Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part C · Chapter 6A — Public Health Service
§ 251. Medical examination and treatment of Federal employees; medical care at remote stations
Statutory text
The Surgeon General is authorized to provide at institutions, hospitals, and station of the Service medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies for persons entitled to treatment under subchapter I of Chapter 81 of title 5 and extensions thereof. The Surgeon General may also provide for making medical examinations of—
employees of the Federal Government for retirement purposes;
employees in the Federal classified service, and applicants for appointment, as requested by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management for the purpose of promoting health and efficiency;
seamen for purposes of qualifying for certificates of service; and
employees eligible for benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended [33 U.S.C. 901 et seq.], as requested by any deputy commissioner thereunder.
The Secretary is authorized to provide medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization and optometric care for Federal employees (as defined in section 8901(1) of title 5) and their dependents at remote medical facilities of the Public Health Service where such care and treatment are not otherwise available. Such employees and their dependents who are not entitled to this care and treatment under any other provision of law shall be charged for it at rates established by the Secretary to reflect the reasonable cost of providing the care and treatment. Any payments pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be credited to the applicable appropriation to the Public Health Service for the year in which such payments are received.
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.
Pub. L. 78–373 · 58 Stat. 682
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 251
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 324, 58 Stat. 697
Source evidence
Code source credit
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 324, 58 Stat. 697Partnership for Health Amendments of 1967
Pub. L. 90–174 § 10(a) · 81 Stat. 533
Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 251(a)
Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
Redesignated · 42 U.S.C. § 251(a)
Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(a), redesignated cls. (a) to (d) as cls. (1) to (4), respectively
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and redesignated cls. (a) to (d) as cls. (1) to (4), respectively.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Section 324 of the Public Health Service Act (42 58 Stat. 697. U.S.C. 251) is amended by inserting “(a)” immediately after “Sec. 324.” and by redesignating clauses (a) through (d) of such section, and references thereto, as clauses (1) through (4).Partnership for Health Amendments of 1967
Pub. L. 90–174 § 10(b) · 81 Stat. 533
Added · 42 U.S.C. § 251(b)
Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(b), added subsec. (b)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(b), added subsec. (b).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Section 324 of such Act. is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) The Secretary is authorized to provide medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization and optometric care for Federal employees (as defined in section 8901(1) of title 5 of the United States 80 Stat. 600. Code) and their dependents at remote medical facilities of the Public Health Service where such care and treatment are not otherwise available. Such employees and their dependents who are not entitled to this care and treatment under any other provision of law shall be charged for it at rates established by the Secretary to reflect the reasonable cost of providing the care and treatment. Any payments pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be credited to the applicable appropriation to the Public Health Service for the year in which such payments are received.”Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982
Pub. L. 97–468 title VI § 615(b)(4) · 96 Stat. 2543
Struck · 42 U.S.C. § 251(a)(1)
Pub. L. 97–468 struck out “employees of the Alaska Railroad and” before “employees of the Federal Government”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–468 struck out “employees of the Alaska Railroad and” before “employees of the Federal Government”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(4) Section 324(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 251(a)(1)) is amended by striking “employees of the Alaska Railroad and”.Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Amendments of 1984
Pub. L. 98–426 § 27(d)(2) · 98 Stat. 1639
Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 251(a)(4)
Pub. L. 98–426 substituted “Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act” for “Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 98–426 substituted “Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act” for “Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Reference in any other statute, regulation, order, or other document to the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act shall be deemed to refer to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, see section 28(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98–426, set out as a note under section 901 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, 44 Stat. 1424, which is classified generally to chapter 18 (§ 901 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 901 of Title 33 and Tables.
Codification
In subsec. (a), “subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5” substituted for “United States Employees’ Compensation Act” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), , 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments1967–1984 · 3 rounds
1984
Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 98–426 substituted “Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act” for “Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act”.
1983
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 97–468 struck out “employees of the Alaska Railroad and” before “employees of the Federal Government”.
1967
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and redesignated cls. (a) to (d) as cls. (1) to (4), respectively.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(b), added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (b) pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–426 effective , see section 28(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98–426, set out as a note under section 901 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
Effective Date of 1983 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–468 effective on date of transfer of Alaska Railroad to the State [], pursuant to section 1203 of Title 45, Railroads, see section 615(b) of Pub. L. 97–468.
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
“Director of the Office of Personnel Management” substituted for “Civil Service Commission” in subsec. (a)(2), pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783, set out under section 1101 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which transferred all functions vested by statute in United States Civil Service Commission to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective , as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, , 44 F.R. 1055, set out under section 1101 of Title 5.
Functions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health Service, and all other officers and employees of Public Health Service, and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. , 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, set out as a note under section 202 of this title.
Credits
1944–1984 · 5 acts
- 1944July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 324, 58 Stat. 697
- 1967Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(a), (b), , 81 Stat. 540
- 19791978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. , 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783
- 1983Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(b)(4), , 96 Stat. 2578
- 1984Pub. L. 98–426, § 27(d)(2), , 98 Stat. 1654.
Show as published
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 324, 58 Stat. 697; Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(a), (b), , 81 Stat. 540; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. , 43 F.R. 36037, 92 Stat. 3783; Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(b)(4), , 96 Stat. 2578; Pub. L. 98–426, § 27(d)(2), , 98 Stat. 1654.)