10 U.S.C. § 1095a — Medical care: members held as captives and their dependents

submitted 40 years ago by Pub. L. 99-399 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 160 words · no verdicts yet

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The responsible Secretary must pay certain health-care costs of former captives and specified dependents when the costs result from captivity and have no other government or insurance coverage.

(a) Under the President’s regulations, the responsible Secretary must advance or reimburse a former captive, or a dependent of that person or of a person in captive status, for health care and related expenses when the care is connected to captive status and is not covered by another government medical or health program or insurance. (b) If the person qualifies under section 1074 or 1076, the regulations must require, when practicable, care at a uniformed-services facility. (c) “Captive status” and “former captive” have the meanings in section 559 of title 37. “Dependent” has the meaning in section 551 of title 37.

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(a)

Under regulations prescribed by the President, the Secretary concerned shall pay (by advancement or reimbursement) any person who is a former captive, and any dependent of that person or of a person who is in a captive status, for health care and other expenses related to such care, to the extent that such care—

(1)

is incident to the captive status; and

(2)

is not covered—

(A)

by any other Government medical or health program; or

(B)

by insurance.

(b)

In the case of any person who is eligible for medical care under section 1074 or 1076 of this title, such regulations shall require that, whenever practicable, such care be provided in a facility of the uniformed services.

(c)

In this section:

(1)

The terms “captive status” and “former captive” have the meanings given those terms in section 559 of title 37.

(2)

The term “dependent” has the meaning given that term in section 551 of that title.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 99–399, title VIII, § 806(c)(1), Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 886, § 1095; renumbered § 1095a, Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(e)(2), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 281; amended Pub. L. 100–526, title I, § 106(b)(1), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2625.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1986Enacted · Pub. L. 99-399 · 100 Stat. 886
1987Amended · Pub. L. 100-26 · 101 Stat. 281
1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-526 · 102 Stat. 2625

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 99-399 on 1986-08-27.

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