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Senate Bill S7042

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to certain questions regarding veterans on intake forms for admission and residency

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2019-S7042 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9541
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §368-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S2977, A6100

2019-S7042 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain questions regarding veterans on intake forms for admission and residency.

2019-S7042 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7042 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7042
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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,  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:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  368-a
 to read as follows:
   § 368-A. INTAKE FORMS FOR ADMISSION AND RESIDENCY. 1.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  DIVISION,  IN COOPERATION WITH THE
 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE,
 THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND  ANY  OTHER  STATE  DEPARTMENT,  OFFICE,
 DIVISION  OR AGENCY THE DIVISION DEEMS NECESSARY, SHALL REQUIRE THAT ALL
 INTAKE FORMS FOR ADMISSION OR RESIDENCY TO ANY HOSPITAL,  NURSING  HOME,
 ASSISTED  LIVING  FACILITY  OR HOMELESS SHELTER THAT REQUIRE INFORMATION
 REGARDING AN APPLICANT'S MILITARY STATUS STATE THE  QUESTION  TO  OBTAIN
 SUCH  INFORMATION  IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER: "HAVE YOU EVER SERVED IN THE
 MILITARY?".  IN ADDITION, THE DIVISION, IN COOPERATION WITH SUCH DEPART-
 MENTS, OFFICES, DIVISIONS OR AGENCIES, SHALL NO LONGER USE THE FOLLOWING
 LANGUAGE, OR ANY LANGUAGE SIMILAR THERETO: "ARE YOU A VETERAN?".
   2. THE STATE DIRECTOR IS AUTHORIZED  TO  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
 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

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