Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§217b Volunteer Services
Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER I — ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Part A — Administration › § 217b
Summary
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, or an HHS official the Secretary names, can accept volunteer and unpaid help to run health care facilities or to provide health care, as long as department rules are followed.
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Title 42, §217b
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Subject to regulations, volunteer and uncompensated services may be accepted by the Secretary, or by any other officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services designated by him, for use in the operation of any health care facility or in the provision of health care.
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1993—Pub. L. 103–43 substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”.
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42 U.S.C. § 217b
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102