2013 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans’ Benefits
Part II - GENERAL BENEFITS (§§ 1101 - 2414)
Chapter 17 - HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE (§§ 1701 - 1787)
Subchapter VIII - HEALTH CARE OF PERSONS OTHER THAN VETERANS (§§ 1781 - 1787)
Section 1782 - Counseling, training, and mental health services for immediate family members and caregivers
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 17 - HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE SUBCHAPTER VIII - HEALTH CARE OF PERSONS OTHER THAN VETERANS Sec. 1782 - Counseling, training, and mental health services for immediate family members and caregivers |
Contains | section 1782 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 107-135, title II, §208(b), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2462; amended Pub. L. 110-387, title III, §301(a)(2), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4120; Pub. L. 111-163, title I, §103(a), (b), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1139, 1140. |
Statutes at Large References | 115 Stat. 2462 122 Stat. 4120 124 Stat. 1139 |
Public Law References | Public Law 107-135, Public Law 110-387, Public Law 111-163 |
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(b)
(c)
(1) the members of the immediate family or the legal guardian of a veteran;
(2) a family caregiver of an eligible veteran or a caregiver of a covered veteran (as those terms are defined in section 1720G of this title); or
(3) the individual in whose household such veteran certifies an intention to live.
(d)
(1) A veteran who is receiving care for a service-connected disability.
(2) A dependent or survivor receiving care under the last sentence of section 1783(b) of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 107–135, title II, §208(b), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2462; amended Pub. L. 110–387, title III, §301(a)(2), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4120; Pub. L. 111–163, title I, §103(a), (b), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1139, 1140.)
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 1782 was renumbered section 3682 of this title.
AMENDMENTS2010—Pub. L. 111–163, §103(b), inserted "and caregivers" after "members" in section catchline.
Subsec. (c)(2), (3). Pub. L. 111–163, §103(a), added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–387, §301(a)(2)(A), inserted "marriage and family counseling," after "professional counseling,".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–387, §301(a)(2)(B), inserted "marriage and family counseling," after "professional counseling," and substituted period at end for "if—
"(1) those services were initiated during the veteran's hospitalization; and
"(2) the continued provision of those services on an outpatient basis is essential to permit the discharge of the veteran from the hospital."
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