38 USC § 2068 - Mental health consultations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t38/s2068"
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title: "38 USC § 2068 - Mental health consultations"
title_number: 38
title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
section_number: "2068"
section_name: "Mental health consultations"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "BENEFITS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "OTHER PROVISIONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "GENERAL BENEFITS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-21"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. V, title IV, § 404(b)(1), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5513.)"
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# § 2068. Mental health consultations

**(a)** **In General.—** Not later than two weeks after the date on which a veteran described in subsection (b) enters into a program administered by the Homeless Programs Office of the Department, the Secretary shall offer the veteran a mental health consultation to assess the health needs of, and care options for, the veteran.

**(b)** **Veteran Described.—** A veteran described in this subsection is a veteran to whom a mental health consultation is not offered or provided through the case management services of the program of the Homeless Programs Office into which the veteran enters.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 117–328, div. V, title IV, § 404(b)(1), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5513.)