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 100 STAT. 382

38 USC 612.

PUBLIC LAW 99-272—APR. 7, 1986

"(7) outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, for a veteran described in section 612(b)(1)(G) of this title. "(b) In the case of any veteran for whom the Administrator contracts to furnish care or services in a non-Veterans' Administration facility pursuant to a provision of subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator shall periodically review the necessity for continuing such contractual arrangement pursuant to such provision.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 602 the following new item: "603. Contracts for hospital care and medical services in non-Veterans' Administration facilities.'.

38 USC 612.

(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 612(b)(3) is amended by striking out "clause (i), (ii), or (v) of section 61(4)(C)" and inserting in lieu thereof "clause (1), (2), or (5) of section 603(a)". (2) Section 612(b)(4) is amended by striking out "section 601(4)(C)" both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "section 603". 38 USC 612A. (3) Section 612A(e)(l) is amended by striking out "601(4)(C)(ii)" and inserting in lieu thereof "603(a)(2)". 38 USC 903. (4) Section 903(a) is amended by inserting "hospital care in accordance with section 603 of this title or" after "was receiving". (5) Section 102(b) of the Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1985 (Public Law 99-166) is amended— 38 USC 601, 603. (A) by Striking out "such section" in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "section 603(a)(5)"; and 38 USC 601 note, (B) by striking out "clause (v) of section 601(4)(C)" in para603 note. graph (5) and inserting in lieu thereof "section 603(a)(5)". SEC. 19013. RECOVERY OF THE COST OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 629 is amended to read as follows: 38 USC 629.

State and local governments,

"§ 629. Recovery by the United States of the cost of certain care and services "(a)(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, in any case in which a veteran is furnished care or services under this chapter for a non-service-connected disability described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the United States has the right to recover or collect the reasonable cost of such care or services (as determined by the Administrator) from a third party to the extent that the veteran (or the provider of the care or services) would be eligible to receive payment for such care or services from such third party if the care or services had not been furnished by a department or agency of the United States. "(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection applies to a non-serviceconnected disability— "(A) that is incurred incident to the veteran's employment and that is covered under a workers' compensation law or plan that provides for payment for the cost of health care and services provided to the veteran by reason of the disability; "(B) that is incurred as the result of a motor vehicle accident to which applies a State law that requires the owners or operators of motor vehicles registered in that State to have in force automobile accident reparations insurance;

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