2013 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 38 - (3800 - 3803) VETERANS HEALTH MANPOWER CENTER
3803 - Veterans health care information program.

 
    §  3803.  Veterans health care information program. 1. There is hereby
  created within the  department  the  veterans  health  care  information
  program  (referred  to  in  this  section as the "program"), which shall
  provide information on health  issues  associated  with  military  duty,
  including  but  not  limited  to Agent Orange, Gulf War Syndromes, toxic
  materials or harmful physical agents  such  as,  depleted  uranium,  and
  hepatitis  C,  for  veterans,  their  surviving  spouses and health care
  providers.
    2. The program shall include but  not  be  limited  to  the  following
  elements:
    (a) public service announcements;
    (b)   establishment  of  a  toll-free  telephone  hotline  to  provide
  information regarding health care providers and treatment  centers  with
  expertise in illnesses associated with military duty; and
    (c) establish a veterans health information clearing house on-line.
    3.  In  exercising  any  of  his or her powers under this section, the
  commissioner shall consult with appropriate health  care  professionals,
  providers,  veterans or organizations representing them, the division of
  veterans' affairs, the federal department of veterans' affairs  and  the
  United States defense department.
    4.  The  commissioner  may  make  rules  and regulations necessary and
  appropriate for the implementation of this section.