38 CFR § 17.166 - Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t38/s17.166"
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title: "38 CFR § 17.166 - Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "17.166"
section_name: "Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
part_number: "17"
part_name: "MEDICAL"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections."
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# 17.166 Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members.
Persons receiving hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care pursuant to the provisions of §§ 17.46 and 17.47, will be furnished such dental services as are professionally determined necessary to the patients' or members' overall hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care.
[30 FR 1790, Feb. 9, 1965. Redesignated at 61 FR 21966, May 13, 1996]