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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§2652 Regulations

Title 42 › CHAPTER 32 — THIRD PARTY LIABILITY FOR HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CARE › § 2652

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The President can make rules to carry out this law, including setting fair prices for hospital, medical, surgical, and dental care and for prostheses and medical devices. Under those rules, the head of the federal department or agency involved can settle, release, or waive claims the United States has under section 2651, either for government convenience or if collecting would cause undue hardship to the injured person. Actions taken by the United States here do not stop the injured person from recovering any damages not paid under this law.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §2652

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Determination and establishment of reasonable value of care and treatment
The President may prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter, including regulations with respect to the determination and establishment of the reasonable value of the hospital, medical, surgical, or dental care and treatment (including prostheses and medical appliances) furnished or to be furnished.
(b)Settlement, release and waiver of claims
To the extent prescribed by regulations under subsection (a), the head of the department or agency of the United States concerned may (1) compromise, or settle and execute a release of, any claim which the United States has by virtue of the right established by section 2651 of this title; or (2) waive any such claim, in whole or in part, for the convenience of the Government, or if he determines that collection would result in undue hardship upon the person who suffered the injury or disease resulting in care or treatment described in section 2651 of this title.
(c)Damages recoverable for personal injury unaffected
No action taken by the United States in connection with the rights afforded under this legislation shall operate to deny to the injured person the recovery for that portion of his damage not covered hereunder.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Executive Documents

Ex. Ord. No. 11060. Delegation of Authority To Prescribe

Regulations

Ex. Ord. No. 11060, Nov. 7, 1962, 27 F.R. 10925, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 12608, Sept. 9, 1987, 52 F.R. 34617, provided: Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by Title 3 of the United States Code and by section 2(a) of the Act of
September 25, 1962 (Public Law 87–693) [subsec. (a) of this section], it is hereby ordered as follows: section 1. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, for the purposes of the Act of
September 25, 1962, [this chapter], from time to time, determine and establish rates that represent the reasonable value of hospital, medical, surgical, or dental care and treatment (including prostheses and medical appliances) furnished or to be furnished. Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 1 of this order, the Attorney General shall prescribe

Regulations

to carry out the purposes of the Act of September 25, 1962 [this chapter].

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

42 U.S.C. § 2652

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110