2014 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 6A - Public Health Service (Sections 201 - 300mm-61)
Subchapter I - Administration and Miscellaneous Provisions (Sections 201 - 239l-3)
Part C - Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection (Sections 239 - 239h)
Sec. 239c - Medical benefits
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SUBCHAPTER I - ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Part C - Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Sec. 239c - Medical benefits |
| Contains | section 239c |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, §264, as added Pub. L. 108-20, §2, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 641. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 117 Stat. 641 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 108-20 |
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Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, the Secretary shall make payment or reimbursement for medical items and services as reasonable and necessary to treat a covered injury of an eligible individual, including the services, appliances, and supplies prescribed or recommended by a qualified physician, which the Secretary considers likely to cure, give relief, reduce the degree or the period of disability, or aid in lessening the amount of monthly compensation.
(b) Benefits secondary to other coveragePayment or reimbursement for services or benefits under subsection (a) of this section shall be secondary to any obligation of the United States or any third party (including any State or local governmental entity, private insurance carrier, or employer) under any other provision of law or contractual agreement, to pay for or provide such services or benefits.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title II, §264, as added Pub. L. 108–20, §2, Apr. 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 641.)
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