38A:3-6.6 Admission to certain veterans' facility for persons without sufficient financial ability.

4. The following persons, if they are without sufficient financial ability to provide for their support and necessary care in the community, may be admitted to a veterans' facility:

a. A disabled veteran who has been a resident of New Jersey for at least two years prior to the date of application;

b. The spouse of any person who has been admitted to a veterans' facility, provided that the spouse is not less than 50 years of age and has been married to such person for a period of not less than 10 years;

c. The surviving spouse of a person who died an honorable death while in the active military service of the United States, or who was a disabled veteran at the time of death, provided that the surviving spouse was the person's spouse at the time of the person's service or was married to the person not less than 10 years prior to the date of application and has not married since the person's death, and provided that the surviving spouse has been a resident of New Jersey for at least two years prior to the date of application;

d. The parent of a person who was a resident of New Jersey at the time of entry into, and who died an honorable death in time of war or emergency while in, the active military service of the United States, provided that the parent has been a resident of New Jersey for at least two years prior to the date of application; and

e. A person holding a driver's license or identification card with a Gold Star Family designation issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2013, c.165 (C.39:3-10f6) or section 2 of P.L.1980, c.47 (C.39:3-29.3), respectively.

This section shall not be construed to prevent a veteran who actually served in a New Jersey military organization, and who is qualified for admission except for the required period of State residence, from being admitted to a veterans' facility, but preference shall be given to persons who have been residents of the State for a period of at least two years prior to application.

L.1989, c.162, s.4; amended 2017, c.175, s.4.