24 U.S.C. § 412: Residents of Retirement Home

Persons who were discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces after 20 or more years of active service. Persons who are determined under rules prescribed by the Chief Operating Officer to be suffering from a service-connected disability incurred in the line of duty in the Armed Forces. Persons who served in a war theater during a time of war declared by Congress or were eligible for hostile fire special pay under section 310 or 351 of title 37 and who are determined under rules prescribed by the Chief Operating Officer to be suffering from injuries, disease, or disability. Persons who served in a women’s component of the Armed Forces before June 12, 1948 , and are determined under rules prescribed by the Chief Operating Officer to be eligible for admission because of compelling personal circumstances. eligible for care under section 1710 of title 38 ; enrolled in coverage under chapter 55 of title 10; or enrolled in a qualified health plan (as defined in section 18021(a) of title 42 ) that is acceptable to the Chief Operating Officer. has been convicted of a felony; or was discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions. the person has been evaluated by a qualified health professional selected by the Retirement Home; the Retirement Home can accommodate the person’s condition; and the person agrees to such conditions of residency as the Retirement Home may require. To apply for acceptance as a resident of a facility of the Retirement Home, a person eligible to be a resident shall submit to the Administrator of that facility an application in such form and containing such information as the Chief Operating Officer may require. The Chief Operating Officer shall establish a system of priorities for the acceptance of residents so that the most deserving applicants will be accepted whenever the number of eligible applicants is greater than the Retirement Home can accommodate. is a covered beneficiary within the meaning of section 1072(5) of title 10 ; is not ineligible to become a resident as provided in subsection (b); and submits an application for admittance in accordance with subsection (c). A spouse admitted in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be a resident of the Retirement Home consistent with this chapter, except as the Chief Operating Officer may otherwise provide.