New York S 8055: Relates to eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes

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S08055 Summary:

BILL NOS08055A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08365-A

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2632, Pub Health L

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Expands eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes to certain veterans who have an immediate family member who shall have been a resident of this state for six months prior to the date of application for admission; defines an immediate family member to include a spouse, or a birth or adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, grandparent and grandchild; requires, where applicable, the immediate family member of a veteran applicant to file an affidavit of New York state residence; authorizes veterans with an immediate family member who has been a New York state resident for six months to be entitle to admission to the Long Island state veterans home at Stony Brook university.

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BILL NOS08055A

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

04/24/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

04/24/2026PRINT NUMBER 8055A

05/18/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8055--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
 ty and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans,
 Homeland Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule
 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to eligibility for
 admission to New York state veterans' homes

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 2632 of the
 2 public health law, as amended by section 3 of part E of chapter 57 of
 3 the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (h) in the Persian Gulf conflict from the second day of August, nine-
 5 teen hundred ninety to the end of such conflict including military
 6 service in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Opera-
 7 tion New Dawn or Operation Inherent Resolve and was the recipient of the
 8 global war on terrorism expeditionary medal or the Iraq campaign medal
 9 or the Afghanistan campaign medal; and who was a resident of the state
 10 of New York at the time of entry upon such active duty or who shall have
 11 been a resident of this state for six months next preceding the applica-
 12 tion for admission or who has an immediate family member who shall have
 13 been a resident of this state for six months prior to the date of appli-
 14 cation for admission, provided that for purposes of this section an
 15 immediate family member shall include a spouse, or a birth or adoptive
 16 parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, grandparent
 17 and grandchild, shall be entitled to admission to said home after the
 18 approval of the application by the board of visitors, subject to the
 19 provisions of this article and to the conditions, limitations and penal-
 20 ties prescribed by the regulations of the department. Any such veteran
 21 or dependent, who otherwise fulfills the requirements set forth in this

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11660-03-6

 S. 8055--A 2

 1 section, may be admitted directly to the skilled nursing facility or the
 2 health related facility provided such veteran or dependent is certified
 3 by a physician designated or approved by the department to require the
 4 type of care provided by such facilities.
 5 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 2632 of the public health law, as
 6 amended by chapter 455 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
 7 follows:
 8 6. The board of visitors shall require an applicant f