Title 25 — Indians
Chapter 18 — Indian Health Care
§ 1680f. Indian Health Service and Department of Veterans Affairs health facilities and services sharing
Statutory text
Feasibility study and report
The Secretary shall examine the feasibility of entering into an arrangement for the sharing of medical facilities and services between the Indian Health Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs and shall, in accordance with subsection (b), prepare a report on the feasibility of such an arrangement and submit such report to the Congress by no later than .
Nonimpairment of service quality, eligibility, or priority of access
The Secretary shall not take any action under this section or under subchapter IV of chapter 81 of title 38 which would impair—
the priority access of any Indian to health care services provided through the Indian Health Service;
the quality of health care services provided to any Indian through the Indian Health Service;
the priority access of any veteran to health care services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs;
the quality of health care services provided to any veteran by the Department of Veterans Affairs;
the eligibility of any Indian to receive health services through the Indian Health Service; or
the eligibility of any Indian who is a veteran to receive health services through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cross utilization of services
Not later than , the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement an agreement under which—
individuals in the vicinity of Roosevelt, Utah, who are eligible for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs could obtain health care services at the facilities of the Indian Health Service located at Fort Duchesne, Utah; and
individuals eligible for health care from the Indian Health Service at Fort Duchesne, Utah, could obtain health care services at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Not later than , the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit a report to the Congress on the health care services provided as a result of paragraph (1).
Right to health services
Nothing in this section may be construed as creating any right of a veteran to obtain health services from the Indian Health Service except as provided in an agreement under subsection (c).
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Pub. L. 94–437 title VIII § 816 · 90 Stat. 1400
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 1680f
Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 816, formerly title VII, § 716, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title VII, § 710, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4832
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 816, formerly title VII, § 716, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title VII, § 710, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4832Pub. L. 102–54 § 13(j)(2)(A) · 105 Stat. 267
Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(a); 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(b)(3); 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(4); 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(6)
Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(A), substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (a), (b)(3), (4), (6). Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(A), substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) by striking out “Veterans’ Administration” and inserting in lieu thereof “Department of Veterans Affairs” in each of the following subsections: subsections (a), (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(6), (c)(1)(A), and (c)(1)(B);Pub. L. 102–54 § 13(j)(2)(B) · 105 Stat. 267
Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(c)(1)
Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(B), substituted “Not later than December 23, 1988, the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall” for “Within 30 days after November 23, 1988, the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs are authorized and directed to”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(B), substituted “Not later than December 23, 1988, the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall” for “Within 30 days after November 23, 1988, the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs are authorized and directed to”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out “Within 30 days” and all that follows through “directed to” and inserting in lieu thereof “Not later than December 23, 1988, the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall”; andPub. L. 102–54 § 13(j)(2)(A) · 105 Stat. 267
Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(c)(1)(A); 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(c)(1)(B)
Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(A), substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(1)(A), (B). Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(A), substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(A) by striking out “Veterans’ Administration” and inserting in lieu thereof “Department of Veterans Affairs” in each of the following subsections: subsections (a), (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(6), (c)(1)(A), and (c)(1)(B);Pub. L. 102–54 § 13(j)(2)(C) · 105 Stat. 267
Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(c)(2)
Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(C), substituted “Not later than November 23, 1990, the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall” for “Not later than 2 years after November 23, 1988, the Secretary and the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(C), substituted “Not later than November 23, 1990, the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall” for “Not later than 2 years after November 23, 1988, the Secretary and the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(C) in subsection (c)(2), by striking out “Not later than” and all that follows through “shall” and inserting in lieu thereof “Not later than November 23, 1990, the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall”.Indian Health Amendments of 1992
Pub. L. 102–573 § 902(9) · 106 Stat. 4526
Amended · 25 U.S.C. § 1680f
Pub. L. 102–573, § 902(9), amended section catchline
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 102–573, § 902(9), amended section catchline.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(9) by amending the heading for section 816 (as redesignated by section 701(b)) to read as follows:Pub. L. 108–170 title II § 244 · 117 Stat. 2042
Substituted · 25 U.S.C. § 1680f(c)(1)(B)
Pub. L. 108–170 substituted “George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center” for “Department of Veterans Affairs medical center”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 108–170 substituted “George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center” for “Department of Veterans Affairs medical center”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 244. DESIGNATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, AS THE GEORGE E. WAHLEN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER. The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”. Any references to such facility in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
6 of 7 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1991–2003 · 3 rounds
2003
Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 108–170 substituted “George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center” for “Department of Veterans Affairs medical center”.
1992
Pub. L. 102–573, § 902(9), amended section catchline.
1991
Subsecs. (a), (b)(3), (4), (6). Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(A), substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(B), substituted “Not later than , the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall” for “Within 30 days after , the Director of the Indian Health Service and the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs are authorized and directed to”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(A), (B). Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(A), substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans’ Administration”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2)(C), substituted “Not later than , the Secretary and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall” for “Not later than 2 years after , the Secretary and the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs shall”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Designation of George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Pub. L. 108–170, title II, § 244, , 117 Stat. 2054, provided that: “The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act [] be known and designated as the ‘George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center’. Any references to such facility in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.”
Credits
1988–2003 · 4 acts
- 1988Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 816, formerly title VII, § 716, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title VII, § 710, , 102 Stat. 4832
- 1991amended Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2), , 105 Stat. 276
- 1992renumbered title VIII, § 816, and amended Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, § 701(a), (b), title IX, § 902(9), , 106 Stat. 4572, 4592
- 2003Pub. L. 108–170, title II, § 244, , 117 Stat. 2054.
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(Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, § 816, formerly title VII, § 716, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title VII, § 710, , 102 Stat. 4832; amended Pub. L. 102–54, § 13(j)(2), , 105 Stat. 276; renumbered title VIII, § 816, and amended Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, § 701(a), (b), title IX, § 902(9), , 106 Stat. 4572, 4592; Pub. L. 108–170, title II, § 244, , 117 Stat. 2054.)