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LegalText 38 U.S.C. § 8152 Definitions us united_states_code code_section 38 VETERANS BENEFITS 81 ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY 8152 38 U.S.C. § 8152 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc38@119-100.zip /us/usc/t38/s8152 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-38/usc38.xml 865c50211286421a88e79d00a0de6b21600c9eb1e841bb776e1e32763cb73d0f 372998691b72ade88787dfa7633dbda4954bd1b037ec7926c5e06e9b1d17fc66 33f156ceb7680bc652a81535846c62b0d4c34b823eeb2db016aada978464a401 2026-07-04 official
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38 U.S.C. § 8152 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this subchapter—

(1) The term “health-care resource” includes hospital care and medical services (as those terms are defined in section 1701 of this title), services under sections 1782 and 1783 of this title, any other health-care service, and any health-care support or administrative resource.

(2) The term “health-care providers” includes health-care plans and insurers and any organizations, institutions, or other entities or individuals who furnish health-care resources.

(3) The term “hospital”, unless otherwise specified, includes any Federal, State, local, or other public or private hospital.

(Added Pub. L. 89785, title II, § 203, Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1373, § 5052; renumbered § 8152, Pub. L. 10240, title IV, § 402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 10254, § 14(f)(8), June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 288; Pub. L. 103210, § 3(b), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2497; Pub. L. 104262, title III, § 301(b), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3191; Pub. L. 107135, title II, § 208(e)(8), Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2464.)

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Amendments2002—Par. (1). Pub. L. 107135 inserted “services under sections 1782 and 1783 of this title,” after “of this title),”. 1996—Pub. L. 104262 added pars. (1) and (2), redesignated par. (4) as (3), and struck out former pars. (1) to (3) which read as follows: “(1) The term research center means an institution (or part of an institution), the primary function of which is research, training of specialists, and demonstrations and which, in connection therewith, provides specialized, high quality diagnostic and treatment services for inpatients and outpatients. “(2) The term specialized medical resources means medical resources (whether equipment, space, or personnel) which, because of cost, limited availability, or unusual nature, are either unique in the medical community or are subject to maximum utilization only through mutual use. “(3) The term health-care resource includes hospital care, medical services, and rehabilitative services, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (5), (6), and (8), respectively, of section 1701 of this title, any other health-care service, and any health-care support or administrative resource.” 1993—Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 103210 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). 1991—Pub. L. 10240 renumbered section 5052 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 10254 amended section as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 10240 by redesignating pars. (a), (b), and (c) as pars. (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and by realigning the margins.