400 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 001

Current through June 17, 2024

Section 400-6-001 - DEFINITIONS

Throughout this Chapter, the following definitions apply:

001.01Administrator is a person duly appointed to manage a Home, who holds a license to serve as a full-time nursing home administrator in the State of Nebraska.

001.02Applicant is a veteran or other qualified individual who is seeking admission to the Home.

001.03Asset is all real property and personal property, both tangible and intangible, owned by the applicant or member and his or her spouse.

001.04Board is the Veterans' Homes Board.

001.05Business Office is a division in the Home responsible for members' finances.

001.06Dependent child is a child of the applicant or member who lives with the applicant, or resides in the member's former residence, and is (a) less than 19 years of age, or (b) less than 24 years of age and is a full-time student pursuing an accredited course of secondary or post-secondary education. Dependent includes court-ordered dependent(s).

001.07Income means gain or recurrent benefit received in money or in-kind from any source including, but not limited to:

001.07A Alimony and support payments;

001.07B Distribution from a pension, individual retirement account, annuity, trust, or structured settlement;

001.07C Dividends;

001.07D Farm Income;

001.07E Grants;

001.07F Insurance, including but not limited to, nursing home insurance;

001.07G Interest;

001.07H Land contract income;

001.07I Military retirement income, disability benefits and/or service benefits;

001.07J Railroad retirement benefits;

001.07K Rental property and lease income;

001.07L Reportable gambling winnings;

001.07M Royalties;

001.07N Social Security benefits;

001.07O Spouse employment income;

001.07P Unemployment compensation;

001.07Q USDVA compensation, non-service connected disability and/or pension;

001.07R Wages, including severance payments; and/or

001.07S Workers' Compensation benefits.

001.08Legal representative is an applicant's or member's attorney, attorney-in-fact, court ordered guardian or conservator, trustee, or such other person legally designated or appointed to represent the applicant or member.

001.09Member is a person residing in a Home.

001.10Secretary is the Director in his or her capacity as Secretary to the Veterans' Homes Board.

001.11Transfer or assignment of real property is the transfer or assignment to another person or entity of an interest in real property of an applicant, applicant's spouse or applicant's dependent child(ren) for less than the county-assessed value, or of personal property of an applicant, applicant's spouse or applicant's dependent child(ren) with a fair market value exceeding $5,000 for less than fair market value, within five (5) years before the applicant's first application for admission to a Home, or thereafter.

400 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 6, § 001

Adopted effective 9/20/2023