38 U.S.C. § 8152 — Definitions
submitted 60 years ago by Pub. L. 89-785 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 90 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines terms used in the VA's resource-sharing law. 'Health-care resource' covers hospital care, medical services, and related support. 'Health-care providers' includes insurers, plans, and any entity offering these resources.
For the purposes of this subchapter—
The term “health-care resource” includes hospital care and medical services (as those terms are defined in section 1701 of this title), services under sections 1782 and 1783 of this title, any other health-care service, and any health-care support or administrative resource.
The term “health-care providers” includes health-care plans and insurers and any organizations, institutions, or other entities or individuals who furnish health-care resources.
The term “hospital”, unless otherwise specified, includes any Federal, State*, local, or other public or private hospital.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 89–785, title II, § 203, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1373, § 5052; renumbered § 8152, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(f)(8), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 288; Pub. L. 103–210, § 3(b), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2497; Pub. L. 104–262, title III, § 301(b), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3191; Pub. L. 107–135, title II, § 208(e)(8), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2464.)
- 1966Enacted · Pub. L. 89-785 · 80 Stat. 1373
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-40 · 105 Stat. 238
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-54 · 105 Stat. 288
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-210 · 107 Stat. 2497
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-262 · 110 Stat. 3191
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-135 · 115 Stat. 2464
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-785 on 1966-11-07.
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