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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (202 2)
HOUSE BILL 3928 By: Kannady
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to veterans; amending 72 O.S. 2021,
Section 221, which relates to State Veterans Homes at
Sulphur and Ardmore; aut horizing Oklahoma Veterans
Commission to renovate the home at Sulphur to provide
specialized care; permitting Oklahoma Department of
Veterans Affairs to obtain certain designations to
provide advanced services and care; prohibiting
admission for person dishonora bly discharged from
military service; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 72 O.S. 2021, Section 221, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 221. A. There is hereby established at Sulphur,
Oklahoma, on the site of the former Oklahoma State Veterans
Hospital, and the State Veterans Home of Su lphur. The Oklahoma
Veterans Commission is authorized to renov ate and repurpose the
State Veterans Home of Sulphur to specialize in services supporting
the long-term care needs of veterans who requir e both nursing home
care and specialized cognitive care. The Oklahoma Department of
Veterans Affairs is authorized to obtain such licensure,
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certification, accredi tation, partnerships, contract services,
infrastructure, or staffing as is beneficial or necessary to provide
advanced services to veterans requiring specialized cognitive care.
B. There is hereby established at Ardmore, Oklahoma, on the
site of the Oklahoma State Veterans Home Facilit ies, and at Norman,
Oklahoma, on the site of the Veterans Ward of the Griffin Memorial
Hospital, further described as follows:
Starting at the Southeast corner of the Northeast Qua rter (NE
1/4) of Section twenty -nine (29), Township nine (9) North, Range
two (2) West, of the Indian Meridian; thence North seventeen
hundred (1700) feet to a point on the East boundary of Section
twenty-nine (29), Township nine (9) North, Range two (2) W est;
thence West six hundred (600) feet; then ce South eight hundred
fifty (850) feet; thence West three hundred twenty -five (325)
feet; thence South four hundred (400) feet; thence in a
Southwest direction five hundred forty (540) feet to a point on
the South boundary of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4 ) of Section
twenty-nine (29), Township nine (9) North, Range two (2) West of
the Indian Meridian; thence East a distance of one thousand two
hundred twenty-three (1,223) feet to the point of beginning;
facilities to be known as the Oklahoma Veterans Cente rs (for the
purpose of securing special treatment or hospitalization the
adjoining facilities of Griffin Memorial Hospital shall be
considered an integral part of the Oklahoma Veterans Centers at
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Norman, and may be utilized to care for eligible veterans), which
shall be available for ca re of war veterans discharged other than
under dishonorable conditions. Further provided such centers in
accordance with Section 229.1 of this title, the State Veterans Home
of Ardmore.
C. The State Veterans Homes establish ed in this section shall
be under the administration and control of the Oklahoma Veterans
Commission. No person discharged from military service with a
dishonorable discharge shall be admitted to the State Veterans Homes
established in this section.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
58-2-9470 EK 01/06/22