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38 U.S. Code § 1722 - Determination of inability to defray necessary expenses; income thresholds | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
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Determination of inability to defray necessary expenses; income thresholds
(a) For the purposes of section 1710(a)(2)(G) of this title, a veteran shall be considered to be unable to defray the expenses of necessary care if—
(1) For purposes of subsection (a)(3), the income threshold for the calendar year beginning on January 1, 1990, is—
Effective on January 1 of each year, the amounts in effect under subsection (b) of this section shall be increased by the percentage by which the maximum rates of pension were increased under section 5312(a) of this title during the preceding calendar year.
(2) A veteran is described in this paragraph for the purposes of subsection (a) of this section if—
The term “previous year” means the calendar year preceding the year in which the veteran applies for care or services under section 1710(a) of this title.
(g) For the purposes of section 1724(c) of this title, the fact that a veteran is—
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1144, § 622; Pub. L. 89–612, § 1, Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 859; Pub. L. 91–500, § 1, Oct. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 1096; Pub. L. 94–581, title II, §§ 202(k), 210(a)(9), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2856, 2863; Pub. L. 96–330, title IV, § 401(a), Aug. 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 1051; Pub. L. 99–272, title XIX, § 19011(c)(1), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 100–322, title I, § 102(b), May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 493; Pub. L. 101–508, title VIII, § 8013(c), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–346; Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239; renumbered § 1722 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 4(a)(1), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403–406; Pub. L. 104–262, title I, § 101(d)(9), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3180; Pub. L. 112–154, title VII, § 705, Aug. 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 1206.)
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (g)(1), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Title XIX of the Social Security Act is classified generally to subchapter XIX (§ 1396 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
Prior section 1722, Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1196, related to change of program by eligible person, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 92–540, title IV, § 402(2), Oct. 24, 1972, 86 Stat. 1090. See section 3691 of this title.
2012—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 112–154 substituted “the most recent year for which information is available” for “the previous year”.
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–262, § 101(d)(9)(A), substituted “section 1710(a)(2)(G)” for “section 1710(a)(1)(I)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 104–262, § 101(d)(9)(B), struck out “or 1712(f)” before “of this title”.
1991—Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a), renumbered section 622 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1710(a)(1)(I)” for “610(a)(1)(I)” in introductory provisions and “1521” for “521” in par. (2).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–40 substituted “5312(a)” for “3112(a)”.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1522” for “522”.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted “Secretary” for “Administrator”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1521” for “521” in par. (1) and “1710(a) or 1712(f)” for “610(a) or 612(f)” in par. (3).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1), substituted “1724(c)” for “624(c)” in introductory provisions.
Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “administered by the Secretary” for “administered by the Veterans’ Administration” in par. (3).
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–508, § 8013(c)(1), designated par. (1) as entire subsec. (a), redesignated cls. (A) to (C) as pars. (1) to (3), respectively, substituted “amount set forth in subsection (b)” for “Category A threshold” in par. (3), and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “For the purposes of section 610(a)(2)(A) of this title, a veteran’s income level is described in this paragraph if the veteran’s attributable income is not greater than the Category B threshold.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–508, § 8013(c)(2), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “For the purposes of this section:
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–508, § 8013(c)(3), struck out “paragraphs (1) and (2) of” before “subsection (b) of this section”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 101–508, § 8013(c)(4), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “A determination described in this paragraph is a determination—
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 101–508, § 8013(c)(5)(A), substituted “the amount determined under subsection (b) of this section” for “the Category A threshold or the Category B threshold, as appropriate”.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 101–508, § 8013(c)(5)(B), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows:
1988—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100–322 substituted “section” for “sections 610(b)(2) and”.
1986—Pub. L. 99–272 amended section generally, revising and restating existing provisions as subsec. (g) and adding subsecs. (a) to (f).
1980—Pub. L. 96–330 substituted provisions relating to the facts that will be accepted as sufficient evidence of an individual’s inability to defray necessary expenses for provisions relating to the use of statements under oath to establish the inability to defray necessary expenses.
1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–581, § 202(k), substituted “610(a)(1)(B)” for “610(a)(1)” and “632(a)(2)” for “632(b)”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–581, § 210(a)(9), substituted “such veteran’s inability” for “his inability”.
1970—Pub. L. 91–500 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
1966—Pub. L. 89–612 inserted reference to section 632(b) of this title.
Provisions of this section as in effect on the day before Apr. 7, 1986, applicable with respect to hospital and nursing home care furnished on or after July 1, 1986, to veterans furnished such care or services on June 30, 1986, but only to the extent that such care is furnished with respect to the same episode of care for which it was furnished on June 30, 1986, see section 19011(f) of Pub. L. 99–272, set out as a note under section 1710 of this title.
Pub. L. 99–272, title XIX, § 19011(c)(3), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 378, provided that the first increase under subsection (c) of this section, as added by section 19011(c)(1) of Pub. L. 99–272, was to take effect on Jan. 1, 1987.
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