Bill Text: NY S03137 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to veterans' health care options and requires the division of veterans' affairs to post certain information on its website.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-24 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7967B [S03137 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3137
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 2, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
         ty and Military Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation
         to health care options for veterans
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 22 to read as follows:
    3    22.  TO MAINTAIN A FACT SHEET ON THE DIVISION'S WEBPAGE CONTAINING (A)
    4  CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ALL VETERANS INTEGRATED SERVICE NETWORKS
    5  LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND (B) CURRENT  CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  THE
    6  UNITED  STATES  VETERANS  HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. THE FACT SHEET SHALL BE
    7  ENTITLED, "INFORMATION FOR VETERANS CONCERNING HEALTH CARE OPTIONS."
    8    S 2. The  public health law is amended by adding a new section  2803-u
    9  to read as follows:
   10    S  2803-U.  DISCLOSURE  OF  INFORMATION FOR VETERANS CONCERNING HEALTH
   11  CARE OPTIONS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   12    A. "INFORMATION FOR VETERANS CONCERNING  HEALTH  CARE  OPTIONS"  SHALL
   13  MEAN  THE  FACT  SHEET  MAINTAINED  BY THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS
   14  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY-TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE
   15  OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   16    B.  "VETERAN"  SHALL  MEAN A PERSON, MALE OR FEMALE, WHO HAS SERVED IN
   17  THE ACTIVE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING  A  WAR
   18  IN  WHICH  THE UNITED STATES ENGAGED AND WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM SUCH
   19  SERVICE OTHERWISE THAN  BY  DISHONORABLE  DISCHARGE,  OR  WHO  HAS  BEEN
   20  FURLOUGHED TO THE RESERVE.
   21    2.  UPON  ADMISSION TO A HOSPITAL, EACH PATIENT SHALL BE ASKED IF THEY
   22  ARE A VETERAN. IF THE PATIENT RESPONDS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE  HOSPITAL
   23  MUST  PROVIDE  THE  PATIENT WITH A COPY OF THE "INFORMATION FOR VETERANS
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       S. 3137                             2
    1  CONCERNING HEALTH CARE OPTIONS" FACT SHEET,  PRIOR  TO  DISCHARGING  THE
    2  PATIENT.
    3    3.  NO  CAUSE OF ACTION OF ANY NATURE OR KIND ARISING OUT OF A FAILURE
    4  TO GIVE OR RECEIVE THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION SHALL  ACCRUE  TO
    5  ANY PERSON AGAINST THE STATE OR ANY SUBDIVISION OR AGENCY THEREOF OR ANY
    6  HOSPITAL.
    7    S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    8  section one of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after  it
    9  shall  have  become a law; and provided further that section two of this
   10  act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day  after  it  shall
   11  have become a law.