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PUBLIC LAW 8 5 - 8 5 7 - S E P T. 2, 1958

(d) Dental appliances, wheelchairs, artificial limbs, trusses, special clothing, and similar appliances to be furnished by the Administrator under this section may be procured by him either by purchase or by manufacture, whichever he determines may be advantageous and reasonably necessary. (e^ Any disability of a veteran of the Spanish-American War, upon application for the benefits of this section or outpatient medical services under section 624 of this title, shall be considered for the purposes thereof to be a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated in a period of war. § 613. F i t t i n g and training in use of prosthetic appliances Any veteran who is entitled to a prosthetic appliance shall be furnished such fitting and training, including institutional training, in the use of such appliance as may be necessary, whether in a Veterans' Administration facility or other training institution, or by outpatient treatment, including such service under contract, and including necessary travel expenses to and from his home to such hospital or training institution. § 614. Seeing-eye dogs The Administrator may provide seeing-eye or guide dogs trained for the aid of the blind to veterans who are entitled to disability compensation, and he may pay all necessary travel expenses to and from their homes and incurred in becoming adjusted to such seeingeye or guide dogs. The Administrator may also provide such veterans with mechanical or electronic equipment for aiding them in overcoming the handicap of blindness. § 615. Tobacco for hospitalized veterans The Administrator may furnish tobacco to veterans receiving hospital or domiciliary care. § 616. Hospital care by other agencies of the United States When so specified in an appropriation or other Act, the Administrator may make allotments and transfers to the Departments of Health, Education, and Welfare (Public Health Service), the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Interior, for disbursement by them under the various headings of their appropriations, of such amounts as are necessary for the care and treatment of veterans entitled to hospitalization from the Veterans' Administration under this chapter. The amounts to be charged the Veterans' Administration for care and treatment of veterans in hospitals shall be calculated on the basis of a per diem rate approved by the Bureau of the Budget. Subchapter III—Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Hospital Care and Medical T r e a t m e n t of Veterans § 621. Power to make r u l e s and regulations The Administrator shall prescribe— (1) such rules and procedure governing the furnishing of hospital and domiciliary care as he may deem proper and necessary; (2) limitations in connection with the furnishing of hospital and domiciliary care; and (3) such rules and regulations as he deems necessary in order to promote good conduct on the part of persons who are receiving hospital or domiciliary care in Veterans' Administration facilities.

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