H.F. _____ Section 1. NEW SECTION . 35D.8 Denial of admission —— appeal 1 process. 2 1. If a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran has been 3 denied admission to the Iowa veterans home, the commandant or 4 the commandant’s designee shall notify the veteran or surviving 5 spouse, in writing, of the decision, the particular basis for 6 the decision, and the right of the veteran or surviving spouse 7 to appeal the decision as provided in this section. 8 2. The veteran or surviving spouse may file an appeal of 9 the decision denying admission with the commission within five 10 calendar days of receipt of the notice of the decision. The 11 commission shall conduct a contested case proceeding pursuant 12 to chapter 17A. The commission shall render a decision on the 13 appeal and notify the commandant and the veteran or surviving 14 spouse of the decision in writing. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill establishes procedures if a veteran or surviving 19 spouse of a veteran is denied admission to the Iowa veterans 20 home. 21 The bill provides that if a veteran or surviving spouse of 22 a veteran is denied admission, the commandant of the veterans 23 home, or the commandant’s designee, shall notify the veteran 24 or surviving spouse, in writing, of the decision, the basis 25 for the decision, and the right to appeal the decision. The 26 bill provides that an appeal, if made, must be filed with the 27 commission of veterans affairs within five calendar days of the 28 notice of denial. The commission shall conduct a contested 29 case proceeding concerning the denial and notify the parties of 30 the decision in writing. 31 -1- LSB 5692YC (1) 87 ec/rj 1/ 1