Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 2805 — Department of Veterans Affairs Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Act (formerly the Department of Veterans' Affairs Act).(Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)

There is created the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (formerly the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs)

There is created the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (formerly the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs). The Department is the successor agency to the Illinois Veterans' Commission.(Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)

Division of Women Veterans Affairs

Division of Women Veterans Affairs. Subject to appropriations for this purpose, the Division of Women Veterans Affairs is created as a Division within the Department. The Division shall serve as an advocate for women veterans, in recognition of the unique issues facing women veterans. The Division shall assess the need…

Definitions

Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs. "Veterans Home", unless the context indicates otherwise, means any or all of the Illinois Veterans Homes operated and maintained by the Department. "Veterans Home" includes a facility operated and maintained by the Department in t…

Powers and duties

Powers and duties. The Department shall have the following powers and duties: To perform such acts at the request of any veteran, or his or her spouse, surviving spouse or dependents as shall be reasonably necessary or reasonably incident to obtaining or endeavoring to obtain for the requester any advantage, benefit or…

Persian Gulf Conflict compensation

Persian Gulf Conflict compensation. (a) (Blank). (b) Every person who served in the Persian Gulf Conflict is entitled to receive compensation of $100, payable from funds appropriated for the payments of bonuses to veterans, if the person: (1) was a resident of Illinois for at least 12 months immediately preceding his o…

The Illinois Veterans Homes Fund

The Illinois Veterans Homes Fund. The Illinois Veterans Homes Fund is hereby created as a special fund in the State treasury. From appropriations to the Department from the Fund the Department shall purchase needed equipment and supplies to enhance the lives of the residents at and for the operations of veterans homes…

Task Force on Veterans' Suicide recommendations

Task Force on Veterans' Suicide recommendations. The provisions of this Section are based on the recommendations in the final report of the Task Force on Veterans' Suicide, published on December 1, 2016. The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section. The Department shall seek available federa…

Veterans Home admissions

Veterans Home admissions. (a) Any honorably discharged veteran is entitled to admission to an Illinois Veterans Home if the applicant meets the requirements of this Section. (b) The veteran must: (1) have served in the armed forces of the United States at least 1 day in World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Viet Nam C…

Members benefits fund; personal property

Members benefits fund; personal property. The Department shall direct the expenditure of all money which has been or may be received by any officer of an Illinois Veterans Home including profit on sales from commissary stores. The money shall be deposited into the members benefits fund and expenditures from the fund sh…

Illinois Veterans Home at Chicago

Illinois Veterans Home at Chicago. The Illinois Veterans Home at Chicago is established. The Department shall operate and maintain the Illinois Veterans Home at Chicago. (Source: P.A. 100-392, eff. 8-25-17.)

Veterans Home; notice of infectious disease

Veterans Home; notice of infectious disease. (a) As used in this Section, "infectious disease" means any disease caused by a living organism or other pathogen, including a fungus, bacteria, parasite, protozoan, prion, or virus, that has a history of or potential for a significant mortality rate among elderly or vulnera…

Any widow or widower of any honorably discharged veteran who meets the qualifications specified in Section 2

Any widow or widower of any honorably discharged veteran who meets the qualifications specified in Section 2.01 and who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a continuous period of one year immediately before making application, who has no adequate means of support, and is unable to earn a living is entitled to a…

Gold Star Family

Gold Star Family. Any natural father, natural mother, mother through adoption, father through adoption, or spouse of a veteran killed in the line of duty, (also known as a Gold Star Family member) deemed eligible by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs who was a resident of the State of Illinois for a conti…

Admissions

Admissions. Admissions to an Illinois Veterans Home are subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to govern the admission of applicants. Each resident of a Home is liable for the payment of sums representing maintenance charges for care at the Home at a rate to be determined by…

There shall be established in the State treasury special funds known as (i) the LaSalle Veterans Home Fund, (ii) the Anna Veterans Home Fund, (iii) the Manteno Veterans Home Fund, and (iv) the Quincy Veterans Home Fund. All moneys received by an Illinois Veterans Home from Medicare and from maintenance charges to veter…

When any veteran is a resident or becomes a resident of the Illinois Veterans Homes at Anna or Quincy, the spouse of the veteran may be admitted as a resident of the Home, subject to the rules and regulations of the Home governing the admission of applicants and in accordance with subsection (h) of Section 2.01, if (i)…

The Department shall make reasonable rules and regulations to govern the admission, maintenance, and discharge of residents of the Illinois Veterans Homes consistent with the spirit and provisions of Sections 2.01 through 2.06. Whenever an applicant is admitted, the Department shall notify him or her of such rules and…

The Department shall employ and maintain sufficient and qualified staff at the veterans' homes (i) to fill all beds, subject to appropriation, and (ii) to fulfill the requirements of this Act

The Department shall employ and maintain sufficient and qualified staff at the veterans' homes (i) to fill all beds, subject to appropriation, and (ii) to fulfill the requirements of this Act. The Department shall report to the General Assembly, by February 1, for the reporting period of July 1 through December 31, and…

State healthcare purchasing

State healthcare purchasing. On and after the date 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, as provided in the Executive Order 1 (2012) Implementation Act, all of the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities related to State healthcare purchasing under this Act that wer…

Conflicts with the Nursing Home Care Act

Conflicts with the Nursing Home Care Act. If there is a conflict between the provisions of this Act and the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act concerning an Illinois Veterans Home not operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, then the provisions of the Nursing Home Care Act shall apply. If there is a conflic…

Advertising for employees at veterans medical facilities

Advertising for employees at veterans medical facilities. The Department may spend up to $30,000 per fiscal year for the purpose of advertising seeking employees to fill open positions at veterans medical facilities. (Source: P.A. 96-90, eff. 7-27-09.)

Cemeteries

Cemeteries. The Department may operate cemeteries at the Manteno Veterans Home and the Quincy Veterans Home for interment of veterans or their spouses as identified by the Department. (Source: P.A. 99-314, eff. 8-7-15.)

Veterans Homes; complaints; communicable disease reports

Veterans Homes; complaints; communicable disease reports. (a) As used in this Section: "Case" means a person that lived as a resident in a Veterans Home and had an illness due to a communicable disease. "Communicable disease" means an illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through…

The Department shall: 1

The Department shall: 1. establish an administrative office in Springfield and a branch thereof in Chicago; 2. establish such field offices as it shall find necessary to enable it to perform its duties; and 3. maintain case files containing records of services rendered to each applicant, service progress, and a follow-…