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Title 38
Title 38
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS
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Functions of Veterans Health Administration: in general
Functions of Veterans Health Administration: health-care personnel education and training programs
Functions of Veterans Health Administration: research programs
Regulations
Divisions of Veterans Health Administration
Office of the Under Secretary for Health
Office of Research Oversight
Office of Rural Health
Readjustment Counseling Service
Office of Patient Advocacy
Office of Women’s Health
Annual reports on Women’s Health
Quality assurance
Quality management officers
Special medical advisory group
Advisory committees: affiliated institutions
Geriatric research, education, and clinical centers
Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee
Malpractice and negligence suits: defense by United States
Hazardous research projects: indemnification of contractors
National Center for Preventive Health
Mammography quality standards
Centers for mental illness research, education, and clinical activities
Committee on Care of Severely Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans
Committee on Care of Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
Breast cancer mammography policy
Required consultations with nurses
Annual report on use of authorities to enhance retention of experienced nurses
Medical emergency preparedness centers
Education and training programs on medical response to consequences of terrorist activities
Centers for research, education, and clinical activities on complex multi-trauma associated with combat injuries
Medical preparedness centers
Parkinson’s Disease research, education, and clinical centers
Multiple sclerosis centers of excellence
Epilepsy centers of excellence
Annual report on Veterans Health Administration and furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care
Quadrennial Veterans Health Administration review
Inapplicability of Paperwork Reduction Act to research activities
Informed consent
Confidentiality of certain medical records
Nondiscrimination against alcohol and drug abusers and persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus
Regulations
Authority to establish; status
Purpose of corporations
Board of directors; executive director
General powers
Coverage of employees under certain Federal tort claims laws
Accountability and oversight
Office of Research and Development
Research personnel