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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Kentucky Veterans Centers
(Amended at ARRS Committee)

17 KAR 3:042.Eligibility requirements forto state veterans' nursing homes.

Section 1.

Eligibility Requirements.

(1)

Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, to be admitted to a Kentucky Veterans' Center, athe person shall:

(a)

Be a veteran;

(b)

Be disabled by reason of disease, wounds, or age, or otherwise be in need of nursing care;

(c)

Be a Kentucky resident as of the date of admission to a Kentucky Veterans' Center; and

(d)

Have a military discharge that is not of a dishonorable nature.

(2)

A person shall not be eligible for admission if the person :

(a)

Has been diagnosed by a qualified health care professional as acutely mentally ill, as an acute alcoholic, as addicted to drugs, as continuously disruptive, or as dangerous to self or others;

(b)

Is ventilator dependent; or

(c)

has needs that cannot be met by the Veterans' Center.

FILED WITH LRC: July 14, 2025 at 3 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON: Juan Renaud, Deputy Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner, or Mark Bowman, Executive Director, 1111 Louisville Rd., Suite B, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601; phone (502) 782.5721 or (502) 564.9203; fax (502) 564.9240; email Juan.Renaud@ky.gov or Mark.Bowman@ky.gov.

7-Year Expiration: 3/11/2032

Last Updated: 7/15/2025


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