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primary purpose of the homes | | support and care for honorably discharged veterans who served on | | active duty in the United States Armed Forces for no less than 180 | | days. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 37-B MRSA §610-B, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 395, Pt. | | P, §6, is amended to read: |
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| | | The Maine Veterans' Homes shall expend stipend funds received | pursuant to section 610-A first | | service on, or the setting aside of funds irrevocably to repay as | | soon as possible, the outstanding principal amount of the bonded | | indebtedness of the homes and the bonded indebtedness of the | | State on which the homes are obligated to pay debt service. Any | | interest earned on funds set aside irrevocably to repay such | | bonded indebtedness must be credited to the General Fund. |
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| | | This bill clarifies that the Maine Veterans' Homes can provide | | nonnursing facility care and services to eligible Maine veterans, | | if approved by appropriate federal and state authorities. |
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| | | The bill also requires that stipend funds received from the | | federal Veterans' Administration and retained by the Maine | | Veterans' Homes are to be used primarily for the payment of debt | | service on the debt payable by the Maine Veterans' Homes. |
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| | | The bill also requires veterans being discharged from | | hospitals and nursing facilities and requiring continuing care to | | receive sufficient notice of the availability statewide of the | | facilities and services of the Maine Veterans' Homes. |
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