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Committee hears cleanup bill to clarify eligibility, modernize admissions at Nebraska veterans homes
Summary
LB419 would modernize statutory language governing admission and veterans aid, remove an arbitrary age threshold and allow state service officers to file applications; Department of Veterans Affairs said changes will help serve veterans more efficiently but staffing and waiting lists remain constraints.
Sen. Dan Linooski introduced LB419 at the request of the Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs as a statutory cleanup bill intended to clarify eligibility for state veterans homes and to modernize language around veterans aid applications.
The bill would remove the statutory age threshold for admission to veterans homes and focus eligibility on whether an applicant "is in need of long-term care," according to the department's director, John Hilgert. "What we want to use for criteria is…
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