45.51 Eligibility for membership.

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(1)General statement. Within the limitations of veterans homes, the department may admit to membership in veterans homes persons who meet the qualifications set forth in this section.

(2)Eligibility.

(a)The following persons are eligible for benefits under this subchapter if they meet the applicable requirements of this subchapter:

1. A veteran.

2. A person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces for 90 days or more and at least one day during a war period or under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10, 1961.

3. A spouse or surviving spouse of a person under subd. 1. or 2. or a parent of a person who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces.

(b)A person under par.

(a)1. or 2. may be admitted to a veterans home if the person meets all of the following conditions:

2. Is permanently incapacitated due to physical disability or age from any substantially gainful occupation.

3. Has not been convicted of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude or, if so, has produced sufficient evidence of subsequent good conduct and reformation of character as to be satisfactory to the department.

4. Provides a complete financial statement containing information that the department determines is necessary to evaluate the financial circumstances of the person. The department may require a member of a veterans home to provide the department with information necessary for the department to determine the financial circumstances of the person. If a person fails to provide the additional information, the department may discharge the person from the veterans home.