N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2803-t

§ 2803-t. Preadmission information. 1. Any general hospital that\nprovides preadmission information to a patient, shall offer a blind or\nvisually impaired patient a large print version or, at the patient's or\npatient's representative's request, an audio recording, to be made\navailable to such patient or such patient's representative on compact\ndisc or other medium as the hospital may offer, or as an electronically\ntransmitted digital file, in addition to a written copy of any\npreadmission information.\n 2. Each general hospital, during the intake and registration of each\npatient, shall obtain and record information as specified by the\ndepartment in regulation or guidance to determine whether such patient\nrequires a reasonable accommodation for a disability.\n 3. Nothing contained herein shall require a patient to answer the\ninquiries about a disability if they wish not to do so.\n