198.001 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Resident. “Resident” means a person admitted to any of the Minnesota veterans homes. Subd. 3. [Repealed, 1975 c 61 s 26] Subd. 4. Administrator. “Administrator” means an administrator of any of […]
198.003 POWERS AND DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Policy; rules. The commissioner shall determine policy and, subject to chapter 14, adopt, amend, and repeal rules for the governance of the homes. With respect to residents’ administrative appeal time periods that are not established by statute, the commissioner may create by rule reasonable time periods within which a […]
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, […]
198.006 SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS. (a) The commissioner must work with federal, state, local, and private agencies to develop alternative institutional and noninstitutional care programs for veterans to supplement the mission of the homes. Veterans shall be afforded the least restrictive, most appropriate level of care available. (b) The commissioner may work with federal, state, local, and […]
198.007 QUALITY ASSURANCE. Each home shall have a utilization review committee comprised of the appropriate professionals employed by or under contract to the home. The committee shall use a patient classification system approved by the commissioner to assess the appropriateness and quality of care and services provided residents of the homes. Each home shall have […]
198.01 VETERANS HOME; ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS. The Minnesota veterans homes shall provide nursing care and related health and social services for veterans and their spouses who meet eligibility and admission requirements of the Minnesota veterans homes. The commissioner may not close a veterans home unless closure of the home is specifically authorized or required by […]
198.022 ELIGIBILITY OF SPOUSES AND SURVIVING SPOUSES. (a) The commissioner is authorized to admit eligible spouses of those veterans who are or if living would be, eligible for admission to the homes. (b) Except as provided in section 198.03, all applicants for admission to one of the Minnesota veterans homes must be without adequate means […]
198.03 MAINTENANCE CHARGES. Subdivision 1. Discretionary admission. Any person otherwise eligible for admission to the Minnesota veterans homes, except that the person has means of support, may, at the discretion of the commissioner, be admitted to one of the Minnesota veterans homes upon entering into and complying with the terms of a contract made by […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
198.075 MINNESOTA VETERANS HOME EMPLOYEES; EXCLUDED FROM COMMISSARY PRIVILEGES. Except as provided in this section, no commissary privileges including food, laundry service, janitorial service, and household supplies shall be furnished to any employee of the Minnesota veterans homes. An employee of the Minnesota veterans homes who works a second shift that is consecutive with a […]
198.16 PLANNED GIVING. The commissioner is authorized to accept on behalf of the state any gift, grant, bequest, or devise made for the purposes of this chapter, and administer the same as directed by the donor. All proceeds therefrom including money derived from the sale of any real or personal property must be deposited in […]
198.23 PERSONAL PROPERTY OF RESIDENTS; WILLS. Upon the decease of any resident of the homes, the commissioner shall cause such of the resident’s personal estate as may be left in the resident’s possession to be disposed of pursuant to the resident’s will, if any. All property of the deceased resident of the home not so […]
198.231 PERSONAL PROPERTY OF DISCHARGED RESIDENTS. Personal property of discharged residents of the veterans homes that remains unclaimed for one year after discharge may be inventoried, appraised, and sold. The proceeds from the sale must be deposited into the state treasury. Proceeds from the sale of personal property and any funds held on behalf of […]
198.261 CANTEEN, COFFEE SHOP, WOOD SHOP, AND OTHER WORK THERAPY PROGRAMS. Any profits derived from the operation of canteens, coffee shops, wood shops, and other work therapy programs at the Minnesota veterans homes shall be used by the commissioner only for the direct benefit of the residents of the homes. History: 1969 c 1153 s […]
198.265 DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS. The commissioner may accept money from residents for safekeeping purposes to be returned to the residents on demand. Sufficient money must be retained at the homes to satisfy normal demand withdrawal requests of the residents and other anticipated needs. Residents’ accounts must be deposited and maintained in the state treasury in a […]
198.266 IMPREST CASH FUNDS. The commissioner may establish an imprest cash fund in accordance with section 15.191, subdivision 2. The purpose of the fund is to maintain sufficient money to satisfy normal demand withdrawal requests from residents of the veterans homes as provided for in section 198.265. The fund may also be utilized for the […]
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 […]
