2005 Minnesota Statutes

     198.35 Veterans home; Silver Bay. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  The board may 
 establish a veterans home in Silver Bay by renovating an 
 existing facility owned by the city of Silver Bay if the city 
 donates the building to the board at no cost.  Contracts made by 
 the board for the purposes of this subdivision are subject to 
 chapter 16C.  Buildings used for the veterans home must comply 
 with requirements established by federal agencies as conditions 
 for the receipt of federal funds for the nursing and boarding 
 care of veterans.  The city of Silver Bay shall secure the state 
 match requirement from sources other than the state general 
 fund.  Money from other sources must equal at least 35 percent 
 of the total cost of the renovation with the remainder of the 
 funds to be provided by the United States Veterans 
 Administration. 

    Subd. 2.    Operation.  The home must provide beds for 
 nursing or boarding and nursing care in conformance with 
 licensing rules of the Department of Health.  The home must be 
 under the management of an administrator appointed by the board 
 in the unclassified service. 

    HIST: 1988 c 689 art 2 s 63; 1991 c 24 s 4; 1998 c 386 art 2 s 
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