Title 38 of the U.S. Code § 1837 - Duration of health care and benefits provided
Full text of § 1837 from Title 38 of the United States Code.
§ 1837. Duration of health care and benefits provided
The Secretary shall provide a covered child with health care and benefits under this chapter—
(1) for the duration of the life of the child; and
(2) notwithstanding any death of a parent of the child that precedes the death of the child.
(Added Pub. L. 118–18, §1(b), Oct. 6, 2023, 137 Stat. 104.)
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