Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73

§1716 Hospital care by other agencies of the United States

Title 38 › Part PART II— - GENERAL BENEFITS › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, OR DOMICILIARY CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT › § 1716

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When an appropriation or other law allows it, the Secretary may send money to the Departments of Health and Human Services (Public Health Service), the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Interior so they can pay for hospital care and treatment of veterans the Department must provide. The Department will be billed using a daily rate approved by the Office of Management and Budget.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §1716

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When so specified in an appropriation or other Act, the Secretary may make allotments and transfers to the Departments of Health and Human Services (Public Health Service), the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Interior, for disbursement by them under the various headings of their appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of veterans entitled to hospitalization from the Department under this chapter. The amounts to be charged the Department for care and treatment of veterans in hospitals shall be calculated on the basis of a per diem rate approved by the Office of Management and Budget.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 616 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted “Department” for “Veterans’ Administration” in two places. 1982—Pub. L. 97–295 substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”. 1976—Pub. L. 94–581 substituted “Office of Management and Budget” for “Bureau of the Budget”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1976 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 94–581 effective Oct. 21, 1976, see section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581, set out as a note under section 111 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

38 U.S.C. § 1716

Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73