38 U.S.C. § 1705A: Management of health care…

Summary

People who seek hospital or medical care under this chapter must give the Secretary current information needed to identify any health-plan contract that covers them. That information, as needed, includes the name of the company providing the coverage, the policyholder’s name if the coverage is in someone else’s name, the contract or ID number, and the group code. The Secretary may take steps to collect this information but cannot deny services only because someone fails to provide it. "Health-plan contract" is defined in section 1725(h).

Title 38, §1705A

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(a)In General.—

(1)Any individual who seeks hospital care or medical services under this chapter shall provide to the Secretary such current information as the Secretary may require to identify any health-plan contract under which such individual is covered.

(2)The information required to be provided to the Secretary under paragraph (1) with respect to a health-plan contract shall include, as applicable, the following:

(A)The name of the entity providing coverage under the health-plan contract.

(B)If coverage under the health-plan contract is in the name of an individual other than the individual required to provide information under this section, the name of the policy holder of the health-plan contract.

(C)The identification number for the health-plan contract.

(D)The group code for the health-plan contract.

(b)Action To Collect Information.—

The Secretary may take such action as the Secretary considers appropriate to collect the information required under subsection (a).

(c)Effect on Services From Department.—

The Secretary may not deny any services under this chapter to an individual solely due to the fact that the individual fails to provide information required under subsection (a).

(d)Health-Plan Contract Defined.—

In this section, the term “health-plan contract” has the meaning given that term in section 1725(h) of this title.

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Amendments

2022—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “section 1725(h)” for “section 1725(f)”.

§1705A Management of Health Care: Information Regarding Health-plan Contracts

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Title 38, §1705A

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