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2019 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 17 - Veterans' Services
354-E - Use of Personal Confidential Information Obtained From Veterans or Family Members of Veterans Receiving Services From the State and Political Subdivisions Thereof.

Universal Citation: NY Exec L § 354-E (2019)
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§  354-e.  Use  of  personal  confidential  information  obtained from
  veterans or family members of veterans receiving services from the state
  and political subdivisions thereof. 1. Departments, divisions,  bureaus,
  boards, commissions and agencies of the state and political subdivisions
  thereof,   which   provide   assistance,  treatment,  counseling,  care,
  supervision or custody in service areas involving health, mental health,
  family services, criminal justice or employment  shall  be  required  to
  solicit  information on whether their customer or client is a veteran as
  defined in section eighty-five of the civil service law or family member
  of a veteran. Any new forms created after the  effective  date  of  this
  section  shall  contain the following questions: "Have you served in the
  United States Armed Forces?" "Has someone in your family served  in  the
  United States military?"

2. Individuals identifying themselves as having served in the military
  or  a  family  member  shall  be  advised that the division of veterans'
  services and local veterans service  agencies  established  pursuant  to
  section  three hundred fifty-seven of this article provide assistance to
  veterans regarding benefits under federal  and  state  law.  Information
  regarding  veterans  and  military  status  provided by assisted persons
  solely  to  implement  this  section  shall  be  protected  as  personal
  confidential  material,  and  used  only  to  assist  in  the diagnosis,
  treatment, assessment and handling of the veteran's or  family  member's
  problems  within the agency requesting such information and in referring
  the veteran or family member to the division of veterans'  services  for
  the  information and assistance with regard to benefits and entitlements
  under federal and state law.

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