42 CFR § 35.5 - Entitlement to care after discharge or transfer by reason of noncompliance.

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title: "42 CFR § 35.5 - Entitlement to care after discharge or transfer by reason of noncompliance."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "35.5"
section_name: "Entitlement to care after discharge or transfer by reason of noncompliance."
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL CARE AND EXAMINATIONS"
part_number: "35"
part_name: "HOSPITAL AND STATION MANAGEMENT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 216, sec. 321, 53 Stat. 695, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 248, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "21 FR 9830, Dec. 12, 1956, unless otherwise noted."
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# 35.5 Entitlement to care after discharge or transfer by reason of noncompliance.

No person otherwise entitled to care, treatment, or hospitalization at Service facilities, or in other facilities at the expense of the Service, shall be denied such care or treatment by reason of his prior discharge or transfer from any such facility under the provisions of § 35.4.