HB 6460 Summary

• Expands eligibility for Michigan veterans' facilities to include veterans eligible for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care or financial assistance for long-term nursing or day care.

• Removes historical service requirement restrictions (90 days in specific wars) for veterans with service-connected disabilities who were honorably discharged.

• Establishes veterans' facilities operation fund to receive and manage payments from veterans and Veterans Administration for facility operations.

• Allows facility board of managers to require applicants to assign accumulated money balances upon death, with funds first covering residual maintenance costs, then paid to spouse, minor children, or dependent parents.

• Permits facilities board to admit veterans with adequate means of support if they pay advance or scheduled maintenance charges as determined by the board.