Ohio § 5907.04

§ 5907.04.

As used in this section, “armed forces of the United States” has the same meaning

as in section 5907.01 of the Revised Code . Subject to the following paragraph, all veterans, who served during a period of conflict

as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs or any person who

is awarded either the armed forces expeditionary medal established by presidential

executive order 10977 dated December 4, 1961, or the Vietnam service medal established

by presidential executive order 11231 dated July 8, 1965, who have been honorably

discharged or separated under honorable conditions therefrom, or any discharged members

of the Polish and Czechoslovakian armed forces who served in armed conflict with an

enemy of the United States in World War II who have been citizens of the United States

for at least ten years, provided that the above-mentioned persons have been citizens

of this state for one year or more at the date of making application for admission,

are disabled by disease, wounds, or otherwise, and are by reason of such disability

incapable of earning their living, and all members of the Ohio national guard or naval

militia who have lost an arm or leg, or their sight, or become permanently disabled

from any cause, while in the line and discharge of duty, and are not able to support

themselves, may be admitted to a veterans' home under such rules as the director of

veterans services adopts. A veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States is eligible for admission

to a veterans' home under the preceding paragraph only if the person has the characteristics

defined in division (B)(1) of section 5901.01 of the Revised Code . Veterans' homes may reserve a bed during the temporary absence of a resident or patient

from the home, including a nursing home within it, under conditions prescribed by

the director, to include hospitalization for an acute condition, visits with relatives

and friends, and participation in therapeutic programs outside the home.  A home shall not reserve a bed for more than thirty days, except that absences for

more than thirty days due to hospitalization may be authorized.