38 CFR § 1.482 - Disclosure of medical records to recover or collect reasonable charges.
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title: "38 CFR § 1.482 - Disclosure of medical records to recover or collect reasonable charges."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "1.482"
section_name: "Disclosure of medical records to recover or collect reasonable charges."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections."
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# 1.482 Disclosure of medical records to recover or collect reasonable charges.
VA may disclose records described in 38 U.S.C. 7332(a) to a third party in order to recover or collect reasonable charges for care furnished to, or paid on behalf of, a patient in connection with a non-service connected disability as permitted by 38 U.S.C. 1729, or for a condition for which recovery is authorized, or with respect to which the United States is deemed to be a third-party beneficiary under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (Public Law 87-693, 42 U.S.C. 2651 *et seq.*).
[85 FR 64043, Oct. 9, 2020]