Title 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
PART 17--MEDICAL
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| 17.30 |
Definitions. |
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| 17.31 |
Duty periods defined.
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| 17.31 |
Duty periods defined. |
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| 17.32 |
Informed consent and advance care planning.
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| 17.33 |
Patients' rights.
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| 17.34 |
Tentative eligibility determinations. |
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| 17.35 |
Hospital care and medical services in foreign countries. |
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| 17.36
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Enrollment--provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans.
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| 17.37 |
Enrollment not required--provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans. |
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| 17.38
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Medical benefits package. |
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| 17.39 |
Certain Filipino veterans.
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| 17.40 |
Additional services for indigents. |
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| 17.41 |
Persons eligible for hospital observation and physical examination. |
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| 17.42 |
Examinations on an outpatient basis. |
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| 17.43 |
Persons entitled to hospital or domiciliary care. |
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| 17.44 |
Hospital care for certain retirees with chronic disability (Executive Orders 10122, 10400 and 11733). |
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| 17.45 |
Hospital care for research purposes. |
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| 17.46 |
Eligibility for hospital, domiciliary or nursing home care of persons discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service. |
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| 17.47 |
Considerations applicable in determining eligibility for hospital, nursing home or domiciliary care. |
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| 17.48 |
Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residences program. |
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| 17.49
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Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care. |
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| 17.50 |
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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| 17.51 |
Emergency use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals. |
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| 17.52 |
Hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities. |
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| 17.53 |
Limitations on use of public or private hospitals. |
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| 17.54 |
Necessity for prior authorization. |
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| 17.55 |
Payment for authorized public or private hospital care. |
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| 17.56 |
Payment for non-VA physician and other health care professional services.
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| 17.57 |
Use of community nursing homes. |
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| 17.60 |
Extensions of community nursing home care beyond six months. |
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| 17.61 |
Eligibility. |
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| 17.62 |
Definitions. |
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| 17.63 |
Approval of community residential care facilities. |
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| 17.64 |
Exceptions to standards in community residential care facilities. |
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| 17.65 |
Duration of approval. |
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| 17.66 |
Notice of noncompliance with VA standards. |
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| 17.67 |
Request for a hearing. |
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| 17.68 |
Notice and conduct of hearing. |
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| 17.69 |
Waiver of opportunity for hearing. |
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| 17.70
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Written decision following a hearing. |
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| 17.71 |
Revocation of VA approval. |
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| 17.72 |
Availability of information. |
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| 17.80 |
Alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation in residential and nonresidential facilities by contract. |
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| 17.81 |
Contracts for residential treatment services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.
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| 17.82 |
Contracts for outpatient services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities. |
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| 17.83 |
Limitations on payment for alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation. |
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| 17.85 |
Treatment of research-related injuries to human subjects. |
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| 17.90
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Medical care for veterans receiving vocational training under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15. |
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| 17.91 |
Protection of health-care eligibility. |
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| 17.92 |
Outpatient care for research purposes. |
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| 17.93 |
Eligibility for outpatient services. |
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| 17.94
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Outpatient medical services for military retirees and other beneficiaries. |
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| 17.95 |
Outpatient medical services for Department of Veterans Affairs employees and others in emergencies. |
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| 17.96 |
Medication prescribed by non-VA physicians. |
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| 17.97 |
Prescriptions in Alaska, and territories and possessions. |
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| 17.98 |
Mental health services. |
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| 17.100 |
Refusal of treatment by unnecessarily breaking appointments. |
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| 17.101 |
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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| 17.102 |
Charges for care or services. |
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| 17.103 |
Referrals of compromise settlement offers. |
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| 17.104 |
Terminations and suspensions.
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| 17.105 |
Waivers.
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| 17.106
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Authority for disciplinary action. |
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| 17.108
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Copayments for inpatient hospital care and outpatient medical care. |
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| 17.110 |
Copayments for medication. |
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| 17.111 |
Copayments for extended care services.
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| 17.112 |
Services or ceremonies on Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or center reservations. |
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| 17.113 |
Conditions of custody. |
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| 17.114 |
Submittal of claim for reimbursement. |
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| 17.115 |
Claims in cases of incompetent patients. |
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| 17.116 |
Adjudication of claims. |
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| 17.120 |
Payment or reimbursement of the expenses of hospital care and other medical services not previously authorized. |
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| 17.121 |
Limitations on payment or reimbursement of the costs of emergency hospital care and medical services not previously authorized. |
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| 17.122 |
Payment or reimbursement of the expenses of repairs to prosthetic appliances and similar devices furnished without prior authorization. |
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| 17.123 |
Claimants.
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| 17.124
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Preparation of claims. |
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| 17.125 |
Where to file claims. |
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| 17.126 |
Timely filing. |
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| 17.127 |
Date of filing claims. |
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| 17.128 |
Allowable rates and fees. |
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| 17.129 |
Retroactive payments prohibited. |
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| 17.130 |
Payment for treatment dependent upon preference prohibited. |
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| 17.131 |
Payment of abandoned claims prohibited. |
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| 17.132 |
Appeals. |
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| 17.133 |
Procedures. |
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| 17.140 |
Authority to adjudicate reimbursement claims. |
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| 17.141 |
Authority to adjudicate foreign reimbursement claims. |
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| 17.142 |
Authority to approve sharing agreements, contracts for scarce medical specialist services and contracts for other medical services. |
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| 17.143 |
Transportation of claimants and beneficiaries. |
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| 17.144 |
Limitations. |
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| 17.145 |
Approval of unauthorized travel of claimants and beneficiaries. |
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| 17.149 |
Sensori-neural aids.
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| 17.150 |
Prosthetic and similar appliances. |
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| 17.151 |
Invalid lifts for recipients of aid and attendance allowance or special monthly compensation. |
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| 17.152 |
Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness. |
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| 17.153
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Training in the use of appliances. |
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| 17.154 |
Dog-guides and equipment for blind.
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| 17.155 |
Minimum standards of safety and quality for automotive adaptive equipment. |
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| 17.156 |
Eligibility for automobile adaptive equipment. |
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| 17.157 |
Definition-adaptive equipment. |
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| 17.158 |
Limitations on assistance. |
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| 17.159
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Obtaining vehicles for special driver training courses. |
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| 17.160 |
Authorization of dental examinations. |
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| 17.161 |
Authorization of outpatient dental treatment. |
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| 17.162 |
Eligibility for Class II dental treatment without rating action. |
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| 17.163 |
Posthospital outpatient dental treatment. |
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| 17.164
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Patient responsibility in making and keeping dental appointments. |
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| 17.165 |
Emergency outpatient dental treatment.
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| 17.166 |
Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members. |
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| 17.170 |
Autopsies. |
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| 17.180 |
Delegation of authority. |
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| 17.190 |
Recognition of a State home. |
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| 17.191 |
Filing applications. |
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| 17.192 |
Approval of annexes and new facilities. |
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| 17.193 |
Prerequisites for payments to State homes. |
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| 17.194 |
Aid for domiciliary care. |
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| 17.196 |
Aid for hospital care. |
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| 17.197 |
Amount of aid payable. |
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| 17.198 |
Department of Veterans Affairs approval of eligibility required. |
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| 17.199 |
Inspection of recognized State homes. |
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| 17.200 |
Audit of State homes. |
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| 17.230 |
Contingency backup to the Department of Defense. |
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| 17.240 |
Sharing specialized medical resources. |
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| 17.241 |
Sharing medical information services.
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| 17.242 |
Coordination of programs with Department of Health and Human Services. |
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| 17.250 |
Scope of the grant program. |
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| 17.251 |
The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs. |
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| 17.252 |
Ex officio member of subcommittee. |
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| 17.253 |
Applicants for grants. |
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| 17.254 |
Applications. |
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| 17.255 |
Applications for grants for programs which include construction projects. |
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| 17.256 |
Amended or supplemental applications. |
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| 17.257 |
Awards procedures.
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| 17.258 |
Terms and conditions to which awards are subject. |
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| 17.259 |
Direct costs. |
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| 17.260 |
Patient care costs to be excluded from direct costs. |
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| 17.261 |
Indirect costs. |
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| 17.262 |
Authority to approve applications discretionary. |
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| 17.263 |
Suspension and termination procedures. |
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| 17.264 |
Recoupments and releases. |
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| 17.265 |
Payments. |
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| 17.266 |
Copyrights and patents. |
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| 17.270 |
General provisions. |
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| 17.271 |
Eligibility. |
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| 17.272 |
Benefits limitations/exclusions. |
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| 17.273 |
Preauthorization. |
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| 17.274 |
Cost sharing. |
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| 17.275 |
Claim filing deadline. |
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| 17.276 |
Appeal/review process. |
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| 17.277 |
Third-party liability/medical care cost recovery. |
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| 17.278 |
Confidentiality of records. |
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| 17.350 |
The program of assistance to the Philippines. |
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| 17.351 |
Grants for the replacement and upgrading of equipment at Veterans Memorial Medical Center. |
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| 17.352 |
Amounts and use of grant funds for the replacement and upgrading of equipment. |
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| 17.355 |
Awards procedures. |
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| 17.362
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Acceptance of medical supplies as payment.
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| 17.363 |
Length of stay. |
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| 17.364 |
Eligibility determinations. |
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| 17.365 |
Admission priorities. |
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| 17.366 |
Authorization of emergency admissions. |
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| 17.367 |
Republic of the Philippines to print forms. |
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| 17.369 |
Inspections. |
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| 17.370 |
Termination of payments. |
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| 17.500 |
General. |
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| 17.501 |
Confidential and privileged documents. |
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| 17.502 |
Applicability of other statutes. |
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| 17.503 |
Improper disclosure. |
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| 17.504 |
Disclosure methods. |
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| 17.505 |
Disclosure authorities. |
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| 17.506 |
Appeal of decision by Veterans Health Administration to deny disclosure. |
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| 17.507 |
Employee responsibilities. |
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| 17.508 |
Access to quality assurance records and documents within the agency. |
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| 17.509 |
Authorized disclosure: Non-Department of Veterans Affairs requests. |
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| 17.510 |
Redisclosure. |
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| 17.511 |
Penalties for violations. |
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| 17.600 |
Purpose. |
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| 17.601 |
Definitions. |
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| 17.602 |
Eligibility. |
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| 17.603 |
Availability of scholarships. |
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| 17.604 |
Application for the scholarship program. |
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| 17.605 |
Selection of participants. |
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| 17.606 |
Award procedures. |
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| 17.607 |
Obligated service. |
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| 17.608 |
Deferment of obligated service. |
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| 17.609 |
Pay during period of obligated service. |
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| 17.610 |
Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation. |
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| 17.611 |
Bankruptcy. |
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| 17.612 |
Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation. |
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| 17.800 |
Purpose. |
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| 17.801 |
Definitions. |
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| 17.802 |
Application provisions. |
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| 17.803 |
Order of consideration.
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| 17.804 |
Loan approval criteria. |
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| 17.805 |
Additional terms of loans. |
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| 17.900 |
Definitions.
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| 17.901 |
Provision of health care. |
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| 17.902 |
Preauthorization. |
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| 17.903 |
Payment. |
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| 17.904 |
Review and appeal process. |
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| 17.905 |
Medical records. |
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| 17.1000 |
Payment or reimbursement for emergency services for nonservice-connected conditions in non-VA facilities.
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| 17.1001 |
Definitions. |
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| 17.1002 |
Substantive conditions for payment or reimbursement. |
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| 17.1003 |
Emergency transportation. |
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| 17.1004 |
Filing claims. |
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| 17.1005 |
Payment limitations. |
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| 17.1006 |
Decisionmakers. |
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| 17.1007 |
Independent right of recovery. |
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| 17.1008 |
Balance billing prohibited. |