Bill Text: NY A09541 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to certain questions regarding veterans on intake forms for admission and residency.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-24 - referred to veterans' affairs [A09541 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A09541-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9541 IN ASSEMBLY January 24, 2020 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to certain questions regarding veterans on intake forms for admission and residency The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 368-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 368-a. Intake forms for admission and residency. 1. Notwithstanding 4 any other provision of law, the division, in cooperation with the 5 department of health, the office of temporary and disability assistance, 6 the office of mental health and any other state department, office, 7 division or agency the division deems necessary, shall require that all 8 intake forms for admission or residency to any hospital, nursing home, 9 assisted living facility or homeless shelter that require information 10 regarding an applicant's military status state the question to obtain 11 such information in the following manner: "Have you ever served in the 12 military?". In addition, the division, in cooperation with such depart- 13 ments, offices, divisions or agencies, shall no longer use the following 14 language, or any language similar thereto: "Are you a veteran?". 15 2. The state director is authorized to promulgate rules and regu- 16 lations to implement the provisions of this section. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 18 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 19 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 20 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 21 completed on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13992-01-9