N.Y. Public Health Law § 2803-t: Preadmission information

§ 2803-t. Preadmission information. 1. Any general hospital that

provides preadmission information to a patient, shall offer a blind or

visually impaired patient a large print version or, at the patient's or

patient's representative's request, an audio recording, to be made

available to such patient or such patient's representative on compact

disc or other medium as the hospital may offer, or as an electronically

transmitted digital file, in addition to a written copy of any

preadmission information.

2. Each general hospital, during the intake and registration of each

patient, shall obtain and record information as specified by the

department in regulation or guidance to determine whether such patient

requires a reasonable accommodation for a disability.

3. Nothing contained herein shall require a patient to answer the

inquiries about a disability if they wish not to do so.