35D.7 Contributing to own support.
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1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 249A and other provisions of this chapter, a member of the home who receives a pension, compensation, or gratuity from the United States government, or income from any source of more than one hundred forty dollars per month, shall contribute to the member’s own maintenance or support while a member of the home. The amount of the contribution and the method of collection shall be determined by the department, but the amount shall in no case exceed the actual cost of keeping and maintaining the person in the home.
2. Sums paid to and received by the department for the support of members of the home shall be considered appropriated receipts as defined in section 8.2 and credited to the Iowa veterans home account referred to in section 35D.18, subsection 3.
3. The department may allow any member of the home to render assistance in the care of the home and its grounds as the member’s psychosocial and physical condition permit, as a phase of that member’s rehabilitation program. The department shall compensate each member who furnishes assistance at rates approved by the commission.
1,3. [S13, §2602-a, 2606-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3377; C39, §3384.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.14]
2. [S13, §2602-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3372; C39, §3384.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.17]
C85, §219.7
C93, §35D.7