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Senate committee backs bill letting Department of Veterans’ Affairs set admissions, collect co‑pays at state veterans homes
Summary
The Family and Veterans’ Services Committee gave Senate Bill 218 a favorable report after the Department of Veterans’ Affairs explained it needs statutory authority to set admissions/discharge rules, collect existing co‑pays and receive federal benefits for the state veterans home enterprise.
The South Carolina Senate Family and Veterans’ Services Committee voted to give a favorable report to Senate Bill 218, which would authorize the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to set admissions and discharge criteria for state veterans homes, collect resident co‑payments and receive assignments of federal and state benefits to operate the veterans home enterprise.
Committee members heard detailed testimony from the Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, who said the bill provides procedural authorities the department needs following the 2023 General Assembly legislation that transferred oversight of the state veterans homes from the Department of Mental Health to the Department of…
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