Connecticut § 27-109 - Hospital care.
Full text of Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes § 27-109 — Hospital care., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-109. Hospital care.
Sec. 27-109. Hospital care. Any hospital, upon request of the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, shall furnish any veteran, determined by the commissioner to be entitled to admission thereto, necessary food, clothing, care and treatment therein at the expense of the state, unless other funds or means of payment are available, and such veteran shall have preference for admission into such hospital. As used in this section, “veteran” has the same meaning as provided in section 27-103.
(1949 Rev., S. 2930; P.A. 88-285, S. 9, 35; P.A. 04-169, S. 9; P.A. 18-47, S. 21; P.A. 21-79, S. 30; P.A. 22-34, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 88-285 replaced commission with commissioner; P.A. 04-169 inserted “unless other funds or means of payment are available,”, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 18-47 added definition of “veteran”; P.A. 21-79 redefined “veteran”; P.A. 22-34 made a technical change.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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