12 CCR s 502

Cal. Admin. Code tit. 12, s 502

CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 12. MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
DIVISION 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 4. VETERANS' HOME OF CALIFORNIA
SUBCHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION
This database is current through 12/22/06, Register 2006, No. 51.
s 502. Priorities for Admissions.

(a) The Veterans Home shall admit veterans on a first come, first served
basis subject to the limitations or requirements of Sections 980 and 1012
of the Military and Veterans Code.

(b) The Veterans Home shall evaluate requests for an urgent or priority
admission date with special emphasis to be unbiased with respect to the
state veteran population breakdown (in terms of ethnicity and geographic
location), and to take into account age as well as socioeconomic needs. An
urgent or priority admission is defined as an admission granted as an
exception to the Veterans Home waiting list as described in Section 502.2.
The Veterans Home shall review each application for an urgent or priority
admission for the following factors:

(1) Social, economic hardship, age, and disability needs. Examples
of social factors are the veteran's: a. ability to handle living
together in a group situation; b. ability to get along well with
others; c. willingness to accept counseling services; d. needs for
companionship.

The economic factors considered are whether a hardship exists for
the veteran living outside the Home that could be eliminated by Home
membership or whether the cost of the veteran's health care outside
the Home is greater. For example, with all other factors being
equal, a homeless veteran's request for urgent admission shall
receive the higher preference.

Section 1012 of the Military and Veterans Code states that the Home is for
aged and disabled persons who served in the armed forces of the United
States, therefore in considering requests for an urgent or priority
admission date, with all other factors being equal, the older veterans
(age 62 and higher) shall receive the higher preference.

With respect to a veteran's disability, the Veterans Home shall evaluate
whether the Home has the proper facilities to service the veteran's
disability needs.

(2) Geographic, to assure no inequity between the southern and
northern part of the State.

(3) Ethnicity, to assure no inequity in relationship to the ethnic
breakdown of California veterans population. Therefore, with all
other factors being equal, the Veterans Home shall give the higher
preference to the ethnic group that is under represented based on
historical admission statistics.

(4) Distinguished record and medal awards. With all other factors
being equal, the Veterans Home shall grant an urgent or priority
admission first to the veteran with a distinguished record or medal
award and second to all other veterans.

(5) Readmission. If the veteran is applying for readmission, then
the Veterans Home shall review the veteran's past record at the Home
to make sure that there are no problems that must be resolved prior
to readmission (e.g. delinquent monetary fees or charges owed by the
veteran to the Home).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 700 and 1044, Military and
Veterans Code. Reference: Sections 980, 1012 and 1043, Military and
Veterans Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 1-13-92; operative 2-13-92 (Register 92, No. 12).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) and Note filed
4-
28-98 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations
(Register 98, No. 18).

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