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TITLE 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
PART 17--MEDICAL
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| Informed consent and advance care planning. |
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| Tentative eligibility determinations. |
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| Hospital care and medical services in foreign countries. |
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| Enrollment--provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans. |
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| Enrollment not required--provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans. |
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| Medical benefits package. |
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| Certain Filipino veterans. |
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| Additional services for indigents. |
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| Persons eligible for hospital observation and physical examination. |
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| Examinations on an outpatient basis. |
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| Persons entitled to hospital or domiciliary care. |
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| Hospital care for certain retirees with chronic disability (Executive Orders 10122, 10400 and 11733). |
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| Hospital care for research purposes. |
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| Eligibility for hospital, domiciliary or nursing home care of persons discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service. |
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| Considerations applicable in determining eligibility for hospital, nursing home or domiciliary care. |
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| Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residences program. |
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| Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care. |
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| Use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals with beds allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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| Emergency use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals. |
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| Hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities. |
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| Limitations on use of public or private hospitals. |
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| Necessity for prior authorization. |
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| Payment for authorized public or private hospital care. |
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| Payment for non-VA physician and other health care professional services. |
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| Use of community nursing homes. |
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| Extensions of community nursing home care beyond six months. |
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| Approval of community residential care facilities. |
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| Exceptions to standards in community residential care facilities. |
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| Notice of noncompliance with VA standards. |
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| Notice and conduct of hearing. |
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| Waiver of opportunity for hearing. |
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| Written decision following a hearing. |
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| Revocation of VA approval. |
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| Availability of information. |
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| Alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation in residential and nonresidential facilities by contract. |
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| Contracts for residential treatment services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities. |
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| Contracts for outpatient services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities. |
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| Limitations on payment for alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation. |
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| Treatment of research-related injuries to human subjects. |
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| Provision of hospital care and medical services during certain disasters and emergencies under 38 U.S.C. 1785. |
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| Medical care for veterans receiving vocational training under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15. |
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| Protection of health-care eligibility. |
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| Outpatient care for research purposes. |
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| Eligibility for outpatient services. |
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| Outpatient medical services for military retirees and other beneficiaries. |
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| Outpatient medical services for Department of Veterans Affairs employees and others in emergencies. |
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| Medication prescribed by non-VA physicians. |
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| Prescriptions in Alaska, and territories and possessions. |
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| Refusal of treatment by unnecessarily breaking appointments. |
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| Collection or recovery by VA for medical care or services provided or furnished to a veteran for a nonservice-connected disability. |
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| Charges for care or services. |
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| Referrals of compromise settlement offers. |
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| Terminations and suspensions. |
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| Authority for disciplinary action. |
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| Copayments for inpatient hospital care and outpatient medical care. |
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| Copayments for medication. |
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| Copayments for extended care services. |
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| Services or ceremonies on Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or center reservations. |
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| Submittal of claim for reimbursement. |
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| Claims in cases of incompetent patients. |
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| Payment or reimbursement of the expenses of hospital care and other medical services not previously authorized. |
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| Limitations on payment or reimbursement of the costs of emergency hospital care and medical services not previously authorized. |
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| Payment or reimbursement of the expenses of repairs to prosthetic appliances and similar devices furnished without prior authorization. |
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| Allowable rates and fees. |
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| Retroactive payments prohibited. |
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| Payment for treatment dependent upon preference prohibited. |
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| Payment of abandoned claims prohibited. |
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| Authority to adjudicate reimbursement claims. |
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| Authority to adjudicate foreign reimbursement claims. |
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| Authority to approve sharing agreements, contracts for scarce medical specialist services and contracts for other medical services. |
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| Prosthetic and similar appliances. |
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| Invalid lifts for recipients of aid and attendance allowance or special monthly compensation. |
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| Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness. |
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| Training in the use of appliances. |
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| Dog-guides and equipment for blind. |
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| Minimum standards of safety and quality for automotive adaptive equipment. |
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| Eligibility for automobile adaptive equipment. |
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| Definition-adaptive equipment. |
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| Limitations on assistance. |
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| Obtaining vehicles for special driver training courses. |
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| Authorization of dental examinations. |
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| Authorization of outpatient dental treatment. |
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| Eligibility for Class II dental treatment without rating action. |
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| Posthospital outpatient dental treatment. |
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| Patient responsibility in making and keeping dental appointments. |
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| Emergency outpatient dental treatment. |
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| Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members. |
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| Recognition of a State home. |
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| Approval of annexes and new facilities. |
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| Prerequisites for payments to State homes. |
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| Aid for domiciliary care. |
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| Department of Veterans Affairs approval of eligibility required. |
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| Inspection of recognized State homes. |
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| Contingency backup to the Department of Defense. |
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| Sharing specialized medical resources. |
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| Sharing medical information services. |
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| Coordination of programs with Department of Health and Human Services. |
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| Scope of the grant program. |
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| The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs. |
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| Ex officio member of subcommittee. |
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| Applications for grants for programs which include construction projects. |
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| Amended or supplemental applications. |
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| Terms and conditions to which awards are subject. |
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| Patient care costs to be excluded from direct costs. |
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| Authority to approve applications discretionary. |
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| Suspension and termination procedures. |
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| Recoupments and releases. |
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| Benefits limitations/exclusions. |
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| Third-party liability/medical care cost recovery. |
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| Confidentiality of records. |
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| The program of assistance to the Philippines. |
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| Grants for the replacement and upgrading of equipment at Veterans Memorial Medical Center. |
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| Amounts and use of grant funds for the replacement and upgrading of equipment. |
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| Acceptance of medical supplies as payment. |
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| Eligibility determinations. |
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| Authorization of emergency admissions. |
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| Republic of the Philippines to print forms. |
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| Confidential and privileged documents. |
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| Applicability of other statutes. |
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| Appeal of decision by Veterans Health Administration to deny disclosure. |
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| Employee responsibilities. |
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| Access to quality assurance records and documents within the agency. |
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| Authorized disclosure: Non-Department of Veterans Affairs requests. |
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| Penalties for violations. |
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| Availability of scholarships. |
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| Application for the scholarship program. |
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| Selection of participants. |
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| Deferment of obligated service. |
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| Pay during period of obligated service. |
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| Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation. |
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| Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation. |
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| Additional terms of loans. |
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| Provision of health care. |
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| Review and appeal process. |
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| Payment or reimbursement for emergency services for nonservice-connected conditions in non-VA facilities. |
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| Substantive conditions for payment or reimbursement. |
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| Emergency transportation. |
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| Independent right of recovery. |
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| Balance billing prohibited. |
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