HF 601 (LSB 2394YH (4) 86)

HOUSE FILE 601

BY  SMITH

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the payment of a monthly stipend for a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran who resides at the Iowa veterans home.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  35D.11A  Monthly stipend.

   The Iowa veterans home and the department of human services shall adopt rules to provide for the payment of a monthly stipend of twenty-five dollars on behalf of a veteran or a surviving spouse of a veteran who is eligible for medical assistance, resides at the Iowa veterans home, and does not have a spouse or minor child. The stipend shall be deposited in the bank account for members’ deposits established pursuant to section 35D.12, and shall be credited to a member’s personal account. The rules shall provide that the monthly amount is exempt from client participation and is not considered income to the veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran. 
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill directs the Iowa veterans home and the department of human services to adopt rules to provide for the payment of a monthly stipend of $25 on behalf of a veteran or a surviving spouse of a veteran who is eligible for medical assistance, resides at the Iowa veterans home, and does not have a spouse or minor child. The stipend is to be deposited in the bank account for members’ deposits established by the Iowa veterans home and is to be credited to a member’s personal account. The rules are to provide that the monthly amount is exempt from client participation and is not considered income to the veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran.