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38 U.S.C. 8153: Sharing of health-care resources

Created in 1966 by Public Law 89-785. Changed by 17 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 8157, 38 U.S.C. 8158.

2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Department of Veterans Affairs (2).

This Congress

  • H.R. 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act · introduced · would change (a), (h)

How it got here

2011

  • Pub. L. 111–350, §5(j)(8)(A), substituted "section 1707 of title 41" for "section 22 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 418b)". Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 111–350, §5(j)(8)(B), substituted "section 3304(e) of title 41" for "section 303(f) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(f))". Law text · (a)

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–170, in introductory provisions, substituted "not later than February 1 of each year" for "not more than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year" and inserted "during the preceding fiscal year" after "under this section". (Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003) Law text · (g)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–419 amended directory language of Pub. L. 105–114, §402(e). See 1997 Amendment note below. (Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (a)

1997

  • Pub. L. 105–114, §402(d), inserted "(including any Executive order, circular, or other administrative policy)" after "law or regulation". (Veterans' Benefits Act of 1997) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 105–114, §402(e), as amended by Pub. L. 106–419, inserted ", as appropriate," after "all responsible sources" in third sentence. (Veterans' Benefits Act of 1997) Law text · (a)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–262, §301(d)(1), substituted "Sharing of health-care resources" for "Specialized medical resources" in section catchline. (Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996) Law text
  • Pub. L. 104–262, §301(c)(1)(A), substituted "health-care resources" for "certain specialized medical resources", "other health-care resources" for "other medical resources", and "of health-care resources between Department health-care facilities and any health-care provider, or othe… (Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–262, §301(c)(1)(B), substituted "if such resources are not, or would not be," for "only if (A) such an agreement will obviate the need for a similar resource to be provided in a Department health care facility, or (B) the Department resources which are the subject of the… (Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–262, §301(c)(1)(C), added par. (3). (Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–262, §301(c)(2), substituted "payment to the Department in accordance with procedures that provide appropriate flexibility to negotiate payment which is in the best interest of the Government." for "reciprocal reimbursement based on a methodology that provides appropriate f… (Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 104–262, §301(c)(3), substituted "preclude such payment to such facility for such care or services" for "preclude such payment, in accordance with— (Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (d)
  • Pub. L. 104–262, §301(c)(4), added subsecs. (e) and (f) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (g). (Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (e), (f), (g)

1993

  • Pub. L. 103–210 designated existing provisions as par. (1) and substituted "other form of agreement for the mutual use, or exchange of use, of—" along with subpars. (A) and (B) and par. (2), for "other form of agreement, as set forth in clauses (1) and (2) below, between Department hea… · (a)

1991

  • Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 5053 of this title as this section.
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in two places in introductory provisions. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration" wherever appearing. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration". · (b)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration" in two places. · (c)
  • Pub. L. 102–54 amended subsec. (c) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by substituting "under this section" for "hereunder". · (c)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration" in introductory provisions. · (d)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator". · (d)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(2)(D), substituted "the two Secretaries" for "the Secretary and the Administrator". · (d)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator" in introductory provisions. · (e)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–366, §202(b)(1), substituted "health-care facilities and other health-care facilities (including organ banks, blood banks, or similar institutions), research centers, or medical schools" for "hospitals and other hospitals (or other medical installations having hospital faci… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–366, §202(b)(2), substituted in first sentence "a methodology that provides appropriate flexibility to the heads of the facilities concerned to establish an appropriate reimbursement rate after taking into account local conditions and needs and the actual costs to the provi… · (b)

1986

  • Pub. L. 99–576 added subsec. (e). · (e)

1983

  • Pub. L. 98–160 substituted "title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)" for "subchapter XVIII of chapter 7 of title 42". · (d)

1982

  • Pub. L. 97–295 substituted "Health and Human Services" for "Health, Education, and Welfare". · (d)

1979

  • Pub. L. 96–151 inserted provisions relating to applicability to organ banks, blood banks, or similar institutions. · (a)

1976

  • Pub. L. 94–581, §§206(c), 210(e)(11), substituted "when the Administrator determines" for "when he determines" and "clauses" for "paragraphs" in provisions preceding cl. (1), and inserted "health care" after "Veterans' Administration" in cls. (1) and (2). · (a)
  • Pub. L. 94–581, §206(c)(2), inserted "health care" after "Veterans' Administration" in two places. · (c)
  • Pub. L. 94–581, §115(a)(1), inserted subsec. (d). · (d)

1973

  • Pub. L. 93–82 struck out "or medical schools" from parenthetical and inserted "or medical schools or clinics" after parenthetical. · (a)

1970

  • Pub. L. 91–496 substituted "for the mutual use, or exchange of use," for "for the exchange of use". · (a)

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.