§7473 — Title 38 Veterans' Benefits | U.S. Code

Summary

Under Secretary for Health will decide how people are chosen for training at the Centers and must give preference to career staff of the Administration. If space is available, medical and health workers from outside the Administration may train there if they pay. Payments can cover exchange training under sharing agreements the Under Secretary makes, and any money received goes into the Department’s medical appropriation account.

Title 38, §7473

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(a)The Under Secretary for Health shall determine the manner in which personnel are to be selected for training in the Centers. Preference shall be given to career personnel of the Administration.

(b)To the extent that facilities are available medical and health personnel from outside the Administration may, on a reimbursable basis, be provided training in the Centers. Such reimbursement may include reciprocal training of personnel of the Administration provided under sharing arrangements entered into by the Under Secretary for Health and the heads of the entities providing such reciprocal training. Any amounts received by the United States as reimbursement under this subsection shall be credited to the applicable Department medical appropriation account.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 4123 of this title prior to the repeal of that section as part of the complete revision of chapter 73 of this title by Pub. L. 102–40.

Amendments

1992—Pub. L. 102–405 substituted “Under Secretary for Health” for “Chief Medical Director” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

§7473 Personnel Eligible for Training