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Public Law 86–639

To amend section 612 of title 38, United States Code, to authorize outpatient treatment incident to authorized hospital care for certain veterans.

Approved July 12, 1960

Statutory text

AN ACT

To amend section 612 of title 38, United States Code, to authorize outpatient treatment incident to authorized hospital care for certain veterans.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That section 612 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:

“(f)

The Administrator may also furnish medical services for a non-service-connected disability under the following circumstances:

“(1)

Where such care is reasonably necessary in preparation for admission of a veteran who has been determined to need hospital care and who has been scheduled for admission.

“(2)

Where a veteran has been granted hospital care, and outpatient care is reasonably necessary to complete treatment incident to such hospital care.”

Sec. 2.

Section 601(6) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting immediately after “dental and surgical services, and” the following: “(except under the conditions described in section 612 (f)(1))”

Approved July 12, 1960.

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