38 U.S.C. § 7333 — Nondiscrimination against alcohol and drug abusers and persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
submitted 50 years ago by Pub. L. 94-581 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 98 words · no verdicts yet
A Department health-care facility may not deny admission or treatment to an eligible veteran solely because the veteran abuses alcohol or drugs, is dependent on them, or has HIV infection.
(a) A veteran* eligible for treatment under chapter 17 who abuses or is dependent on alcohol or drugs, or who is infected with HIV, may not be discriminated against in admission or treatment by a Department* health-care facility solely for that reason. (b) The Secretary* must issue enforcement regulations. For veterans who abuse alcohol or drugs, those regulations must follow section 7334.
Veterans eligible for treatment under chapter 17 of this title who are alcohol or drug abusers or who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus shall not be discriminated against in admission or treatment by any Department* health-care facility solely because of their alcohol or drug abuse or dependency or because of their viral infection.
The Secretary* shall prescribe regulations for the enforcement of this section. Such regulations, with respect to the admission and treatment of such veterans who are alcohol or drug abusers, shall be prescribed in accordance with section 7334 of this title.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 94–581, title I, § 111(a)(1), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2850, § 4133; amended Pub. L. 100–322, title I, § 122(a), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 503; renumbered § 7333 and amended Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §§ 401(a)(4)(A), 402(d)(1), 403(a)(1), (2), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 221, 239.)
- 1976Enacted · Pub. L. 94-581 · 90 Stat. 2850
- 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-322 · 102 Stat. 503
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-40 · 105 Stat. 221, 239
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 94-581 on 1976-10-21.
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