PART D

Discharges

1. (a) Any veteran may request to be discharged from any service, activity, or program of the Department of Veterans Affairs into which he or she has been placed by the Department:

   1. (1) If the veteran's medical condition allows, such a request shall be honored and the veteran shall be discharged.

   2. (2) A voluntary discharged veteran may reapply without restriction, except as to waiting list laws as defined in the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and Title XIX of Social Security Regulations. The Health Care Facility Administrator shall waive any or all application requirements, except:

      1. (A) The agreement to abide by all rules and regulations, and(B) To the development of a plan of care, including plans for discharge, if appropriate.

2. (b) A veteran's request for a voluntary discharge shall be considered involuntary if one or more of the conditions in this subsection exist:

   1. (1) The veteran is subject to an investigation of a major rule offense as defined in section 27-102l

      1. (d)-200 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, unless and until such matters shall be dismissed or;
   2. (2) The veteran's account is not in good standing, unless and until the veteran makes payment to bring the account into good standing.

(Effective January 19, 1996; Amended October 11, 2007)