* § 368-a. Intake forms for admission and residency. 1. The division, in cooperation with the office of temporary and disability assistance, the office of mental health and any other state department, office, division or agency the division deems necessary, shall require that all intake forms for admission or residency to any homeless shelter shall ask an applicant on their intake forms: "Have you ever served in the military?". Such homeless shelter shall in writing advise all individuals identifying themselves as having served in the United States military 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 available 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. Every homeless shelter, with the permission of such individual's identifying themself as a veteran, shall transmit such veteran's status information to the division of veterans' services.

* NB Effective March 11, 2022