Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Veterans Affairs › Chapter VA 6 - Wisconsin Veterans Homes › Section VA 6.04 - Conduct and responsibilities of members

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) RULES AND
			 REGULATIONS. Members of a home shall obey all rules of the home and all rules
			 and regulations prescribed by the commandant of the home.
(5)ADMINISTRATION OF MEMBERS' PERSONAL
			 FINANCES. Members of a home shall be permitted to receive, disburse, and manage
			 their personal finances as long as they are capable of doing so. Upon
			 determination by the medical staff that a member is unable to manage funds
			 wisely, the commandant of the home shall automatically assume control over the
			 member's funds and prepare a letter setting forth the determination and
			 assumption of control, a copy of which shall be mailed to any relatives
			 concerned and to the secretary of the department. Immediately upon assumption
			 of control over a member's funds by the commandant, they shall be deposited in
			 a personal account in the administrative office of the home, and withdrawals
			 from the account shall be confirmed by the commandant or the commandant's
			 designee. Relatives and friends of members whose funds are under the control of
			 the commandant may not be permitted to receive or disburse these members' funds
			 or exercise control over their funds unless specifically authorized by
			 appropriate court order.
(7) JOINT
			 ACCOUNTS PROHIBITED. Joint accounts may not be held by members with any other
			 person or persons.
(8) BORROWING
			 PROHIBITED. A member shall not borrow from nor loan money to another
			 member.
(9) DISPOSAL OF CLOTHING
			 PROHIBITED. A member of a home may not sell, give away, throw away, or destroy
			 clothing issued by the home.
(10)
			 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES PROHIBITED. Members of a home may not bring any alcoholic
			 beverages onto the grounds of the home or keep alcoholic beverages in their
			 quarters.
(11) PHYSICAL
			 EXAMINATION. All members shall submit to periodic physical examinations and to
			 such treatment as may from time to time be required.
(12) PERSONAL CLEANLINESS. Cleanliness of
			 person and dress is required of members at all times.
(13) CLEANLINESS OF QUARTERS. Clothing, beds,
			 quarters, dormitories and cottages shall be kept in a neat and clean condition,
			 and all members' quarters shall be available for inspection during periods when
			 formal inspections or fire drills are scheduled.
(14) GIFT OF PROPERTY BY A MEMBER. A gift of
			 property by a member of a home shall be invalid unless physical possession of
			 the property is transferred to the donee at the time the gift is made and the
			 property is removed from the premises of the home before the death of the
			 member. A gift of property by a member during the member's lifetime with the
			 understanding that the member may retain physical possession of the property
			 until the member's death or a gift of property which is to take effect upon the
			 death of the member donor is invalid.
(15) LOAN OF PROPERTY TO MEMBER. Property
			 loaned to a member of a home by a nonmember shall be declared to be loaned
			 property at the time its possession is transferred to the member. The nonmember
			 loaning the property to the member shall at the time of the loan file a sales
			 slip, invoice, or other evidence of ownership with the office of the home and
			 shall affix an identifying tag to the loaned property. The tag shall remain
			 affixed to the property during the term of the member's stay at the home. Any
			 property not so identified shall become the property of the member upon death,
			 and shall be distributed to the state.