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 PUBLIC LAW 99-166—DEC. 3, 1985

99 STAT. 941

Public Law 99-166 99th Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish, extend, and improve certain Veterans' Administration health-care programs, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1985". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—HEALTH-CARE PROGRAMS Sec. 101. Alcohol and drug treatment and rehabilitation. Sec. 102. Special contract-care authority outside the 48 contiguous States. Sec. 103. Extension of interim health-care eligibility based on exposure to dioxin or other toxic substances in Vietnam or to nuclear radiation. Sec. 104. Outpatient and ambulatory services following nursing home or domiciliary care. Sec. 105. Vietnam Veteran Resource Centers pilot program. Sec. 106. Technical amendment relating to continuing availability of readjustment counseling. Sec. 107. Counseling for former prisoners of war. Sec. 108. Transfers for nursing home care. Sec. 109. Chiropractic services pilot program. TITLE II—HEALTH-CARE ADMINISTRATION Sec. 201. Medical quality-assurance records. Sec. 202. Authority to expand Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Centers program. Sec. 203. Revision of authority for appointment of student nurses and graduate nurses. Sec. 204. Quality assurance and credentialing. Sec. 205. Availability of State financial support for approved State home projects. Sec. 206. Procedures for reduction or revocation of clinical privileges. TITLE III—VETERANS' ADMINISTRA-nON MEDICAL FACILITIES Sec. 301. Clarification of requirement of congressional approval of construction and acquisition projects. Sec. 302. Operational and construction planning requirement. Sec. 303. Major facility prospectus requirement. Sec. 304. Development of medical-facility modular components. Sec. 305. Feasibility study of and plan for the purchase of a facility for furnishing hospital and nursing home care. •HTLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec 401. Servicemen's Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance. Sec 402. Extension of authority to operate an office in the Republic of the Philippines. Sec 403. Veterans' Administration grade reduction. Sec 404. Land transfer. Phoenix, Arizona. Sec. 405. Modification of restrictions on real property, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Dec. 3, 1985 [H.R. 505] Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1985. 38 USC 101 note.

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