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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE · SUBCHAPTER II— GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES · § 249

§ 249. Medical care and treatment of quarantined and detained persons

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(a)Persons entitled to treatment Any person when detained in accordance with quarantine laws, or, at the request of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, any person detained by that Service, may be treated and cared for by the Public Health Service.
(b)Temporary treatment in emergency cases Persons not entitled to treatment and care at institutions, hospitals, and stations of the Service may, in accordance with regulations of the Surgeon General, be admitted thereto for temporary treatment and care in case of emergency.
(c)Authorization for outside treatment Persons whose care and treatment is authorized by subsection
(a)may, in accordance with regulations, receive such care and treatment at the expense of the Service from public or private medical or hospital facilities other than those of the Service, when authorized by the officer in charge of the station at which the application is made.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 322, 58 Stat. 696; June 25, 1948, ch. 654, § 3, 62 Stat. 1018; Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3, 70 Stat. 1120; Pub. L. 88–424, Aug. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 398; Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(c), Dec. 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 541; Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a), (b)(1), (2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 603.)
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  • July 1, 1944, ch. 373
  • 58 Stat. 696
  • June 25, 1948, ch. 654, § 3
  • 62 Stat. 1018
  • Aug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3
  • 70 Stat. 1120
  • Pub. L. 88–424
  • 78 Stat. 398
  • Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(c)
  • 81 Stat. 541
  • Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a)
  • 95 Stat. 603
  • Pub. L. 97–35, § 986(a)
  • Pub. L. 97–35, § 986(b)(1)
  • Pub. L. 97–35, § 986(b)(2)
  • Pub. L. 90–174
  • section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88
  • Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(c)
  • Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 988
  • 95 Stat. 604
  • Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 958, § 5
  • 60 Stat. 1049
  • July 30, 1956, ch. 779, § 3(b)
  • 70 Stat. 721
  • July 25, 1947, ch. 327, § 2(b)
  • 61 Stat. 451
  • 80 Stat. 1610
  • 64 Stat. 1261
  • Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)
  • 80 Stat. 662
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§ 249
Medical care and treatment of quarantined and detained persons
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ActJuly 1, 1944, ch. 373
Stat.58 Stat. 696
ActJune 25, 1948, ch. 654, § 3
Stat.62 Stat. 1018
ActAug. 8, 1956, ch. 1036, § 3
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