Title 38, Part 17 — Medical

Incorporation by reference.

Definitions.

Duty periods defined.

Informed consent and advance directives.

Patients' rights.

Tentative eligibility determinations.

Hospital care and outpatient services in foreign countries.

Enrollment—provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans.

Enrollment not required—provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans.

Medical benefits package.

Certain Filipino veterans.

Additional services for indigents.

Persons eligible for hospital observation and physical examination.

Examinations on an outpatient basis.

Persons entitled to hospital care.

Hospital care for certain retirees with chronic disability (Executive Orders 10122, 10400 and 11733).

Hospital care for research purposes.

Eligibility for hospital, domiciliary or nursing home care of persons discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service.

Considerations applicable in determining eligibility for hospital care, medical services, nursing home care, or domiciliary care.

Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residences program.

Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care.

Use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals with beds allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Emergency use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals.

Hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities.

Limitations on use of public or private hospitals.

[Reserved]

Payment for authorized public or private hospital care.

VA payment for inpatient and outpatient health care professional services at non-departmental facilities and other medical charges associated with non-VA outpatient care.

Use of community nursing homes.

Evacuation of community nursing homes.

Extensions of community nursing home care beyond six months.

Eligibility.

Definitions.

Approval of community residential care facilities.

[Reserved]

Approvals and provisional approvals of community residential care facilities.

Notice of noncompliance with VA standards.

Request for a hearing.

Notice and conduct of hearing.

Waiver of opportunity for hearing.

Written decision following a hearing.

Revocation of VA approval.

Availability of information.

Medical foster homes—general.

Standards applicable to medical foster homes.

Alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation in residential and nonresidential facilities by contract.

Contracts for residential treatment services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.

Contracts for outpatient services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.

Limitations on payment for alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation.

Treatment of research-related injuries to human subjects.

Provision of hospital care and medical services during certain disasters and emergencies under 38 U.S.C. 1785.

Medical care for veterans receiving vocational training under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15.

Protection of health-care eligibility.

Outpatient care for research purposes.

Eligibility for outpatient services.

Outpatient medical services for military retirees and other beneficiaries.

Outpatient medical services for Department of Veterans Affairs employees and others in emergencies.

Medication prescribed by non-VA physicians.

[Reserved]

Mental health services.

Requirements for provider-based status.

Collection or recovery by VA for medical care or services provided or furnished to a veteran for a non-service connected disability.

Charges for care or services.

Referrals of compromise settlement offers.

Terminations and suspensions.

Waivers.

VA collection rules; third-party payers.

VA response to disruptive behavior of patients.

Copayments for inpatient hospital care and outpatient medical care.

Presumptive eligibility for psychosis and mental illness other than psychosis.

Copayments for medication.

Copayments for extended care services.

Services or ceremonies on Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or center reservations.

Conditions of custody.

Submittal of claim for reimbursement.

Claims in cases of incompetent patients.

Adjudication of claims.

Payment or reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished by non-VA providers to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.

Limitations on payment or reimbursement of the costs of emergency treatment not previously authorized.

[Reserved]

Claimants.

Preparation of claims.

Where to file claims.

Timely filing.

Date of filing claims.

Allowable rates and fees.

Retroactive payments prohibited.

Payment for treatment dependent upon preference prohibited.

Payment of abandoned claims prohibited.

Appeals.

Procedures.

Authority to approve sharing agreements, contracts for scarce medical specialist services and contracts for other medical services.

Service dogs.

Sensori-neural aids.

[Reserved]

Invalid lifts for recipients of aid and attendance allowance or special monthly compensation.

Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness.

[Reserved]

Equipment for blind veterans.

Minimum standards of safety and quality for automotive adaptive equipment.

Eligibility for automobile adaptive equipment.

Definitions.

Limitations on assistance.

Obtaining vehicles for special driver training courses.

Authorization of dental examinations.

Authorization of outpatient dental treatment.

Eligibility for Class II dental treatment without rating action.

Posthospital outpatient dental treatment.

Patient responsibility in making and keeping dental appointments.

Emergency outpatient dental treatment.

Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members.

VA Dental Insurance Program for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans (VADIP).

Autopsies.

Delegation of authority.

Contingency backup to the Department of Defense.

Sharing health-care resources.

Sharing medical information services.

Coordination of programs with Department of Health and Human Services.

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Covered facilities.

Consideration factors for placement of residents.

Determination process for placement of residents.

Costs of placing residents and new residency programs.

Scope of the grant program.

The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs.

Ex officio member of subcommittee.

Applicants for grants.

Applications.

Applications for grants for programs which include construction projects.

Amended or supplemental applications.

Awards procedures.

Terms and conditions to which awards are subject.

Direct costs.

Patient care costs to be excluded from direct costs.

Indirect costs.

Authority to approve applications discretionary.

Suspension and termination procedures.

Recoupments and releases.

Payments.

Copyrights and patents.

General provisions and definitions.

Eligibility.

Benefits limitations/exclusions.

Preauthorization.

Cost sharing.

CHAMPVA determined allowable amount calculation.

Claim filing deadline.

Appeals.

Medical care cost recovery.

Confidentiality of records.

In vitro fertilization treatment.

Reimbursement for qualifying adoption expenses incurred by certain veterans.

Transplant procedures with live donors, and related services.

Hospital care and medical services for Camp Lejeune veterans.

Hospital care and medical services for Camp Lejeune family members.

Fertility counseling and treatment for certain spouses.

Full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses.

Health care professionals practicing via telehealth.

Health care professionals' practice in VA.

Center for Innovation for Care and Payment.

General.

Confidential and privileged documents.

Applicability of other statutes.

Improper disclosure.

Disclosure methods.

Disclosure authorities.

Appeal of decision by Veterans Health Administration to deny disclosure.

Employee responsibilities.

Access to quality assurance records and documents within the agency.

Authorized disclosure: Non-Department of Veterans Affairs requests.

Redisclosure.

Penalties for violations.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

Application.

Award procedures.

Agreement and obligated service.

Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.

Purpose.

Eligibility.

Award procedures.

Agreement and obligated service.

Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.

Purpose.

Eligibility.

Application procedures.

Award procedures.

Agreement and obligated service.

Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

Availability of HPSP scholarships.

Application for the HPSP.

Selection of participants.

Award procedures.

Obligated service.

Deferment of obligated service.

Pay during period of obligated service.

Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.

Bankruptcy.

Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

Award procedures.

Agreement and obligated service.

Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Eligibility for the VIOMPSP.

Availability of VIOMPSP scholarships.

Application for the VIOMPSP.

Selection of VIOMPSP participants.

Award procedures.

Obligated service.

Deferment of obligated service.

Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.

Bankruptcy.

Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

Application for the PREL.

Selection of participants.

Award procedures.

Obligated service.

Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.

Ecclesiastical endorsing organizations.

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Grants—general.

Eligibility and application.

Scoring criteria and selection.

Notice of Fund Availability.

Grant agreements.

Payments under the grant.

Grantee reporting requirements.

Recovery of funds by VA.

Purpose.

Definitions.

Application provisions.

Order of consideration.

Loan approval criteria.

Additional terms of loans.

Definitions.

Provision of health care.

Preauthorization.

Payment.

Review and appeal process.

Medical records.

Payment or reimbursement for emergency services for nonservice-connected conditions in non-VA facilities.

Definitions.

Substantive conditions for payment or reimbursement.

Emergency transportation.

Filing claims.

Payment limitations.

Decisionmakers.

Independent right of recovery.

Balance billing prohibited.

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

Periods of emergent suicide care.

Provision of emergent suicide care.

Payment or reimbursement for emergent suicide care.

Payment or reimbursement of emergency transportation.

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Eligible veterans.

Authorizing non-VA care.

Effect on other provisions.

[Reserved]

Eligible entities and providers.

Payment rates and methodologies.

Claims processing system.

Vet Center services.

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

§§ 17.3103-17.3104 [Reserved]

HISA benefit lifetime limits.

§§ 17.3106-17.3119 [Reserved]

Application for HISA benefits.

§§ 17.3121-17.3124 [Reserved]

Approving HISA benefits applications.

Disapproving HISA benefits applications.

§§ 17.3127-17.3129 [Reserved]

HISA benefits payment procedures.

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Eligibility.

Authorized items and services.

Furnishing authorized items and services.

Veteran responsibilities.

VA application of 42 CFR part 493 standards for clinical laboratory operations.

Purpose and scope.

Definitions.

Veteran eligibility.

Designated VA medical service lines.

Authorized non-VA care.

Effect on other provisions.

Eligible entities and providers.

Payment rates.

Designated access standards.

Definitions.

Purpose and Scope.

Entity or provider certification.

VA use of Veterans Care Agreements.

Payment rates.

Review of Veterans Care Agreements.

Discontinuation of Veterans Care Agreements.

Disputes.

Urgent care.