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Title 38 - Veterans’ Benefits
Part II - GENERAL BENEFITS (§§ 1101 - 2414)
Chapter 17 - HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE (§§ 1701 - 1787)
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| 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 Table Of Contents |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL
| Sec. | |
| 1701. | Definitions. |
| 1702. | Presumptions: psychosis after service in World War II and following periods of war; mental illness following service in the Persian Gulf War. |
| 1703. | Contracts for hospital care and medical services in non-Department facilities. |
| 1704. | Preventive health services: annual report. |
| 1705. | Management of health care: patient enrollment system. |
| 1706. | Management of health care: other requirements. |
| 1707. | Limitations. |
| 1708. | Temporary lodging. |
| 1709. | Comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault incidents and other safety incidents. |
| 1709A. | Teleconsultation. |
SUBCHAPTER II—HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, OR DOMICILIARY CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT
| 1710. | Eligibility for hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care. |
| 1710A. | Required nursing home care. |
| 1710B. | Extended care services. |
| 1710C. | Traumatic brain injury: plans for rehabilitation and reintegration into the community. |
| 1710D. | Traumatic brain injury: comprehensive plan for long-term rehabilitation.1 |
| 1710E. | Traumatic brain injury: use of non-Departmental facilities for rehabilitation.1 |
| 1711. | Care during examinations and in emergencies. |
| 1712. | Dental care; drugs and medicines for certain disabled veterans; vaccines. |
| 1712A. | Eligibility for readjustment counseling and related mental health services. |
| 1712B. | Counseling for former prisoners of war. |
| [1713. | Renumbered.] |
| 1714. | Fitting and training in use of prosthetic appliances; guide dogs; service dogs. |
| 1715. | Tobacco for hospitalized veterans. |
| 1716. | Hospital care by other agencies of the United States. |
| 1717. | Home health services; invalid lifts and other devices. |
| 1718. | Therapeutic and rehabilitative activities. |
| 1719. | Repair or replacement of certain prosthetic and other appliances. |
| 1720. | Transfers for nursing home care; adult day health care. |
| 1720A. | Treatment and rehabilitative services for persons with drug or alcohol dependency. |
| 1720B. | Respite care. |
| 1720C. | Noninstitutional alternatives to nursing home care. |
| 1720D. | Counseling and treatment for sexual trauma. |
| 1720E. | Nasopharyngeal radium irradiation. |
| 1720F. | Comprehensive program for suicide prevention among veterans. |
| 1720G. | Assistance and support services for caregivers. |
SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF VETERANS
| 1721. | Power to make rules and regulations. |
| 1722. | Determination of inability to defray necessary expenses; income thresholds. |
| 1722A. | Copayment for medications. |
| 1722B. | Copayments: waiver of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans. |
| 1723. | Furnishing of clothing. |
| 1724. | Hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care abroad. |
| 1725. | Reimbursement for emergency treatment. |
| 1726. | Reimbursement for loss of personal effects by natural disaster. |
| 1727. | Persons eligible under prior law. |
| 1728. | Reimbursement of certain medical expenses. |
| 1729. | Recovery by the United States of the cost of certain care and services. |
| 1729A. | Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care Collections Fund. |
| 1729B. | Consolidated patient accounting centers. |
| 1730. | Community residential care. |
| 1730A. | Prohibition on collection of copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans. |
SUBCHAPTER IV—HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR VETERANS IN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
| 1731. | Assistance to the Republic of the Philippines. |
| 1732. | Contracts and grants to provide for the care and treatment of United States veterans by the Veterans Memorial Medical Center. |
| 1733. | Supervision of program by the President. |
| 1734. | Hospital and nursing home care and medical services in the United States. |
| 1735. | Definitions. |
SUBCHAPTER V—PAYMENTS TO STATE HOMES
| 1741. | Criteria for payment. |
| 1742. | Inspections of such homes; restrictions on beneficiaries. |
| 1743. | Applications. |
| 1744. | Hiring and retention of nurses: payments to assist States. |
| 1745. | Nursing home care and medications for veterans with service-connected disabilities. |
SUBCHAPTER VI—SICKLE CELL ANEMIA
| 1751. | Screening, counseling, and medical treatment. |
| 1752. | Research. |
| 1753. | Voluntary participation; confidentiality. |
| 1754. | Reports. |
| [1761 to 1764. Repealed.] |
[SUBCHAPTER VII—TRANSFERRED]
| [1771 to 1774. Renumbered.] |
SUBCHAPTER VIII—HEALTH CARE OF PERSONS OTHER THAN VETERANS
| 1781. | Medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans. |
| 1782. | Counseling, training, and mental health services for immediate family members and caregivers. |
| 1783. | Bereavement counseling. |
| 1784. | Humanitarian care. |
| 1785. | Care and services during certain disasters and emergencies. |
| 1786. | Care for newborn children of women veterans receiving maternity care. |
| 1787. | Health care of family members of veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. |
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