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 90 STAT. 2852 ""

PUBLIC LAW 94-581—OCT. 21, 1976 " SUBCHAPTER III

PROTECTION OF PATIENT RIGHTS

"4131. Informed consent. "4132. Confidentiality of certain medical records. "4133. Nondiscrimination in the admission of alcohol and drug abusers to Veterans' Administration health care facilities. "4134. Coordination; reports.".

42 USC 4581 note.

21 USC note. owkr note 42 USC note, 38 USC note,

1174 117^ 4582 4118

(b) Subsection (b) of section 653 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(b) Patient records prepared or obtained under this subchapter shall be held confidential in the same manner and under the same conditions prescribed in section 4132 of this title.". (c) The following provisions of law are superseded by the provisions of the amendments to chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, made by subsection (a) of this section: (1) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 321 of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Kehabilitation Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4581(b)(2)), as added by section 121(a) of the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 (Public Law 93-282; 88 Stat. 130). (2) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 407 of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (21 U.S.C. 1174(b)(2)), as amended by section 6(a) of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and for other purposes", approved March 19, 1976 (Public Law 94-237; 90 Stat. 244-5). (3) Subsection (h) of section 408 of such 1972 Act (21 U.S.C. 1175(h)), as amended by section 303(b)(2)(B) of such 1974 Act (88 Stat. 137). (4) Subsection (h) of section 333 of such 1970 Act (42 U.S.C. 4582(h)), as amended by section 122(a) of such 1974 Act (88 Stat. 131). (5) Subsection (b) of section 121 of such 1970 Act (88 Stat. 131). (6) Subsection (b) of section 6 of the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and for other purposes", approved March 19, 1976 (90 Stat. 245). C^) Subsection (c) of section 303 of such 1974 Act (88 Stat. 139). (8) Subsection (c) of section 122 of such 1974 Act (88 Stat. 133). SEC. 112. Section 6(a)(2) of the Veterans' Administration Physician and Dentist Pay Comparability Act of 1975 (Public Law 94-123; 89 Stat. 669) is amended by striking out "October 11, 1976" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1977". SEC. 113. Section 4123 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Any proceeds to the Government received therefrom shall be credited to the applicable Veterans' Administration medical appropriation.". SEC. 114. Subsection (a)(3) of section 5001 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out "eight thousand beds in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974," and inserting in lieu thereof "ten thousand beds in fiscal year 1980". SEC. 115. (a) Subchapter IV of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by— (1) inserting at the end of section 5053 the following new subsection: "(d) When a Veterans' Administration health care facility provides hospital care or medical services, pursuant to a contract or agreement authorized by this section, to an individual who is not eligible for such

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