Us Code § 1730A - Prohibition on collection of copayments from certain veterans
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§ 1730A. Prohibition on collection of copayments from certain veterans
(a)
(b)
(1) is catastrophically disabled, as defined by the Secretary; or
(2) is an Indian or urban Indian (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)).
(Added Pub. L. 111–163, title V, §511(a), May 5, 2010, 124 Stat. 1164; amended Pub. L. 116–315, title III, §3002(a), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4990.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–315 substituted "certain" for "catastrophically disabled" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, substituted "a covered veteran" for "a veteran who is catastrophically disabled, as defined by the Secretary,", and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Pub. L. 116–315, title III, §3002(c), Jan. 5, 2021, 134 Stat. 4991, provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on the day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Jan. 5, 2021]."
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