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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 2 - Personnel › Rule 25-102-2.3

Current through June 25, 2024
The Executive Director may be selected from among qualified
				  Deputy or Division Directors or the position may be filled through open
				  recruitment. In recruiting for the position of Executive Director, the Board
				  shall first recruit for individuals who are honorable discharged or honorably
				  released veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States. If no suitably
				  qualified individual is found, the Board, upon a vote taken during either
				  Statutory or Special Called Board Meetings, will then open recruitment to any
				  veteran regardless of period of service.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-3
				  and §
										35-1-7
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 2 - Personnel › Rule 25-102-2.4 - Board Oversight

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The Executive
				Director shall be responsible for the day to day operations of the Veterans
				Affairs Board. The Executive Director shall be responsible for hiring (as
				stipulated in this document), supervision, and firing (as stipulated in this
				document) of employees of the Board.
B. The Executive Director shall be
				responsible for managing the day to day activities of the Board and planning
				the budget and administering the financial affairs of the Board. The Board
				shall set policies in regard to the Executive Director's management of the
				Agency. Those policies shall be set forth in the Minutes of the Board and shall
				be carried out by the Executive Director according to the instructions of the
				Board as stated in the minutes.
C.
				All supervision of the Executive Director shall be by the complete Board and it
				is the stated policy of this Board that individual members of the Board shall
				not engage in day to day direction of the Agency unless specifically authorized
				and directed to by a vote of the full Board in specific
				circumstances.
D. From time to
				time, the Board may designate a member or members of the Board to serve on an
				Ad Hoc Committee to assist the Executive Secretary in management of specific
				activities or functions of the Board, but such activities shall be limited in
				time, scope, and nature.
E. The
				Executive Secretary should consult with the Board with regard to all major
				management decisions which transcend normal day-to-day operations. The
				Executive Secretary shall also seek approval of the Board for the hiring of
				contractors to perform services on behalf of the Agency. (Individual contract
				workers are excluded from this provision. For example, RNs, LPNs, DCWs, Laundry
				and Housekeeping Aides are considered contract workers).
F. The Executive Director shall have
				authority to purchase and authorize payment for those items/services necessary
				for day-to-day operation of the agency and its divisions. Examples include
				things such as utilities, fuel, food services, legal and contractual
				obligations, personnel services, travel expense, licenses and fees, business
				and medical supplies, drugs and medications, repairs, maintenance, etc.
				Purchases and payments to comply with Mississippi Law and Department of Finance
				and Administration rules and regulations.
G. The Board must approve the expenditure of
				funds when state law requires bids.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										35-1-3,
				  35-1-7
				  and
				  35-1-21
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 2 - Personnel › Rule 25-102-2.5 - Deputy Director

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Shall report
				directly to the Executive Director. Duties will be as prescribed by the
				Executive Director.
B. Minimum
				requirements for selection to the position of Deputy Director shall be
				prescribed by statute or the State Personnel Board.
C. In recruiting for the position of Deputy
				Director, the Board shall first recruit for individuals who are honorable
				discharged or honorably released veterans of the Armed Forces of the United
				States. If no suitably qualified individual is found, the Board, upon a vote
				taken during either Statutory or Special Called Board Meetings, will then open
				recruitment to any veteran regardless of period of service.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-3
				  and §
										35-1-7
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 2 - Personnel › Rule 25-102-2.6 - Managers of Major Functional Areas and Managers of the State Veterans Homes

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Managers of major functional areas of the
				Administrative Office and Managers (Administrator) of the State Veterans Homes
				will report to the Executive Director, through the Deputy Director. Duties will
				be as prescribed by the State Personnel Board.
B. In recruiting for the above positions, the
				Board shall first recruit for individuals who are wartime veterans. If no
				suitably qualified individual is found, the Board will the open recruitment to
				any veteran regardless of period of service. If there is still no suitably
				qualified individual, the Board will open recruitment to include non-veterans.
				A vote, taken during either Statutory or Special Called Board Meetings, is
				required to move recruitment to each successive level.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-3
				  and §
										35-1-7
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 2 - Personnel › Rule 25-102-2.7 - Additional Personnel

Current through June 25, 2024
A. All employees of
				the State Veterans Affairs Board will report directly to assigned supervisor
				and perform duties as assigned in accordance with position in which employed as
				outlined in State Personnel Board job characteristics.
B. The Executive Director is responsible for
				requesting, from the State Personnel Board, a list of eligibles for positions
				to be filled and will interview those applicants to determine their suitability
				for the position being filled.
C.
				The Executive Director must get Board approval prior to the hiring/promotion of
				individuals to fill positions of Deputy Director, Managers of major functional
				areas in the Administrative Office and Managers (Administrator) of the State
				Veterans Nursing Homes.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										35-1-3
				  and
				  35-1-21(4)(Rev.
				  2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 2 - Personnel › Rule 25-102-2.8 - Personnel Actions

Current through June 25, 2024
A. A simple
				majority vote of the Board, during either a Regular of Special Called meeting,
				is required to appoint the Executive Director, Deputy Director, Managers of
				major functional areas in the Administrative Office and Managers
				(Administrator) of the State Veterans Homes.
B. A quorum, is required to terminate the
				Executive Director, Deputy Director, and Managers of major functional areas in
				the Administrative Office and the Managers (Administrator) of the State
				Veterans Nursing Homes.
C. The
				Executive Director, with the approval of the Board Chairman (Vice Chairman in
				Chairman's absence) may suspend, with pay, the Deputy Director, and Managers of
				functional areas of the Administrative Office and Managers (Administrator) of
				the State Veterans Nursing Home for cause pending final action by the
				Board.
D. The Executive Director
				will take other personnel actions in accordance with State Personnel Board
				policies, rules, and regulations.
E. For the purpose of carrying out the intent
				of this paragraph, the Executive Director will, as much as possible, keep the
				Board informed of potential actions.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										35-1-3
				  and
				  35-1-7
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 2 - Personnel › Rule 25-102-2.10 - Work Schedule

Current through June 25, 2024
The normal office hours of employees of the State Veterans
				  Affairs board shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., five (5) days a week,
				  Monday through Friday. However, Supervisors may modify, with Executive
				  Directors approval, work schedule providing for flextime to facilitate
				  efficient operation of the Division or Board. Each office will be staffed,
				  however, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										25-1-98.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 2 - Personnel › Rule 25-102-2.11 - Leave

Current through June 25, 2024
All leave will be administered as provided in the state law.
				  In addition:
A. Supervisors will have
				approval authority on all leave requests. EXCEPT, those personal or
				compensatory leave requests for leave in excess of eight (8) consecutive hours,
				not submitted at least 30 days in advance, must be forwarded to the Executive
				Director, along with justification, for approval.
B. Work which would result in an employee
				receiving credit for compensatory time must be approved by the employee's
				immediate supervisor (or by individual at next level in the chain should
				immediate supervisor not be available) and the appropriate "Director" in order
				for the employee to receive credit.
Miss Code Ann. §
										35-1-7
				  and §
										25-3-91
				  through §
										25-3-99
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.1 - Donated Funds

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board is to receive and accept gifts and\or donations
				  for the benefit of the State Veterans Nursing Homes and to use said gifts for
				  carrying out the object and purpose of the State Veterans Nursing Homes. The
				  Board's policies and guidelines for the use of said funds, are hereby set
				  forth.
A. The Board will accept private
				donations from any source with the understanding that the donation may be
				designated for general use in the discretion of the Board or for use for a
				specific purpose. All donated funds will be used for the general welfare and
				benefit of all the residents.
B.
				Any person or entity specifying a particular use for donated funds should do so
				in writing. The funds so received shall be earmarked for the particular purpose
				and expended only for that purpose. If the Board determines that the purpose
				for which the funds have been designated is not a realistic purpose or is not
				legal or otherwise appropriate, then the Board shall return said funds to the
				donor with a specific statement of the reason why the funds cannot be used for
				the particular, designate purpose.
C. The Board shall only use accrued interest
				from donated funds previously received and hereafter received where such
				donated funds were/are given with the understanding that the principle would be
				placed in an endowment with only accrued interest being expended. However, the
				Board may expend such principle on a two-thirds(2/3 vote of Board members
				present for an emergency or other special circumstance relating to the health,
				safety, and welfare of Home residents for which state or federal funds cannot
				be (or cannot be timely used for that emergency or special
				circumstance.
D. Any funds received
				from any person or entity for which a specific purpose is not designated shall
				be placed in a general donation fund for use in the discretion of the Board
				(two-thirds vote of members present required) pursuant to Board Policies and
				guidelines. Examples of appropriate expenditures of not-specified donated funds
				are as follow:
(1) Christmas
				presents
(2) Movies, parties, and
				other types of entertainment. This would include equipment such as popcorn
				machine, ice cream machine, aquarium, etc.
(3) Other items for which state or federal
				funds cannot be (or cannot be timely) used.
(4) The staff of the State Veterans Affairs
				Board shall provide the Board with a monthly report on the status of the
				private donations account. Said report shall include the following details:
a. Balance
b. Interest
c. Expenditures and other expenses
d. Donations received
e. Any other information deemed appropriate
				by the Board.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.2 - Personal Service Contracts

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The State
				Veterans Affairs Board shall enter into personal services contracts, in
				accordance with State and/or Federal policies, rules, and regulations, as the
				board deems necessary to carry out the duties assigned.
B. Personal services contracts will be
				renewed upon expiration EXCEPT in those instances where a majority of the Board
				finds the contract to no longer be needed or becomes dissatisfied with the
				contractor's performance. In these instances, the Board will seek replacement
				of the contractor utilizing a formal bid process or by accepting quotes (as
				applicable). The key consideration in determining a contract shall be
				contractor performance.
C. Personal
				services contracts may be terminated prior to expiration with termination being
				for cause or convenience in accordance with the terms of the
				contract.
D. All personal services
				contracts shall contain a clause mandating that the contractor meet with the
				Board or its representative upon request.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-21(4)
				  and §
										35-1-25
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.3 - Vehicles

Current through June 25, 2024
State Veterans Affairs Board vehicles will be used only for
				  official business as necessary to carry out the duties of the
				  Board.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-7
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.4 - Travel

Current through June 25, 2024
Board members will, when practical, attend meetings of
				  veterans groups or other organizations where attendees are likely to have
				  interest in issues affecting veterans, availing themselves of such
				  opportunities as a means of reaching and informing as many veterans as possible
				  of benefits and programs available to the state's veteran population.
A. Board members will only receive per diem
				for those days on which the Board member is primarily engaged in Board
				business.
B. Board members will not
				be paid per diem for attending conventions and/or conferences (except or
				NASDVA), in or out of state, unless the Board is also meeting at that location
				and reimbursement for travel expenses for Board members' attendance of out of
				state conferences and/or conventions will be limited. The NASDVA conference
				would not count against this limit to one (1) trip each fiscal year.
C. Taxable meals will not be
				reimbursed.
D. Travel reimbursement
				for use of privately owned vehicles will be at the current rate with mileage
				being computed from departure city to destination city using a "recognized"
				road map.
E. All travel that is
				reasonably anticipated will be pre-approved by the Board. However, routine
				travel performed by the SAA to inspect, approve, and supervise schools and
				other training establishments as part of its operation is at the discretion of
				the Executive Director and shall require no further specific approval action by
				the Board. Executive Directors approval must be spread on the Board
				minutes.
F. Travel that could not
				be reasonably anticipated may be authorized by the Executive Director but still
				must be approved by the Board, with the Board action to be spread on
				minutes.
G. The Executive Director
				shall assign appropriate staff personnel to attend conferences, conventions,
				and Service Officer's schools when such attendance is in the interest of
				service work and the cost is considered practical and within budgetary
				limits.
H. Staff Personnel will
				visit counties, at the direction of the Executive Director, for the purpose of
				contacting, informing and assisting county and local service officers with
				special problems. Such visits will be as methodical as the work load and
				personnel will permit. The visits will be made to the representative of the
				Board in person. Special visits may be authorized by the Executive Director as
				required.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-5
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.5 - POW and Congressional Medal of Honor Auto Tag

Current through June 25, 2024
.
A. The Board shall
				issue a certificate that will be used to establish the eligibility of an
				individual to receive a tax free auto tag.
B. Any legal resident of the State of
				Mississippi who was a prisoner of war and the unmarried surviving spouse of
				such person is privileged to obtain annually one (1) motor vehicle license
				plate or tag for a private passenger vehicle or pickup truck in the county of
				his or her residence. The EX-POW license plate or tag is exempt from all motor
				vehicle registration fees and privilege taxes. The following items will be
				accepted as proof of an individual's prisoner of war status:
(1) Original letter mailed home from POW
				camp
(2) Original newspaper
				clippings
(3) Original war claims
				letter
(4) Original
				telegrams
(5) Discharge
(6) VA Records
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.6 - County Veterans Service Officer Training and Certification

Current through June 25, 2024
The Board shall provide training and certification of County
				  Veteran Service Officers in accordance with MS Code of 1972, annotated, Section
				  35-3-21.
				  In addition, County Service Officers undergoing initial certification will be
				  required to receive one (1) day of training at the Boards Claims Office with
				  the Claims Office providing two (2) days (different sessions) of
				  training.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-3-21
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.7 - Fixed Asset Accounting Policies

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Veterans Affairs Board has implemented the TRACK
				  computerized inventory bar code and scanning system to assist in maintaining a
				  complete and current inventory of property items that cost $500.00 or more and
				  for the following items: (1) Weapons (2) Cameras and Camera Equipment (3)Tape
				  Recorders (4) Two-Way Radio Equipment (5) Typewriters (6) Appliances
				  (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, stoves, microwave ovens, etc.) (7)
				  Televisions, VCR (8) Lawn Maintenance Equipment (9) Sterling Silver (10)
				  Cellular Telephones (11) Computers and computer Equipment Chain Saws (12). Mr
				  Compressors (13) Welding Machines (14) Generators (15) Motorized Vehicles (16)
				  Dictating Equipment (16) Antiques. The TRACK system will aid in internal and
				  State Property Control Division audits of our property inventory.
A. Responsible Parties.
(1) Each division director will be
				responsible for the equipment items located in their division. This
				responsibility includes doing periodic visual checks of equipment in their
				areas as well as informing the agency property officer of additions of
				equipment, repairs, disposals, and missing items as prescribed in the
				procedures listed below.
(2)
				Equipment items such as pagers, cellular phones, and laptop computers will be
				assigned to specified employees. Employees assigned these items may be held
				financially responsible in the case of loss of, theft of, or damage to these
				items.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.8 - Fixed Asset Accounting Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Properly Secured
				Equipment. All audio and visual equipment is to be stored in a secured area
				when not in use.
B. Equipment
				Additions
(1) Packing Slips. When new
				equipment is purchased for the homes, the division director or his/her designee
				will need to forward the packing slip to the administrative office. The packing
				slip must indicate that the item has been received in good condition. The
				packing slip should then be dated and initialed by the person that took
				delivery of the equipment item.
(2)
				Equipment Addition Form. The branch director or his/her designee will need to
				record dates received, the manufacturer, description of property, and serial
				number on the equipment addition form. This form is to e submitted once a month
				to the property officer. The form must be received by the 5th of the month
				following receipt of the goods.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 3 - Operation of Organization › Rule 25-102-3.9 - Cellular Telephones

Current through June 25, 2024
Cellular telephones may be obtained by the State Veterans
				  Affairs Board and issued or assigned to individuals as deemed necessary to
				  promote the efficient operation of the agency and to provide for the safety and
				  well being of employees and for those in our care.
A. State Veterans Affairs Board employees or
				units assigned a cellular telephone are responsible for the proper care and
				operation of such equipment. Theft, damage or malfunction should be reported to
				the Director of Accounting and Finance immediately.
B. Administrative office personnel shall
				routinely review cellular telephone billings/audits to determine if
				unauthorized cellular calls are being made. Unauthorized cellular calls are to
				be reported to the Executive Director.
C. Cellular telephones are to be utilized for
				official business purposes only and the cost of unauthorized cellular calls is
				the responsibility of the employee making that call. Unauthorized calls may
				lead to an employee receiving a verbal or written reprimand, suspension or
				termination.
D. Cellular telephones
				utilized by the State Veterans Homes (SVH) are intended for official business
				only and are not intended for routine personal use. It is acceptable for the
				Veterans Nursing Home van driver and/or CNA/DCW accompanying the van to briefly
				utilize the cellular telephone to notify appropriate family members when a late
				return to the Home creates unanticipated problems for the employee, for their
				spouse, their children or parents.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-7
				  and §
										35-1-27
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.1 - Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
The object and purpose of the establishment of the State
				  Veterans Nursing Homes shall be to provide domiciliary care and other related
				  services for eligible veterans of the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-19
				  (Rev. 2007).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.2 - Admission Eligibility

Current through June 25, 2024
In order to be eligible for admission to a State Veterans
				  Nursing Home, the applicants must be:
A. A former United States Armed Forces
				service member;
B. A spouse who is
				legally married to a former United States Armed Forces service member who is a
				resident of a Mississippi State Veterans Home; or
C. An un-remarried surviving spouse who was
				legally married to a former United States Armed Forces service
				member.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27
				  (Rev. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.3 - Admission Criteria

Current through June 25, 2024
In order to be admitted to a State Veterans Nursing Home,
				  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 State Veterans Home; 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 Veterans Home;
(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.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.4 - Admittance Priority

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Former U.S.
				Armed Forces Service members with wartime military service receive first
				preference for admission. Service members with peacetime military service
				receive second preference for admission. Eligible spouses and un-remarried
				surviving spouses receive third preference for admission. Applicants will be
				admitted in preference order; however, if there is no wartime service member
				ready to accept a bed, peacetime service members may be admitted; if no wartime
				nor peacetime service members are ready to accept a bed, eligible spouses and
				eligible un-remarried surviving spouses may be admitted.
B. When a bed in a Mississippi State Veterans
				Home becomes available, first (1st) priority will be current resident of
				another Mississippi State Veterans Home or patient in VA Medical Center (to
				include individuals in nursing homes under VA contract); second (2nd) priority
				will be veteran currently on Mississippi State Veterans Home waiting list(s);
				and third (3rd) priority will be new application for admission to a Mississippi
				State Veterans Home. Individuals on waiting list(s) who decline admission when
				a bed is available and offered will have their name moved to the bottom of the
				list. Individual(s) who decline the offer of a bed on two (2) successive
				occasions will have their name(s) place on an inactive waiting list until they
				subsequently inform the Board of their desire to once again be placed on the
				active waiting list. Position on active waiting list will be determined by date
				Board notified of desire to return to active waiting list.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27
				  (Supp. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.5 - Veteran Resident's Contribution to Cost of Care

Current through June 25, 2024
The State Veterans Affairs Board shall set and may revise
				  the daily charge for resident care in the State Veterans Nursing Homes as the
				  Board deems prudent and necessary.
A.
				Every resident of the home shall be responsible for full payment of the nursing
				home care charge which must be paid in advance (remainder of month) upon
				admission and by the 10th day of each succeeding month. The nursing home care
				charges include: nursing care, laundry and room and board. The prorated monthly
				charge is due upon admission unless otherwise approved by the Executive
				Director.
B. Any new admissions
				will be responsible for the following items not covered by the nursing home
				care. These items include, but are not limited to: physician services, podiatry
				care, transportation to appointments not ordered by Nursing Home physicians,
				any specialized rehabilitation service, specialty beds and mattresses. The
				resident will be responsible for all costs for items not covered by the nursing
				home care charges. Any items not covered by Medicare/Medicaid or other
				insurance policy will be the sole responsibility of the resident.
C. Residents of the Veterans Nursing Home
				shall be responsible for any and all co-payments and/or deductibles for
				treatments, services, ancillaries, etc. that are billed to Medicare and/or
				other insurance.
D. There will be a
				$10.00 charge for each returned resident check.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27(Supp.
				  2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.6 - Seventy Percent (70%) Service Connected Veterans

Current through June 25, 2024
A. There shall be no State Veterans Nursing
				Home resident daily charge for those residents in need of nursing home care for
				a VA adjudicated service-connected disability; or who have a singular or
				combined service-connected rating of seventy percent (70%) or more based on one
				or more service-connected disabilities or a rating of total (100%) disability
				based on individual unemployability and are in need of nursing home
				care.
B. The SVAB may not accept
				drugs and medicines from the VA on behalf of those veterans in need of nursing
				home care for a VA adjudicated service-connected disability; or who have a
				singular or combined service connected rating of seventy percent (70%) or more
				based on one or more service-connected disabilities or a rating of total (100%)
				disability based on individual unemployability and are in need of nursing home
				care.
C. State Veterans Affairs
				Board may reimburse State Veterans Home daily care charges retroactive to March
				21, 2007, for eligible 70% service-connected State Veterans Home residents and
				for residents whose service-connected disabilities require State Veterans Home
				care
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27
				  (Supp. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.7 - Eligible Spouse and Un-Remarried Surviving Spouse Charges

Current through June 25, 2024
Eligible spouses and un-remarried surviving spouses not
				  entitled to VA per diem payments for care in a Veterans Nursing Home shall pay
				  the full daily cost of care as set by the Board, which may be revised by the
				  Board if deemed prudent and necessary. These residents shall:
A. Pay for prescribed medications and
				drugs.
B. Be responsible for any
				and all co- payments and/or deductibles for treatments, services, ancillaries,
				etc. that are billed to Medicare and/or other insurance.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27
				  (Supp. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.8 - Non-veteran Resident Charges

Current through June 25, 2024
A. The care charge
				for non-veteran residents of the Homes will be, at a minimum, double (2X) the
				rate paid by veteran residents. The prorated monthly charge is due upon
				admission unless otherwise approved by the Executive Director. The resident
				will be responsible for all costs for items not covered by the nursing home
				care charges.
B. All non-veteran
				residents shall be responsible for the cost of all drugs and medications
				administered while residing at the Veterans Nursing Home.
C. The following items are not covered by the
				nursing home care for non-veteran residents. These items include, but are not
				limited to: physician services, podiatry care, transportation to appointments
				not ordered by Nursing Home physicians, any specialized rehabilitation service,
				specialty beds and mattresses.
D.
				Any items not covered by Medicare/Medicaid or other insurance policy will be
				the sole responsibility of the resident.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27
				  (Supp. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.9 - Emergency Transportation

Current through June 25, 2024
Residents shall be responsible for the cost of non-emergency
				  transportation if their medical condition would make it unsafe to transport
				  utilizing the SVAB vehicles. In addition, SVAB transportation, to other than VA
				  appointments, will be provided on an as available basis. The resident will be
				  responsible for arranging and paying for the cost of transportation in those
				  instances where SVAB transportation is not available.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27
				  (Supp. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.10 - Indigent Veterans

Current through June 25, 2024
An Indigent Veteran is defined as a single veteran or
				  veteran with one dependent who, after Home care charged and Medicare Part B
				  premiums are paid/deducted from income, shall have less than $90.00, if single,
				  and an amount equal to a single widows death pension benefit, if resident has
				  one dependent remaining. An Indigent Veteran may be admitted to the State
				  Veterans Nursing Home under the following conditions (indigent funds will be
				  used to make up the difference in veterans share of care costs):
A. The applicant must provide documentation
				of income and /or authorization for SVAB to review Social Security, retirement,
				tax, or other pertinent sources of information to determine
				eligibility.
B. Must be a
				Mississippi resident at the time of application.
C. A single veteran with some income,
				including VA pension, is allowed to retain $90.00 per month for personal use.
				However, once the balance in the personal funds account reaches $1,000.00, the
				$90 per month of indigent funds will cease. If the personal funds account drops
				below $500.00, the $90 per month of indigent funds will be reinstated and
				deposited into the personal funds account.
D. The balance, if any, of the personal funds
				account of a deceased indigent veteran shall be utilized to defray the cost of
				the burial or cremation of the deceased indigent veteran. Payment shall be made
				to the personal representative upon presenting to the SVAB proof of burial or
				cremation and expenses incurred.
E.
				A veteran having income and with dependent(s) will be allowed to retain an
				amount equal to the death pension that would be payable to the
				dependent.
F. Veterans who have no
				income may receive up to $15.00 per week from:
(1) funds from the issuance of distinctive
				veterans license plates and deposited in the Special Fund account for the
				benefit of indigent veterans who are residents in the state veterans homes;
				or
(2) from donated funds for
				personal items.
* tobacco products and/or alcohol are excluded from purchase
				  with the above funds*
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.11 - Indigent Surviving Non-Veteran Spouse

Current through June 25, 2024
An indigent surviving non-veteran spouse is defined as one
				  admitted while the veteran spouse was a resident at a Veterans Nursing Home and
				  who, subsequent to veteran residents death, after Home care charges and
				  Medicare Part B premiums are paid/deducted from income shall have less than
				  $44.00 remaining. An indigent surviving non-veteran spouse may remain in a
				  State Veterans Home under the following conditions (indigent funds will be used
				  to make up difference in surviving spouse's share of care costs):
A. The resident must provide documentation of
				income and /or authorization for SVAB to review Social Security, retirement,
				tax, or other pertinent sources of information to determine
				eligibility.
B. A surviving spouse
				with some income, including VA pension, is allowed to retain $44.00 per month
				for personal use. However, once the balance in the personal funds account
				reaches $1,000.00, the $44 per month of indigent funds will cease. If the
				personal funds account drops below $500.00, the $44 per month of indigent funds
				will be reinstated and deposited into the personal funds account.
C. The balance, if any, of the personal funds
				account of a indigent surviving non-veteran spouse shall be utilized to defray
				the cost of the burial or cremation of the indigent surviving non-veteran
				spouse. Payment shall be made to the personal representative upon presenting to
				the SVAB proof of burial or cremation and expenses incurred.
D. Surviving spouses who have no income may
				receive up to $15.00 per month from:
(1) funds
				from the issuance of distinctive veterans license plates and deposited in the
				Special Fund account for the benefit of indigent veterans who are residents of
				the state veterans homes; or
(2)
				from donated funds for personal items
*tobacco products and/or alcohol are excluded from purchase
				  with the above funds*
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.12 - Discharge or Transfer of Resident

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Failure of
				resident to follow all rules and regulations governing the Veterans Nursing
				Homes and to follow the course of treatment prescribed by the Home medical
				staff or the Home's outside medical consultant is cause for
				discharge.
B. The Executive
				Director has the authority to discharge a resident based on the recommendation
				of physician with a right to appeal the discharge to the State Veterans Affairs
				Board.
C. Residents shall accept
				discharge from the Homes when medical and/or administrative review determines
				such action to be appropriate. Residents desiring discharge from the Home are
				required to provide a three (3) day notice. Failure to do so will result in
				resident being charged for three (3) days (care) beyond actual discharge
				date.
D. Failure to pay for nursing
				home care or repeated late payment shall result in dismissal from the Home.
				Each potential dismissal shall be reviewed on a case by case basis and should
				extenuating circumstances exist, the Executive Director may present the account
				to the Board for their recommendation. The Executive Director is authorized to
				use all state laws to recoup monies due the Home for nursing home care.
				Residents entering a Home and having insufficient funds to cover care costs
				(e.g. awaiting start/increase in VA pension benefits) or who, subsequent to
				admission allows an arrears in his/her care account to occur, must have all
				income come directly to the SVAB with the SVAB being authorized to deposit such
				income into the resident's personal funds account and to transfer such agreed
				upon amounts from that personal funds account for purposes of payment on the
				resident's care account. Branch Directors, with approval of the Executive
				Director, may waive requirement as stipulated in the preceding
				sentence.
E. If a resident account
				balance remains delinquent for forty-five (45) days, the account shall be
				turned over to the SVAB attorney for collection. Once the account balance has
				been delinquent for sixty (60) days, the resident may be discharged from the
				Home.
F. Residents desiring
				transfer to a different State Veterans Home shall be responsible for all
				associated costs.
G. Residents of
				the State Veterans Home shall accept transfer to other facilities, including
				those operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, if medical condition, as
				determined by the Veterans Home's Medical Staff, mandates. Any and all costs of
				treatment/care outside the Home are the responsibility of the
				resident/responsible parties.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27
				  (Rev. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.13 - Order and Rules of the Home

Current through June 25, 2024
All veterans shall consent to abide by all rules and/or
				  regulations governing the Veterans Nursing Homes and to follow the course of
				  treatment prescribed by the Veterans Nursing Home medical staff or the Homes
				  outside medical consultants.
A. Any
				resident may elect to have his/her own physician provide care and treatment
				inside a State Veterans Home. However, such physician will be subject to and
				must comply with all laws, regulations, and/or policies of the Homes and/or
				regulatory agencies.
The resident is responsible for ensuring that physician is in
				  compliance as stated. If physician does not comply as stated, resident may be
				  discharged.
B. Residents
				shall apply for all state and federal monetary/medical benefits for which
				he/she may be entitled. He/she shall be counseled about benefit entitlement by
				a representative of the Veterans Affairs Board.
C. Residents requiring dental care will be
				responsible for all associated costs.
D. Residents shall furnish their own items of
				personal clothing and bring with them any orthopedic appliances, braces,
				wheelchairs, walkers, etc. (beds excepted) which may have been issued to them
				by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(1) Any
				clothing or items brought in to the Home for the Resident should be given to
				staff at admissions or the Nurses' Station so that the clothing can be properly
				labeled by the Laundry Department and listed on the Resident's inventory
				sheet.
(2) The nursing home is not
				responsible for the residents lost or damaged items of any kind.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.14 - Bedhold After Accepted To Home

Current through June 25, 2024
An applicant, once offered a bed at a Veterans Nursing Home,
				  will be allowed four (4) working days (with day bed offered counting as the 1st
				  day), from date bed is offered, to be admitted. If applicant wishes the bed to
				  be held beyond the allowed four (4) working days, applicant is responsible for
				  payment of the regular daily resident's charge plus the current daily VA per
				  diem rate for each day, beyond the allowed days, that the bed is
				  held.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										35-1-27
				  (Supp. 2010).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 25 - Military and Veterans - Veterans' Home Purchase Board › Part 102 - Organization › Chapter 4 - Veterans Nursing Homes › Rule 25-102-4.15 - Bedhold for Hospitalization or Voluntary Pass

Current through June 25, 2024
Per diem will be paid for a bed hold only if the qualified
				  veteran has established residency by being in the facility for 30 consecutive
				  days (including overnight stays) and the facility has an occupancy rate of 90
				  percent or greater. In addition, per diem for a bed hold will be paid only for
				  the first ten (10) consecutive overnight absences at a VA or other hospital
				  (this could occur more than once in a calendar year) and for the first twelve
				  (12) other types of overnight absences (pass) in a calendar year.
A. Hospitalization
(1) If the veteran has not established
				residency by being in the facility for thirty (30) consecutive days (including
				overnight stays) prior to hospitalization, the veteran will pay the current
				daily resident charge for up to fourteen (14) consecutive overnight absences at
				a VA or other hospital in order for the veterans bed to be held at the Veterans
				Nursing Home.
(2) If the veteran
				has established the thirty (30) day residency, then the veteran will pay the
				current daily resident charge for up to ten (10) consecutive overnight absences
				at a VA or other hospital in order for the veterans bed to be held at the Home.
				However, if the veteran is rated as in need of nursing home care for a VA
				adjudicated service-connected disability; or the veteran has a singular or
				combined service connected rating of seventy percent (70%) or more based on one
				or more service-connected disabilities or a rating of total (100%) disability
				based on individual unemployability, the veteran will not have a charge to hold
				his bed at the Home for the first ten (10) consecutive overnight absences at a
				VA or other hospital.
(3) If the
				veteran has established the thirty (30) day residency, but the hospitalization
				exceeds ten (10) consecutive overnight absences at a VA or hospital, a veteran
				who has a singular or combined service connected rating of seventy percent
				(70%) or more based on one or more service-connected disabilities or a rating
				of total (100%) disability based on individual unemployability must pay a bed
				hold rate consisting of a combination of the current daily resident charge and
				the current VA daily per diem reimbursement rate. All other veterans will
				continue to pay only the current resident daily rate.
(4) However, any resident who is hospitalized
				for more than 14 consecutive days shall be discharged from the facility. The
				resident will remain responsible for charges set forth in preceding paragraphs
				until the actual date of discharge from the veterans home. Upon discharge from
				the hospital, the resident will be given priority placement within the Veterans
				Nursing Homes.