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Montana Code Annotated · § 10-2-403 — Eligibility for residence in home

10-2-403. Eligibility for residence in home

To be eligible for residence in a Montana veterans' home under rules prescribed by the department of public health and human services, a person must be a veteran or the spouse or surviving spouse of a veteran. Consideration must also be given to:

(1) the person's age;

(2) the person's physical and mental status;

(3) the person's ability or inability to locate suitable alternative accommodations;

(4) the person's term of residence in Montana;

(5) the person's gender, as provided in 1-1-209, as it relates to availability of appropriate living space;

(6) the ability of the Montana veterans' home to meet the person's needs; and

(7) other admission requirements established by the department.

Source notes
History and annotations

En. Sec. 22, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 535, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1803; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 469, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 609, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 683, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 778, L. 2025.

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