2021 US Code
Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits
Part II - General Benefits
Chapter 17 - Hospital, Nursing Home, Domiciliary, and Medical Care
Subchapter VI - Sickle Cell Anemia
Sec. 1753 - Voluntary participation; confidentiality
38 U.S.C. § 1753 (2021) |
§1753. Voluntary participation; confidentiality |
(a) The participation by any person in any program or portion thereof under this subchapter shall be wholly voluntary and shall not be a prerequisite to eligibility for or receipt of any other service or assistance from, or to participation in, any other program under this title. (b) Patient records prepared or obtained under this subchapter shall be held confidential in the same manner and under the same conditions prescribed in section 7332 of this title. |
(Added Pub. L. 93–82, title I, §109(a), Aug. 2, 1973, 87 Stat. 187, §653; amended Pub. L. 94–581, title I, §111(b), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2852; Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239; renumbered §1753, Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406.) |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS
1991—Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 653 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–40 substituted "7332" for "4132". 1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–581 substituted "Patient records prepared or obtained under this subchapter shall be held confidential in the same manner and under the same conditions prescribed in section 4132 of this title" for "The Administrator shall promulgate rules and regulations to insure that all information and patient records prepared or obtained under this subchapter shall be held confidential except for (1) such information as the patient (or his guardian) requests in writing to be released or (2) statistical data compiled without reference to patient names or other identifying characteristics". STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 94–581 effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Sept. 1, 1973, see section 501 of Pub. L. 93–82, set out as an Effective Date of 1973 Amendment note under section 1701 of this title. |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS |
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Title 38 - VETERANS' BENEFITS PART II - GENERAL BENEFITS CHAPTER 17 - HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE SUBCHAPTER VI - SICKLE CELL ANEMIA Sec. 1753 - Voluntary participation; confidentiality |
section 1753 |
2021 |
January 3, 2022 |
Yes |
standard |
87 Stat. 187 90 Stat. 2852 105 Stat. 239, 406 |
Public Law 93-82, Public Law 94-581, Public Law 102-40, Public Law 102-83 |