Code of Alabama - Title 31: Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Chapter 5A - State Veterans' Homes

• Section 31-5A-1 Legislative intent
  The Legislature hereby finds and determines that there currently exists a significant need for health, nursing, medical, rehabilitative and related housing structures for those residents...
• Section 31-5A-2 "Veteran" defined
  As used in this chapter the term "veteran" shall have the same meaning ascribed to such term in Section 31-5-1.
• Section 31-5A-3 Authorization to receive federal aid, private gifts, etc.; authorization to expend funds
  The State Department of Veterans' Affairs is designated as the agency of this state to receive federal aid under Title 38, U.S.C., Sections 641 and...
• Section 31-5A-4 Operation of state veterans' homes; award of contract
  The department shall contract with a non-governmental entity to operate a state veterans' home or homes for the care and support of elderly or disabled...
• Section 31-5A-5 Administration of veterans' homes; appointment of department representative; duties; compensation; annual report
  It shall be the duty of the State Service Commissioner to appoint a department representative for any Alabama state veterans' home, subject to approval of...
• Section 31-5A-6 Duties and powers of board, in conference with commissioner
  The State Board of Veterans' Affairs, in conference with the State Service Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs, shall have the authority exclusively: (a) To provide for...
• Section 31-5A-7 State Veterans' Home Trust Fund; deposits; expenditures
  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a trust fund for the Alabama Department of Veterans' Affairs, to be known as the Alabama Veterans'...
• Section 31-5A-8 Admissions and discharges; rules and regulations
  Admissions to and discharges from any Alabama state veterans' home shall be in accordance with the policies and procedures as established by the State Board...
• Section 31-5A-9 Annual reports and budget requests
  The State Board of Veterans' Affairs shall report to the Governor annually respecting the activities of the State Department of Veterans' Affairs in connection with...
• Section 31-5A-10 Reimbursement policies
  Each resident of any state veterans' home shall pay directly to the contracted service operator of the home the cost of maintaining his or her...
• Section 31-5A-11 Certification process
  Any home in addition to the one located in Alexander City, Alabama, or any proposed new service or proposed change of service or any requirement...

Last modified: May 3, 2021