PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Department of Defense must share its health-care resources with the Department of Veterans Affairs under approved agreements. Under those agreements, the head of a military department may reimburse the VA from that department’s funds for medical care it pays for. The Secretary of Defense may make rules to require premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for covered beneficiaries who get care under these agreements. Active-duty service members can be given VA health-care services during and immediately after a war, or during and immediately after a national emergency that involves the armed forces in armed conflict.

Title 10, §1104

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(a)Sharing of Health-Care Resources.—

Health-care resources of the Department of Defense shall be shared with health-care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 8111 of title 38 or under section 1535 of title 31.

(b)Reimbursement From CHAMPUS Funds.—

Pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 8111 of title 38 or section 1535 of title 31, the Secretary of a military department may reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from funds available for that military department for the payment of medical care provided under section 1079 or 1086 of this title.

(c)Charges.—

The Secretary of Defense may prescribe by regulation a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge for health care provided to covered beneficiaries under this chapter pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Secretary of a military department under section 8111 of title 38 or section 1535 of title 31.

(d)Provision of Services During War or National Emergency.—

Members of the armed forces on active duty during and immediately following a period of war, or during and immediately following a national emergency involving the use of the armed forces in armed conflict, may be provided health-care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 8111A of title 38.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted “shall” for “may”. 1993—Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 103–35, § 201(c)(1)(A), substituted “section 8111 of title 38” for “section 8011 of title 38”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–35, § 201(c)(1)(B), substituted “section 8111A of title 38” for “section 8011A of title 38”. 1992—Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 102–484, § 1052(14)(A), substituted “section 8011 of title 38” for “section 5011 of title 38”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–484, § 1052(14)(B), substituted “section 8011A of title 38” for “section 5011A of title 38”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–314 effective Oct. 1, 2003, see section 721(c) of Pub. L. 107–314, set out as a note under section 8111 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits.

§1104 Sharing of Health-care Resources with the Department of Veterans Affairs