NY Pub Health L § 2805-O (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBH - Public Health Article 28 - Hospitals 2805-O - Identification of Veterans and Their Spouses by Nursing Homes, Residential Health Care Facilities and Assisted Living Residences.

* §  2805-o.  Identification  of veterans and their spouses by nursing   homes and residential health care facilities. 1. Every nursing home  and   residential  health  care  facility  as  defined in subdivisions two and   three of section two thousand eight hundred one of  this  article  shall   keep  and  maintain  accurate  records  identifying  veterans  and their   spouses residing within  such  facilities.  Such  information  shall  be   solicited  by nursing home and/or residential health care facility staff   upon a patient's admission, noted on the admission  form,  and  included   with  the  patient's file. In the case of patients currently residing at   such nursing homes or residential health care  facilities,  staff  shall   solicit  such information from each patient residing at such institution   and update the patient's file to indicate veteran status.2. Every nursing home and residential health care  facility  shall  in   writing  advise  all  individuals  identifying themselves as veterans or   spouses of veterans that the division of veterans'  services  and  local   veterans' service agencies established pursuant to section three hundred   fifty-seven  of  the executive law to provide assistance to veterans and   their spouses regarding benefits  under  federal  and  state  law.  Such   written information shall include the name, address and telephone number   of  the  New  York  state  division  of  veterans' services, the nearest   division of veterans'  services  office,  the  nearest  county  or  city   veterans'  service  agency  and the nearest accredited veterans' service   officer.3. Every nursing home  and  residential  health  care  facility,  upon   request  of individuals identifying themselves as veterans or spouses of   veterans, shall transmit such veteran status information to the division   of veterans' services.4. Any person who violates the provisions of  this  section  shall  be   subject to a civil fine not to exceed fifty dollars per violation but in   no event shall any fine exceed one thousand dollars.* NB Effective until March 11, 2022* §  2805-o.  Identification  of veterans and their spouses by nursing   homes,  residential  health  care   facilities   and   assisted   living   residences.  1.  Every nursing home and residential health care facility   as defined in subdivisions two and three of section two  thousand  eight   hundred one of this article and assisted living residences as defined in   section  forty-six  hundred  fifty-one  of  this  chapter shall keep and   maintain  accurate  records  identifying  veterans  and  their   spouses   residing  within such facilities. Such information shall be solicited by   nursing home and/or  residential  health  care  facility  staff  upon  a   patient's  admission, noted on the admission form, and included with the   patient's file by asking the question  "Have  you  ever  served  in  the   United  States military?". In the case of patients currently residing at   such nursing homes or residential health care  facilities,  staff  shall   solicit such information by asking the question "Have you ever served in   the  United  States  military?"  from  each  patient  residing  at  such   institution and update the patient's file to indicate veteran status.2. Every nursing home, residential health care facility  and  assisted   living  residences  shall  in writing advise all individuals identifying   themselves as veterans or spouses  of  veterans  that  the  division  of   veterans'  services  and  local  veterans'  service agencies established   pursuant to section three hundred fifty-seven of the  executive  law  to   provide  assistance  to  veterans  and  their spouses regarding benefits   under federal and state law. Such written information shall include  the   name,  address  and  telephone  number of the New York state division of   veterans' services, the nearest division of veterans'  services  office,   the  nearest  county  or  city  veterans' service agency and the nearest   accredited veterans' service officer. 3. Every nursing home, residential health care facility  and  assisted   living   residence,  with  the  permission  of  individuals  identifying   themselves as veterans or  spouses  of  veterans,  shall  transmit  such   veteran status information to the division of veterans' services.4.  Any  person  who  violates the provisions of this section shall be   subject to a civil fine not to exceed fifty dollars per violation but in   no event shall any fine exceed one thousand dollars.* NB Effective March 11, 2022