Department” means the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs created in Section 71-8-2. (4) “Executive director” […]
Section 3 – Establishment and construction — Compliance with federal requirements.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-11-3. Establishment and construction — Compliance with federal requirements. (1) The department shall administer veterans nursing homes established by the Legislature. (2) Each home shall: (a) have at least an 80-bed capacity; (b) be designed and constructed consistent with the requirements for federal funding under 38 U.S.C. Sec. 8131 et seq.; and (c) […]
Section 4 – Administration by department.
Effective 5/8/2018 71-11-4. Administration by department. The department shall supervise and operate each veterans nursing home. Amended by Chapter 39, 2018 General Session