The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XX
VETERANS

Chapter 296
VETERANS' HOMES

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F.S. 296.36

296.36 Eligibility and priority of admittance.—

(1) To be eligible for admittance to the home, the person must be a veteran as provided in s. 1.01(14) or have eligible peacetime service as defined in s. 296.02 and must:

(a) Be in need of nursing home care.

(b) Be a resident of the state at the time of application for admission to the home.

(d) Have applied for all financial assistance reasonably available through governmental sources.

(e) Have been approved as eligible for care and treatment by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(2) The director may waive the residency requirement for a veteran who is otherwise eligible under Florida law for admittance to a home. The waiver must be limited to a veteran who is a disaster evacuee of a state that is under a declared state of emergency.

(3) Admittance priority must be given to eligible veterans in the following order of priority:

(a) An eligible veteran who is a resident of the State of Florida.

(b) An eligible veteran who has a service-connected disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or was discharged or released from military service for disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and the disability is the condition for which nursing home care is needed.

(c) An eligible veteran who has a non-service-connected disability and is unable to defray the expense of nursing home care and so states under oath before a notary public or other officer authorized to administer an oath.

History.—s. 14, ch. 92-80; s. 16, ch. 98-16; s. 2, ch. 2000-282; s. 1, ch. 2006-239; s. 4, ch. 2010-177; s. 23, ch. 2014-1.

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Amendments to 296.36

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 296.36

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 296.36.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

B. SAVEDOFF, v. ACCESS GROUP, INC., 524 F.3d 754 (6th Cir. 2008)

. . . statements which listed the amount of interest owed on the loan and requested a monthly interest payment of $296.36 . . .

In VARAT ENTERPRISES, INC. FIRST UNION COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, v. NELSON, MULLINS, RILEY AND SCARBOROUGH,, 81 F.3d 1310 (4th Cir. 1996)

. . . The law firm claimed “an equitable lien on proceeds of arbitration award” in the amount of $80,-296.36 . . .

E. BROCK, v. FORBES,, 612 F. Supp. 1556 (D. Vt. 1985)

. . . 104.05 Kristina Johnson 66.57 Mary Johnson 81.61 Paula Jones 214.75 Marjorie Jones 48.10 Helen Jordon 296.36 . . .