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type: "LegalText"
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title: "38 U.S.C. § 1784"
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description: "Humanitarian care"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 38
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title_name: "VETERANS’ BENEFITS"
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chapter_number: "17"
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chapter_name: "HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE"
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section: "1784"
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citation: "38 U.S.C. § 1784"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 38 U.S.C. § 1784 - Humanitarian care
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## Text
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The Secretary may furnish hospital care or medical services as a humanitarian service in emergency cases, but the Secretary shall charge for such care and services at rates prescribed by the Secretary.
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(Added Pub. L. 107–135, title II, § 208(b), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2463.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsPrior section 1784 was renumbered section 3684 of this title.
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