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[USC02] 38 USC 1705: Management of health care: patient enrollment system
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38 USC 1705: Management of health care: patient enrollment system Text contains those laws in effect on August 3, 2020
(1) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater and veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 1 of title 14.
(b) In the design of an enrollment system under subsection (a), the Secretary-
(Added Pub. L. 104–262, title I, §104(a)(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3182 ; amended Pub. L. 106–117, title I, §112(2), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1556 ; Pub. L. 107–135, title II, §202(a), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2457 ; Pub. L. 107–330, title III, §308(g)(4), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2828 ; Pub. L. 111–163, title V, §512, May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1164 ; Pub. L. 114–315, title VI, §603(a)(1), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1570 ; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §809(n)(1)(A), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1843 .)
Section 491 of title 14, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was redesignated section 2732 of title 14 by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226 , and references to section 491 of title 14 deemed to refer to such redesignated section, see section 123(b)(1) of Pub. L. 115–282, set out as a References to Redesignated Sections of Title 14 note preceding section 101 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
2018-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10" for "section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10".
2016-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–315, §603(a)(1)(A), inserted "and veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14" before period at end.
2010-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 111–163 inserted "veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14," after "the Purple Heart,".
2002-Subsec. (a)(7), (8). Pub. L. 107–135 added pars. (7) and (8) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: "Veterans described in section 1710(a)(3) of this title."
1999-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106–117 inserted "or who were awarded the Purple Heart" after "former prisoners of war".
Pub. L. 107–135, title II, §202(c), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2457 , provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 1710 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 2002."
Pub. L. 114–315, title VI, §603(a)(2), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1570 , provided that: "The priority of enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the system of annual patient enrollment established and operated under section 1705(a) of such title [38 U.S.C. 1705(a)], as amended by paragraph (1), shall apply to each such recipient, regardless of the date on which the medal is awarded."
Pub. L. 104–262, title I, §106, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3184 , provided that:
"(a) Assessment Systems.-The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish information systems to assess the experience of the Department of Veterans Affairs in implementing sections 101, 103, and 104 [enacting this section and section 1706 of this title, amending sections 1525, 1701, 1703, 1710, 1712, 1712A, 1717, 1718, 1720, 1722, 1729, 2104, 5317, 8110, and 8111A of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1701 of this title], including the amendments made by those sections, during fiscal year 1997. The Secretary shall establish those information systems in time to include assessments under such systems in the report required under subsection (b).
"(b) Report.-Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report reflecting the experience of the Department during fiscal year 1997 on-
"(c) Matters To Be Included.-The report under subsection (b) shall include detailed information with respect to fiscal year 1997 regarding the following:
"(3) With respect to the number of veterans described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 1710(a) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 101, who applied for health care from the Department during fiscal year 1997-