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US CodeTitle 38Chapter 17§ 1710E

§ 1710E

Traumatic brain injury: use of non-Department facilities for rehabilitation

38 U.S.C. § 1710E.
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Subchapter: HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, OR DOMICILIARY CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT
((a)) ** .—** The Secretary, in implementing and carrying out a plan developed under , may provide hospital care and medical services, including rehabilitative services (as defined in ), through cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities that have established long-term neurobehavioral rehabilitation and recovery programs. ((b)) ** .—** The care and services provided under subsection (a) shall be made available to an individual— ((1)) who is described in ; and ((2)) ((A)) to whom the Secretary is unable to provide such treatment or services at the frequency or for the duration prescribed in such plan; or ((B)) for whom the Secretary determines that it is optimal with respect to the recovery and rehabilitation for such individual. ((c)) ** .—** Nothing in subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 shall be construed as preventing a State protection and advocacy system (as defined in ) from exercising the authorities described in such subtitle with respect to individuals provided rehabilitative treatment or services under in a non-Department facility. ((d)) ** .—** The Secretary may not provide treatment or services as described in subsection (a) at a non-Department facility under such subsection unless such facility maintains standards for the provision of such treatment or services established by an independent, peer-reviewed organization that accredits specialized rehabilitation programs for adults with traumatic brain injury.

Release: pl-119-59 (2025-12-18)

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