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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 17— HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE · SUBCHAPTER III— MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT OF VETERANS · § 1721

§ 1721. Power to make rules and regulations

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Rules and regulations prescribed under section 501(a) of this title shall include rules and regulations to promote good conduct on the part of persons who are receiving hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care and medical services in Department facilities. The Secretary may prescribe in rules and regulations under such section limitations in connection with the furnishing of such care and services during a period of national emergency (other than a period of war or an emergency described in section 8111A of this title).
(Pub. L. 85–857, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1143, § 621; Pub. L. 94–581, title II, §§ 202(j), 210(a)(8), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2856, 2863; Pub. L. 100–322, title I, § 133, May 20, 1988, 102 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(d)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 239; renumbered § 1721 and amended Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 2(c)(1), 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E), 5(a), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 402, 404–406.)
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  • Pub. L. 85–857
  • 72 Stat. 1143
  • Pub. L. 94–581, title II
  • 90 Stat. 2856
  • Pub. L. 100–322, title I, § 133
  • 102 Stat. 507
  • Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(d)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 239
  • Pub. L. 102–83
  • 105 Stat. 402
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)
  • section 621 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3)
  • Pub. L. 102–83, § 2(c)(1)
  • Pub. L. 102–40
  • Pub. L. 100–322
  • Pub. L. 94–581
  • Pub. L. 94–581, § 202(j)
  • section 211 of Pub. L. 94–581
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§ 1721
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 85–857
Stat.72 Stat. 1143
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–581, title II
Stat.90 Stat. 2856
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–322, title I, § 133
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