2. The department, in cooperation with the office of temporary and disability assistance and any other state department, office, division or agency the department deems necessary, shall encourage all other temporary shelter providers to share information to increase veteran access to benefits by:

1. (a) providing information on the department website including:

   1. (i) potential questions for inclusion on intake forms including, but not limited to: "Have you or anyone in your household ever been in the United States military?";
   2. (ii) advising such providers that all individuals identifying themselves as having been in the United States military that the division and local veterans' service agencies provide assistance to veterans regarding benefits available under federal and state law; and
   3. (iii) the address and telephone number of the department, county and city veterans' service agencies and accredited veterans' service officers; and
2. (b) facilitating the transmission of such veteran's status information, with the permission of individuals identifying themselves as a veteran, to the department.