§ 350. Definitions. When used in this article:

1. The term "division" means the division of veterans' services.

2. The term "state director" means the New York state director of veterans' services.

3. The term "veteran" means a person, male or female, resident of this state, who has served in the active military or naval service of the United States during a war in which the United States engaged and who has been released from such service otherwise than by dishonorable discharge, or who has been furloughed to the reserve.

4. The term "armed forces" means the military and naval forces of the United States.

5. The term "local director" means the director of a county or city veterans' service agency.

6. The term "county director" means a local director of a county veterans' service agency.

7. The term "city director" means a local director of a city veterans' service agency.

* 8. The term "qualifying condition" means a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury made by, or an experience of military sexual trauma, as described in 38 USC 1720D, as amended from time to time, disclosed to, an individual licensed to provide health care services at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility. The division shall develop a standardized form used to confirm that the veteran has a qualifying condition under this subdivision.

* NB Effective November 12, 2020

* 9. The term "discharged LGBT veteran" means a veteran who was discharged less than honorably from military or naval service due to their sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, as those terms are defined in section two hundred ninety-two of this chapter, or statements, consensual sexual conduct, or consensual acts relating to sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or the disclosure of such statements, conduct, or acts, that were prohibited by the military or naval service at the time of discharge. The division shall establish a consistent and uniform process to determine whether a veteran qualifies as a discharged LGBT veteran under this subdivision, including, at a minimum, standards for verifying a veteran's status as a discharged LGBT veteran, and a method of demonstrating eligibility as a discharged LGBT veteran.

* NB Effective November 12, 2020