38 CFR Part 17
PART 17—MEDICAL
- PART 17—MEDICAL
- Chapter I—Department of Veterans Affairs
- Definitions and Active Duty
- § 17.1 Incorporation by reference.
- § 17.30 Definitions.
- § 17.31 Duty periods defined.
- Protection of Patient Rights
- § 17.32 Informed consent and advance directives.
- § 17.33 Patients' rights.
- Tentative Eligibility Determinations
- § 17.34 Tentative eligibility determinations.
- Hospital or Nursing Home Care and Medical Services in Foreign Countries
- § 17.35 Hospital care and outpatient services in foreign countries.
- Enrollment Provisions and Medical Benefits Package
- § 17.36 Enrollment—provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans.
- § 17.37 Enrollment not required—provision of hospital and outpatient care to veterans.
- § 17.38 Medical benefits package.
- § 17.39 Certain Filipino veterans.
- § 17.40 Additional services for indigents.
- Examinations and Observation and Examination
- § 17.41 Persons eligible for hospital observation and physical examination.
- § 17.42 Examinations on an outpatient basis.
- Hospital, Domiciliary and Nursing Home Care
- § 17.43 Persons entitled to hospital care.
- § 17.44 Hospital care for certain retirees with chronic disability (Executive Orders 10122, 10400 and 11733).
- § 17.45 Hospital care for research purposes.
- § 17.46 Eligibility for hospital, domiciliary or nursing home care of persons discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service.
- § 17.47 Considerations applicable in determining eligibility for hospital care, medical services, nursing home care, or domiciliary care.
- § 17.48 Compensated Work Therapy/Transitional Residences program.
- § 17.49 Priorities for outpatient medical services and inpatient hospital care.
- Use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or Other Federal Hospitals
- § 17.50 Use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals with beds allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- § 17.51 Emergency use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or other Federal hospitals.
- Use of Public or Private Hospitals
- § 17.52 Hospital care and medical services in non-VA facilities.
- § 17.53 Limitations on use of public or private hospitals.
- § 17.54 [Reserved]
- § 17.55 Payment for authorized public or private hospital care.
- § 17.56 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 Home Care Facilities
- § 17.57 Use of community nursing homes.
- § 17.58 Evacuation of community nursing homes.
- § 17.60 Extensions of community nursing home care beyond six months.
- Community Residential Care
- § 17.61 Eligibility.
- § 17.62 Definitions.
- § 17.63 Approval of community residential care facilities.
- § 17.64 [Reserved]
- § 17.65 Approvals and provisional approvals of community residential care facilities.
- § 17.66 Notice of noncompliance with VA standards.
- § 17.67 Request for a hearing.
- § 17.68 Notice and conduct of hearing.
- § 17.69 Waiver of opportunity for hearing.
- § 17.70 Written decision following a hearing.
- § 17.71 Revocation of VA approval.
- § 17.72 Availability of information.
- § 17.73 Medical foster homes—general.
- § 17.74 Standards applicable to medical foster homes.
- Use of Services of Other Federal Agencies
- § 17.80 Alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation in residential and nonresidential facilities by contract.
- § 17.81 Contracts for residential treatment services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.
- § 17.82 Contracts for outpatient services for veterans with alcohol or drug dependence or abuse disabilities.
- § 17.83 Limitations on payment for alcohol and drug dependence or abuse treatment and rehabilitation.
- Research-Related Injuries
- § 17.85 Treatment of research-related injuries to human subjects.
- Care During Certain Disasters and Emergencies
- § 17.86 Provision of hospital care and medical services during certain disasters and emergencies under 38 U.S.C. 1785.
- Vocational Training and Health-Care Eligibility Protection for Pension Recipients
- § 17.90 Medical care for veterans receiving vocational training under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15.
- § 17.91 Protection of health-care eligibility.
- Outpatient Treatment
- § 17.92 Outpatient care for research purposes.
- § 17.93 Eligibility for outpatient services.
- § 17.94 Outpatient medical services for military retirees and other beneficiaries.
- § 17.95 Outpatient medical services for Department of Veterans Affairs employees and others in emergencies.
- § 17.96 Medication prescribed by non-VA physicians.
- § 17.97 [Reserved]
- § 17.98 Mental health services.
- Charges, Waivers, and Collections
- § 17.100 Requirements for provider-based status.
- § 17.101 Collection or recovery by VA for medical care or services provided or furnished to a veteran for a non-service connected disability.
- § 17.102 Charges for care or services.
- § 17.103 Referrals of compromise settlement offers.
- § 17.104 Terminations and suspensions.
- § 17.105 Waivers.
- § 17.106 VA collection rules; third-party payers.
- Disciplinary Control of Beneficiaries Receiving Hospital, Domiciliary or Nursing Home Care
- § 17.107 VA response to disruptive behavior of patients.
- Copayments
- § 17.108 Copayments for inpatient hospital care and outpatient medical care.
- § 17.109 Presumptive eligibility for psychosis and mental illness other than psychosis.
- § 17.110 Copayments for medication.
- § 17.111 Copayments for extended care services.
- Ceremonies
- § 17.112 Services or ceremonies on Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or center reservations.
- Reimbursement for Loss By Natural Disaster of Personal Effects of Hospitalized or Nursing Home Patients
- § 17.113 Conditions of custody.
- § 17.114 Submittal of claim for reimbursement.
- § 17.115 Claims in cases of incompetent patients.
- Reimbursement to Employees for the Cost of Repairing or Replacing Certain Personal Property Damaged or Destroyed by Patients or Members
- § 17.116 Adjudication of claims.
- Payment and Reimbursement of the Expenses of Medical Services Not Previously Authorized
- § 17.120 Payment or reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished by non-VA providers to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
- § 17.121 Limitations on payment or reimbursement of the costs of emergency treatment not previously authorized.
- § 17.122 [Reserved]
- § 17.123 Claimants.
- § 17.124 Preparation of claims.
- § 17.125 Where to file claims.
- § 17.126 Timely filing.
- § 17.127 Date of filing claims.
- § 17.128 Allowable rates and fees.
- § 17.129 Retroactive payments prohibited.
- § 17.130 Payment for treatment dependent upon preference prohibited.
- § 17.131 Payment of abandoned claims prohibited.
- § 17.132 Appeals.
- Reconsideration of Denied Claims
- § 17.133 Procedures.
- Delegation of Authority
- § 17.142 Authority to approve sharing agreements, contracts for scarce medical specialist services and contracts for other medical services.
- Sensory and Other Rehabilitative Aids
- § 17.148 Service dogs.
- § 17.149 Sensori-neural aids.
- § 17.150 [Reserved]
- § 17.151 Invalid lifts for recipients of aid and attendance allowance or special monthly compensation.
- § 17.152 Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness.
- § 17.153 [Reserved]
- § 17.154 Equipment for blind veterans.
- Automotive Equipment and Driver Training
- § 17.155 Minimum standards of safety and quality for automotive adaptive equipment.
- § 17.156 Eligibility for automobile adaptive equipment.
- § 17.157 Definitions.
- § 17.158 Limitations on assistance.
- § 17.159 Obtaining vehicles for special driver training courses.
- Dental Services
- § 17.160 Authorization of dental examinations.
- § 17.161 Authorization of outpatient dental treatment.
- § 17.162 Eligibility for Class II dental treatment without rating action.
- § 17.163 Posthospital outpatient dental treatment.
- § 17.164 Patient responsibility in making and keeping dental appointments.
- § 17.165 Emergency outpatient dental treatment.
- § 17.166 Dental services for hospital or nursing home patients and domiciled members.
- § 17.169 VA Dental Insurance Program for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans (VADIP).
- Autopsies
- § 17.170 Autopsies.
- Veterans Canteen Service
- § 17.180 Delegation of authority.
- Sharing of Medical Facilities, Equipment, and Information
- § 17.230 Contingency backup to the Department of Defense.
- § 17.240 Sharing health-care resources.
- § 17.241 Sharing medical information services.
- § 17.242 Coordination of programs with Department of Health and Human Services.
- VA Pilot Program on Graduate Medical Education and Residency
- § 17.243 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.244 Definitions.
- § 17.245 Covered facilities.
- § 17.246 Consideration factors for placement of residents.
- § 17.247 Determination process for placement of residents.
- § 17.248 Costs of placing residents and new residency programs.
- Grants for Exchange of Information
- § 17.250 Scope of the grant program.
- § 17.251 The Subcommittee on Academic Affairs.
- § 17.252 Ex officio member of subcommittee.
- § 17.253 Applicants for grants.
- § 17.254 Applications.
- § 17.255 Applications for grants for programs which include construction projects.
- § 17.256 Amended or supplemental applications.
- § 17.257 Awards procedures.
- § 17.258 Terms and conditions to which awards are subject.
- § 17.259 Direct costs.
- § 17.260 Patient care costs to be excluded from direct costs.
- § 17.261 Indirect costs.
- § 17.262 Authority to approve applications discretionary.
- § 17.263 Suspension and termination procedures.
- § 17.264 Recoupments and releases.
- § 17.265 Payments.
- § 17.266 Copyrights and patents.
- Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)—Medical Care for Survivors and Dependents of Certain Veterans
- § 17.270 General provisions and definitions.
- § 17.271 Eligibility.
- § 17.272 Benefits limitations/exclusions.
- § 17.273 Preauthorization.
- § 17.274 Cost sharing.
- § 17.275 CHAMPVA determined allowable amount calculation.
- § 17.276 Claim filing deadline.
- § 17.277 Appeals.
- § 17.278 Medical care cost recovery.
- § 17.279 Confidentiality of records.
- In Vitro Fertilization and Reimbursement of Adoption Expenses
- § 17.380 In vitro fertilization treatment.
- § 17.390 Reimbursement for qualifying adoption expenses incurred by certain veterans.
- Hospital Care, Medical Services, and Other Services for Live Donors
- § 17.395 Transplant procedures with live donors, and related services.
- Hospital Care and Medical Services for Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families
- § 17.400 Hospital care and medical services for Camp Lejeune veterans.
- Hospital Care and Medical Services for Spouses and Families
- § 17.410 Hospital care and medical services for Camp Lejeune family members.
- § 17.412 Fertility counseling and treatment for certain spouses.
- Authority of Health Care Providers to Practice in VA
- § 17.415 Full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses.
- § 17.417 Health care professionals practicing via telehealth.
- § 17.419 Health care professionals' practice in VA.
- Center for Innovation for Care and Payment
- § 17.450 Center for Innovation for Care and Payment.
- Confidentiality of Healthcare Quality Assurance Review Records
- § 17.500 General.
- § 17.501 Confidential and privileged documents.
- § 17.502 Applicability of other statutes.
- § 17.503 Improper disclosure.
- § 17.504 Disclosure methods.
- § 17.505 Disclosure authorities.
- § 17.506 Appeal of decision by Veterans Health Administration to deny disclosure.
- § 17.507 Employee responsibilities.
- § 17.508 Access to quality assurance records and documents within the agency.
- § 17.509 Authorized disclosure: Non-Department of Veterans Affairs requests.
- § 17.510 Redisclosure.
- § 17.511 Penalties for violations.
- Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program
- § 17.525 Purpose.
- § 17.526 Definitions.
- § 17.527 Eligibility.
- § 17.528 Application.
- § 17.529 Award procedures.
- § 17.530 Agreement and obligated service.
- § 17.531 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
- Educational Assistance for Certain Former Members of the Armed Forces
- § 17.535 Purpose.
- § 17.536 Eligibility.
- § 17.537 Award procedures.
- § 17.538 Agreement and obligated service.
- § 17.539 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
- Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program
- § 17.545 Purpose.
- § 17.547 Eligibility.
- § 17.548 Application procedures.
- § 17.549 Award procedures.
- § 17.551 Agreement and obligated service.
- § 17.553 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
- VA Health Professional Scholarship Program
- § 17.600 Purpose.
- § 17.601 Definitions.
- § 17.602 Eligibility.
- § 17.603 Availability of HPSP scholarships.
- § 17.604 Application for the HPSP.
- § 17.605 Selection of participants.
- § 17.606 Award procedures.
- § 17.607 Obligated service.
- § 17.608 Deferment of obligated service.
- § 17.609 Pay during period of obligated service.
- § 17.610 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.
- § 17.611 Bankruptcy.
- § 17.612 Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation.
- Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program
- § 17.613 Purpose.
- § 17.614 Definitions.
- § 17.615 Eligibility.
- § 17.616 Award procedures.
- § 17.617 Agreement and obligated service.
- § 17.618 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of agreement.
- Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professional Scholarship Program
- § 17.625 Purpose.
- § 17.626 Definitions.
- § 17.627 Eligibility for the VIOMPSP.
- § 17.628 Availability of VIOMPSP scholarships.
- § 17.629 Application for the VIOMPSP.
- § 17.630 Selection of VIOMPSP participants.
- § 17.631 Award procedures.
- § 17.632 Obligated service.
- § 17.633 Deferment of obligated service.
- § 17.634 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.
- § 17.635 Bankruptcy.
- § 17.636 Cancellation, waiver, or suspension of obligation.
- Program for Repayment of Educational Loans for Certain VA Psychiatrists
- § 17.640 Purpose.
- § 17.641 Definitions.
- § 17.642 Eligibility.
- § 17.643 Application for the PREL.
- § 17.644 Selection of participants.
- § 17.645 Award procedures.
- § 17.646 Obligated service.
- § 17.647 Failure to comply with terms and conditions of participation.
- Chaplain Services
- § 17.655 Ecclesiastical endorsing organizations.
- Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas
- § 17.700 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.701 Definitions.
- § 17.702 Grants—general.
- § 17.703 Eligibility and application.
- § 17.705 Scoring criteria and selection.
- § 17.710 Notice of Fund Availability.
- § 17.715 Grant agreements.
- § 17.720 Payments under the grant.
- § 17.725 Grantee reporting requirements.
- § 17.730 Recovery of funds by VA.
- Transitional Housing Loan Program
- § 17.800 Purpose.
- § 17.801 Definitions.
- § 17.802 Application provisions.
- § 17.803 Order of consideration.
- § 17.804 Loan approval criteria.
- § 17.805 Additional terms of loans.
- Health Care Benefits for Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans and Veterans with Covered Service in Korea—Spina Bifida and Covered Birth Defects
- § 17.900 Definitions.
- § 17.901 Provision of health care.
- § 17.902 Preauthorization.
- § 17.903 Payment.
- § 17.904 Review and appeal process.
- § 17.905 Medical records.
- Payment or Reimbursement for Emergency Services for Nonservice-Connected Conditions in Non-VA Facilities
- § 17.1000 Payment or reimbursement for emergency services for nonservice-connected conditions in non-VA facilities.
- § 17.1001 Definitions.
- § 17.1002 Substantive conditions for payment or reimbursement.
- § 17.1003 Emergency transportation.
- § 17.1004 Filing claims.
- § 17.1005 Payment limitations.
- § 17.1006 Decisionmakers.
- § 17.1007 Independent right of recovery.
- § 17.1008 Balance billing prohibited.
- Emergent Suicide Care
- § 17.1200 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.1205 Definitions.
- § 17.1210 Eligibility.
- § 17.1215 Periods of emergent suicide care.
- § 17.1220 Provision of emergent suicide care.
- § 17.1225 Payment or reimbursement for emergent suicide care.
- § 17.1230 Payment or reimbursement of emergency transportation.
- Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the Veterans Choice Program
- § 17.1500 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.1505 Definitions.
- § 17.1510 Eligible veterans.
- § 17.1515 Authorizing non-VA care.
- § 17.1520 Effect on other provisions.
- § 17.1525 [Reserved]
- § 17.1530 Eligible entities and providers.
- § 17.1535 Payment rates and methodologies.
- § 17.1540 Claims processing system.
- Vet Centers
- § 17.2000 Vet Center services.
- Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Program
- § 17.3100 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.3101 Definitions.
- § 17.3102 Eligibility.
- §§ 17.3103-17.3104 [Reserved]
- § 17.3105 HISA benefit lifetime limits.
- §§ 17.3106-17.3119 [Reserved]
- § 17.3120 Application for HISA benefits.
- §§ 17.3121-17.3124 [Reserved]
- § 17.3125 Approving HISA benefits applications.
- § 17.3126 Disapproving HISA benefits applications.
- §§ 17.3127-17.3129 [Reserved]
- § 17.3130 HISA benefits payment procedures.
- Prosthetic and Rehabilitative Items and Services
- § 17.3200 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.3210 Definitions.
- § 17.3220 Eligibility.
- § 17.3230 Authorized items and services.
- § 17.3240 Furnishing authorized items and services.
- § 17.3250 Veteran responsibilities.
- Clinical Laboratory Standards
- § 17.3500 VA application of 42 CFR part 493 standards for clinical laboratory operations.
- Veterans Community Care Program
- § 17.4000 Purpose and scope.
- § 17.4005 Definitions.
- § 17.4010 Veteran eligibility.
- § 17.4015 Designated VA medical service lines.
- § 17.4020 Authorized non-VA care.
- § 17.4025 Effect on other provisions.
- § 17.4030 Eligible entities and providers.
- § 17.4035 Payment rates.
- § 17.4040 Designated access standards.
- Veterans Care Agreements
- § 17.4100 Definitions.
- § 17.4105 Purpose and Scope.
- § 17.4110 Entity or provider certification.
- § 17.4115 VA use of Veterans Care Agreements.
- § 17.4120 Payment rates.
- § 17.4125 Review of Veterans Care Agreements.
- § 17.4130 Discontinuation of Veterans Care Agreements.
- § 17.4135 Disputes.
- § 17.4600 Urgent care.
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