38 USC § 1784 - Humanitarian care

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s1784"
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title: "38 USC § 1784 - Humanitarian care"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "1784"
section_name: "Humanitarian care"
chapter_number: 17
chapter_name: "HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "HEALTH CARE OF PERSONS OTHER THAN VETERANS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "GENERAL BENEFITS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 107–135, title II, § 208(b), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2463.)"
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# § 1784. Humanitarian care

The Secretary may furnish hospital care or medical services as a humanitarian service in emergency cases, but the Secretary shall charge for such care and services at rates prescribed by the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 107–135, title II, § 208(b), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2463.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Prior section 1784 was renumbered .