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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§2652 Regulations

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 32— - THIRD PARTY LIABILITY FOR HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CARE › § 2652

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President can make rules to carry out this law. Those rules can include how to decide the fair cost of hospital, medical, surgical, or dental care, including prostheses and medical devices, that was or will be given. Under those rules, the head of the federal department or agency involved may settle, compromise, or give up any claim the United States has to be repaid for that care. They can cancel a claim in whole or in part if it helps the government or if collecting it would cause too much hardship for the injured person. Any action by the United States under this law cannot stop the injured person from getting any part of their damages that this law does not cover.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2652

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The President may prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter, including regulations with respect to the determination and establishment of the reasonable value of the hospital, medical, surgical, or dental care and treatment (including prostheses and medical appliances) furnished or to be furnished.
(b)To the extent prescribed by regulations under subsection (a), the head of the department or agency of the United States concerned may (1) compromise, or settle and execute a release of, any claim which the United States has by virtue of the right established by section 2651 of this title; or (2) waive any such claim, in whole or in part, for the convenience of the Government, or if he determines that collection would result in undue hardship upon the person who suffered the injury or disease resulting in care or treatment described in section 2651 of this title.
(c)No action taken by the United States in connection with the rights afforded under this legislation shall operate to deny to the injured person the recovery for that portion of his damage not covered hereunder.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Ex. Ord. No. 11060. Delegation of Authority To Prescribe

Regulations

Ex. Ord. No. 11060, Nov. 7, 1962, 27 F.R. 10925, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, provided: Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Title 3 of the United States Code and by section 2(a) of the Act of
September 25, 1962 (Public Law 87–693) [subsec. (a) of this section], it is hereby ordered as follows: section 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, for the purposes of the Act of
September 25, 1962, [this chapter], from time to time, determine and establish rates that represent the reasonable value of hospital, medical, surgical, or dental care and treatment (including prostheses and medical appliances) furnished or to be furnished. Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 1 of this order, the Attorney General shall prescribe

Regulations

to carry out the purposes of the Act of September 25, 1962 [this chapter].

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2652

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73