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PART 17—MEDICAL

• 17.1—Incorporation by reference.
• 17.30—Definitions.
• 17.31—Duty periods defined.
• 17.32—Informed consent and advance care planning.
• 17.33—Patients' rights.
• 17.34—Tentative eligibility determinations.
• 17.35—Hospital care and medical services in foreign countries.
• 17.36—Enrollment—provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans.
• 17.37—Enrollment not required—provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans.
• 17.38—Medical benefits package.
• 17.39—Certain Filipino veterans.
• 17.40—Additional services for indigents.
• 17.41—Persons eligible for hospital observation and physical examination.
• 17.42—Examinations on an outpatient basis.
• 17.43—Persons entitled to hospital or domiciliary care.
• 17.44—Hospital care for certain retirees with chronic disability (Executive Orders 10122, 10400 and 11733).
• 17.45—Hospital care for research purposes.
• 17.46—Eligibility for hospital, domiciliary or nursing home care of persons discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service.
• 17.47—Considerations applicable in determining eligibility for hospital, nursing home or domiciliary care.
• 17.48—Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residences program.
• 17.49—Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care.
• 17.50—Use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals with beds allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• 17.51—Emergency use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals.
• 17.52—Hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities.
• 17.53—Limitations on use of public or private hospitals.
• 17.54—Necessity for prior authorization.
• 17.55—Payment for authorized public or private hospital care.
• 17.56—VA payment for inpatient and outpatient health care professional services at non-departmental facilities and other medical charges associated with non-VA outpatient care.
• 17.57—Use of community nursing homes.
• 17.60—Extensions of community nursing home care beyond six months.
• 17.61—Eligibility.
• 17.62—Definitions.
• 17.63—Approval of community residential care facilities.
• 17.65—Approvals and provisional approvals of community residential care facilities.
• 17.66—Notice of noncompliance with VA standards.
• 17.67—Request for a hearing.
• 17.68—Notice and conduct of hearing.
• 17.69—Waiver of opportunity for hearing.
• 17.70—Written decision following a hearing.
• 17.71—Revocation of VA approval.
• 17.72—Availability of information.
• 17.80—Alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation in residential and nonresidential facilities by contract.
• 17.81—Contracts for residential treatment services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.
• 17.82—Contracts for outpatient services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.
• 17.83—Limitations on payment for alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation.
• 17.85—Treatment of research-related injuries to human subjects.
• 17.86—Provision of hospital care and medical services during certain disasters and emergencies under 38 U.S.C. 1785.
• 17.90—Medical care for veterans receiving vocational training under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15.
• 17.91—Protection of health-care eligibility.
• 17.92—Outpatient care for research purposes.
• 17.93—Eligibility for outpatient services.
• 17.94—Outpatient medical services for military retirees and other beneficiaries.
• 17.95—Outpatient medical services for Department of Veterans Affairs employees and others in emergencies.
• 17.96—Medication prescribed by non-VA physicians.
• 17.97—Prescriptions in Alaska, and territories and possessions.
• 17.98—Mental health services.
• 17.100—Refusal of treatment by unnecessarily breaking appointments.
• 17.101—Collection or recovery by VA for medical care or services provided or furnished to a veteran for a nonservice-connected disability.
• 17.102—Charges for care or services.
• 17.103—Referrals of compromise settlement offers.
• 17.104—Terminations and suspensions.
• 17.105—Waivers.
• 17.106—VA response to disruptive behavior of patients.
• 17.190—Recognition of a State home.
• 17.191—Filing applications.
• 17.192—Approval of annexes and new facilities.
• 17.193—Prerequisites for payments to State homes.
• 17.194—Aid for domiciliary care.
• 17.196—Aid for hospital care.
• 17.197—Amount of aid payable.
• 17.198—Department of Veterans Affairs approval of eligibility required.
• 17.199—Inspection of recognized State homes.
• 17.200—Audit of State homes.
• 17.108—Copayments for inpatient hospital care and outpatient medical care.
• 17.110—Copayments for medication.
• 17.111—Copayments for extended care services.
• 17.112—Services or ceremonies on Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or center reservations.
• 17.113—Conditions of custody.
• 17.114—Submittal of claim for reimbursement.
• 17.115—Claims in cases of incompetent patients.
• 17.116—Adjudication of claims.
• 17.120—Payment or reimbursement of the expenses of hospital care and other medical services not previously authorized.
• 17.121—Limitations on payment or reimbursement of the costs of emergency hospital care and medical services not previously authorized.
• 17.122—Payment or reimbursement of the expenses of repairs to prosthetic appliances and similar devices furnished without prior authorization.
• 17.123—Claimants.
• 17.124—Preparation of claims.
• 17.125—Where to file claims.
• 17.126—Timely filing.
• 17.127—Date of filing claims.
• 17.128—Allowable rates and fees.
• 17.129—Retroactive payments prohibited.
• 17.130—Payment for treatment dependent upon preference prohibited.
• 17.131—Payment of abandoned claims prohibited.
• 17.132—Appeals.
• 17.133—Procedures.
• 17.140—Authority to adjudicate reimbursement claims.
• 17.141—Authority to adjudicate foreign reimbursement claims.
• 17.142—Authority to approve sharing agreements, contracts for scarce medical specialist services and contracts for other medical services.
• 17.149—Sensori-neural aids.
• 17.150—Prosthetic and similar appliances.
• 17.151—Invalid lifts for recipients of aid and attendance allowance or special monthly compensation.
• 17.152—Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness.
• 17.153—Training in the use of appliances.
• 17.154—Dog-guides and equipment for blind.
• 17.155—Minimum standards of safety and quality for automotive adaptive equipment.
• 17.156—Eligibility for automobile adaptive equipment.
• 17.157—Definition-adaptive equipment.
• 17.158—Limitations on assistance.
• 17.159—Obtaining vehicles for special driver training courses.
• 17.160—Authorization of dental examinations.
• 17.161—Authorization of outpatient dental treatment.
• 17.162—Eligibility for Class II dental treatment without rating action.
• 17.163—Posthospital outpatient dental treatment.
• 17.164—Patient responsibility in making and keeping dental appointments.
• 17.165—Emergency outpatient dental treatment.
• 17.166—Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members.
• 17.170—Autopsies.
• 17.180—Delegation of authority.
• 17.230—Contingency backup to the Department of Defense.
• 17.240—Sharing specialized medical resources.
• 17.241—Sharing medical information services.
• 17.242—Coordination of programs with Department of Health and Human Services.
• 17.250—Scope of the grant program.
• 17.251—The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs.
• 17.252—Ex officio member of subcommittee.
• 17.253—Applicants for grants.
• 17.254—Applications.
• 17.255—Applications for grants for programs which include construction projects.
• 17.256—Amended or supplemental applications.
• 17.257—Awards procedures.
• 17.258—Terms and conditions to which awards are subject.
• 17.259—Direct costs.
• 17.260—Patient care costs to be excluded from direct costs.
• 17.261—Indirect costs.
• 17.262—Authority to approve applications discretionary.
• 17.263—Suspension and termination procedures.
• 17.264—Recoupments and releases.
• 17.265—Payments.
• 17.266—Copyrights and patents.
• 17.270—General provisions.
• 17.271—Eligibility.
• 17.272—Benefits limitations/exclusions.
• 17.273—Preauthorization.
• 17.274—Cost sharing.
• 17.275—Claim filing deadline.
• 17.276—Appeal/review process.
• 17.277—Third-party liability/medical care cost recovery.
• 17.278—Confidentiality of records.
• 17.350—The program of assistance to the Philippines.
• 17.351—Grants for the replacement and upgrading of equipment at Veterans Memorial Medical Center.
• 17.352—Amounts and use of grant funds for the replacement and upgrading of equipment.
• 17.355—Awards procedures.
• 17.362—Acceptance of medical supplies as payment.
• 17.363—Length of stay.
• 17.364—Eligibility determinations.
• 17.365—Admission priorities.
• 17.366—Authorization of emergency admissions.
• 17.367—Republic of the Philippines to print forms.
• 17.369—Inspections.
• 17.370—Termination of payments.
• 17.500—General.
• 17.501—Confidential and privileged documents.
• 17.502—Applicability of other statutes.
• 17.503—Improper disclosure.
• 17.504—Disclosure methods.
• 17.505—Disclosure authorities.
• 17.506—Appeal of decision by Veterans Health Administration to deny disclosure.
• 17.507—Employee responsibilities.
• 17.508—Access to quality assurance records and documents within the agency.
• 17.509—Authorized disclosure: Non-Department of Veterans Affairs requests.
• 17.510—Redisclosure.
• 17.511—Penalties for violations.
• 17.600—Purpose.
• 17.601—Definitions.
• 17.602—Eligibility.
• 17.603—Availability of scholarships.
• 17.604—Application for the scholarship program.
• 17.605—Selection of participants.
• 17.606—Award procedures.
• 17.607—Obligated service.
• 17.608—Deferment of obligated service.
• 17.609—Pay during period of obligated service.
• 17.610—Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.
• 17.611—Bankruptcy.
• 17.612—Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation.
• 17.800—Purpose.
• 17.801—Definitions.
• 17.802—Application provisions.
• 17.803—Order of consideration.
• 17.804—Loan approval criteria.
• 17.805—Additional terms of loans.
• 17.900—Definitions.
• 17.901—Provision of health care.
• 17.902—Preauthorization.
• 17.903—Payment.
• 17.904—Review and appeal process.
• 17.905—Medical records.
• 17.1000—Payment or reimbursement for emergency services for nonservice-connected conditions in non-VA facilities.
• 17.1001—Definitions.
• 17.1002—Substantive conditions for payment or reimbursement.
• 17.1003—Emergency transportation.
• 17.1004—Filing claims.
• 17.1005—Payment limitations.
• 17.1006—Decisionmakers.
• 17.1007—Independent right of recovery.
• 17.1008—Balance billing prohibited.