Admission Criteria

Admission Criteria. In order to be admitted to a SVNH, the eligible applicant must meet the following criteria: A. The former U.S. Armed Forces service member must be or have been a Mississippi resident; the spouse must be legally married to a former U.S. Armed Forces service member who is resident of a Mississippi SVNH; the un-remarried surviving spouse must be a Mississippi resident and have been legally married to a former U.S. Armed Forces service member who was a Mississippi resident at the time of death. B. The former U.S. Armed Forces service member must meet at least one of the three (3) following criteria to be eligible for admission to the SVNH; (1) had regular federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and have been discharged under other than dishonorable conditions (applicant must supply DD 214, or Report of Separation from Service or other acceptable proof of service); (2) be approved by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs VA Medical Center of jurisdiction to receive VA per diem payments for care in the State Veterans Home; or (3) be a former member of the U.S. Armed Forces Reserves or National Guard with Honorable Active Duty for Training service and, if not entitled to VA per diem payments for care in the Home, shall pay the full daily charge (current daily resident fee plus daily VA per diem reimbursement rate) set by the Board, provide their own prescribed medications and drugs and be responsible for any personal medical care deductibles and co- payments. C. Former U.S. Armed Forces Service members not meeting (A.) above, i.e., resident of another state, may be admitted to a SVNH to fill vacant bed(s), up to a total of 148 occupied beds, when there is no Mississippi resident on the active waiting list or ready to enter the SVNH. However, the cost of care for such out of state resident will be at no expense to the State of Mississippi regardless of the length of stay. In the event that this should occur, such resident shall not be discharged from the Home for the sole purpose of vacating a bed to accommodate a subsequent Mississippi resident who desires admission. D. To be admitted to a SVNH the applicant must have a medically documented need for nursing home care. The applicant shall have a medical examination by a personal or VA physician within 30 days of the admission request and as a result, it is shown that he/she does not: (1) Require medical or hospital care for which the SVNHs are not equipped or staffed to provide. (2) Have violent or dangerous traits or behaviors which may prove harmful or dangerous to the physical or mental well-being or result in unacceptable harassment of other residents, employees, or the resident himself/herself. E. There shall not be any income and /or net worth bar for admission to a SVNH.