§ 29:381 — Authority to operate and maintain; definition of war veterans; eligibility of other

§381. Authority to operate and maintain; definition of war veterans; eligibility of other
veterans and nonveterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is hereby authorized to operate and maintain
healthcare facilities for war veterans with psychiatric and geriatric conditions, veterans and
nonveterans as deemed eligible under Title 38 of the United States Code, and certain
nonveterans, National Guard, or reservists who were not called to duty under Title 10 of the
United States Code. For the purpose of this Part, "war veterans" shall be construed to mean
such ex-service persons as were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions and
who served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States during the period of any
war in which the United States participated, including the Korean Conflict, or who performed
such services after January 31, 1955, including the Vietnam era.

Legislative History

Acts 1965, No. 152, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 294, §1; Acts 1974, No. 687, §1; Acts 1976, No. 300, §1; Acts 2004, No. 392, §1, eff. June 23, 2004; Acts 2009, No. 18, §1; Acts 2025, No. 132, §1.