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Title 38, Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-102

§8102 Acquisition of Medical Facilities

Title 38 › PART VI — ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY › CHAPTER 81 — ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY › SUBCHAPTER I — ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF MEDICAL FACILITIES › § 8102

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must provide medical facilities for veterans who are eligible for hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, or other medical care. Facilities may only be built, bought, or changed following the rules in this subchapter. The Secretary must place facilities fairly across the United States, consider how urgent the need is and good design, and for projects over $2,000,000 must consider sharing health-care resources with the Department of Defense under section 8111.

Full Legal Text

Title 38, §8102

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(a)The Secretary shall provide medical facilities for veterans entitled to hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care or medical services under this title.
(b)No medical facility may be constructed or otherwise acquired or altered except in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter.
(c)In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary—
(1)shall provide for the construction and acquisition of medical facilities in a manner that results in the equitable distribution of such facilities throughout the United States, taking into consideration the comparative urgency of the need for the services to be provided in the case of each particular facility; and
(2)shall give due consideration to excellence of architecture and design.
(d)In considering the need for any project for the construction, alteration, or acquisition (other than by exchange) of a medical facility which is expected to involve a total expenditure of more than $2,000,000, the Secretary shall give consideration to the sharing of health-care resources with the Department of Defense under section 8111 of this title as an alternative to all or part of such project.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(b)(1), renumbered section 5002 of this title as this section. Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102–83 substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”. Pub. L. 102–54 amended subsec. (d) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40 by substituting “section 5011” for “section 5001”. Pub. L. 102–40, § 402(d)(1), amended subsec. (d), as amended by Pub. L. 102–54, by substituting “8111” for “5011”. See above. 1986—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–576 added subsec. (d).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1979, but not applicable with respect to the acquisition,

Construction

, or alteration of any medical facilities if the acquisition,

Construction

, or alteration (not including exchange) was approved by the President before Oct. 1, 1979, see section 302 of Pub. L. 96–22, set out as a note under section 8101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

38 U.S.C. § 8102

Title 38, Veterans' Benefits

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102