38 C.F.R. PART 17--MEDICAL
TITLE 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
PART 17--MEDICAL
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| Informed consent and advance health 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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| 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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| Transportation of claimants and beneficiaries.
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| Approval of unauthorized travel of claimants and beneficiaries.
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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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