10 U.S.C. § 1104 — Sharing of health-care resources with the Department of Veterans Affairs

submitted 37 years ago by Pub. L. 101-189 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 219 words · no verdicts yet

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The Department of Defense must share health-care resources with the Department of Veterans Affairs under the cited agreements. Military departments may reimburse Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Defense may set charges for covered beneficiaries. During and just after certain wars or national emergencies, Veterans Affairs may provide care to active-duty service members.

(a) The Department of Defense must share its health-care resources with the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 8111 of title 38 or section 1535 of title 31. (b) Under an agreement made under either of those sections, a military department's Secretary may use that department's available funds to reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for medical care provided under section 1079 or 1086 of this title. (c) The Secretary of Defense may issue regulations setting a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge for health care provided under this chapter to covered beneficiaries under such an agreement. (d) During and immediately after a war, or during and immediately after a national emergency involving the use of the armed forces in armed conflict, the Department of Veterans Affairs may provide health-care services to active-duty members of the armed forces under section 8111A of title 38.

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(a)Sharing of Health-Care Resources.—

Health-care resources of the Department of Defense shall be shared with health-care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 8111 of title 38 or under section 1535 of title 31.

(b)Reimbursement From CHAMPUS Funds.—

Pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 8111 of title 38 or section 1535 of title 31, the Secretary of a military department may reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from funds available for that military department for the payment of medical care provided under section 1079 or 1086 of this title.

(c)Charges.—

The Secretary of Defense may prescribe by regulation a premium, deductible, copayment, or other charge for health care provided to covered beneficiaries under this chapter pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Secretary of a military department under section 8111 of title 38 or section 1535 of title 31.

(d)Provision of Services During War or National Emergency.—

Members of the armed forces on active duty during and immediately following a period of war, or during and immediately following a national emergency involving the use of the armed forces in armed conflict, may be provided health-care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with section 8111A of title 38.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VII, § 722(a), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1477; amended Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1052(14), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2499; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 201(c)(1), May 31, 1993, 107 Stat. 98; Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title VII, § 721(b), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2595.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1989Enacted · Pub. L. 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1477
1992Amended · Pub. L. 102-484 · 106 Stat. 2499
1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-35 · 107 Stat. 98
2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-314 · 116 Stat. 2595

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