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38 U.S.C. 1711: Care during examinations and in emergencies

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-857. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 1729A.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–135 struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: "The Secretary may furnish hospital care or medical services as a humanitarian service in emergency cases, but the Secretary shall charge for such care at rates prescribed by the Secretary." (Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001) Law text · (b)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 611 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" wherever appearing.
    • Pub. L. 102–40 substituted "5902" for "3402". · (c)

    1979

    • Pub. L. 96–22 added subsec. (c). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 96–128 substituted "named in, or approved by the Administrator under," for "recognized by the Administrator for the purposes of". · (c)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–581, §202(e)(1), substituted "Care" for "Hospitalization" in section catchline.
    • Pub. L. 94–581, §210(a)(2)(A), substituted "administered by the Administrator" for "administered by him". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 94–581, §§202(e)(2), 210(a)(2)(B), substituted "hospital care or medical services" for "hospital care", "the Administrator shall charge" for "he shall charge", and "prescribed by the Administrator" for "prescribed by him". · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.