NY Exec L § 366 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 17 - Veterans' Services 366 - Veterans Health Screening.

§  366.  Veterans  health  screening.  1.  As used in this section: a.   "Eligible member" means a member of the New York army national guard  or   the  New  York air national guard who served in the Persian Gulf War, as   defined in 38 USC 101, or in an area designated as a combat zone by  the   president  of  the  United  States  during Operation Enduring Freedom or   Operation Iraqi Freedom;b. "Veteran" means a person, male or female, resident of  this  state,   who  has  served  in  the  active  military, naval or air service of the   United States during a time of war in which the  United  States  engaged   and   who  has  been  released  from  such  service  otherwise  than  by   dishonorable discharge, or who has been furloughed to the reserve;c. "Military physician" includes a physician  who  is  under  contract   with  the  United  States  department  of  defense  to provide physician   services to members of the armed forces; andd. "Depleted uranium" means uranium containing less  uranium-235  than   the naturally occurring distribution of uranium isotopes.2.  On  and  after  February  first,  two thousand seven, the adjutant   general and the state director  shall  assist  any  eligible  member  or   veteran  who  has  been  experiencing health problems. Such problems may   include exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents  such  as   depleted  uranium. An eligible member or veteran who has been assigned a   risk level I, II or III for depleted uranium  exposure  by  his  or  her   branch of service, is referred by a military physician, or has reason to   believe  that  he  or  she  was  exposed  to  toxic materials or harmful   physical agents  such  as  depleted  uranium  during  such  service,  in   obtaining  federal treatment services. Such treatment shall include, but   not be limited to, a best practice health screening test for exposure to   depleted uranium using a bioassay procedure involving sensitive  methods   capable  of  detecting  depleted  uranium  at  low levels and the use of   equipment  with  the  capacity   to   discriminate   between   different   radioisotopes   in   naturally  occurring  levels  of  uranium  and  the   characteristic ratio and marker for depleted uranium. As more scientific   reliable tests become available such  test  shall  be  included  in  the   treatment  protocol.  No state funds shall be used to pay for such tests   or such other federal treatment services.3. On or before February  first,  two  thousand  seven,  the  adjutant   general  shall  submit  a  report  to  the chair of the senate veterans,   homeland security and military affairs committee and the  chair  of  the   assembly  veterans'  affairs  committee  on  the  scope  and adequacy of   training received by members of the New York army national guard and the   New York air national  guard  on  detecting  whether  their  service  as   eligible  members  is likely to entail, or to have entailed, exposure to   toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as depleted uranium. The   report shall include an assessment of the feasibility and cost of adding   predeployment training concerning potential exposure to depleted uranium   and other toxic chemical  substances  and  the  precautions  recommended   under  combat  and  noncombat  conditions  while  in a combat theater or   combat zone of operations.