2010 New York Code
PBH - Public Health
Article 28 - (2800 - 2822) HOSPITALS
2805-O - Identification of veterans and their spouses by nursing homes and residential health care facilities.

§  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'  affairs  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'  affairs, the nearest
  division of  veterans'  affairs  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' affairs.
    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.