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38 U.S.C. § 1713 — Renumbered § 1781]
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#### Prior Provisions
A prior section 1713 was renumbered [section 3513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3513&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Prior Provisions
A prior section 1713 was renumbered [section 3513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section3513&num=0&edition=prelim).
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The parent or guardian of a person or the eligible person if such person has attained legal majority for whom educational assistance is sought under this chapter shall submit an application to the Secretary which shall be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary shall prescribe. If the Secretary finds that the person on whose behalf the application is submitted is an eligible person, the Secretary shall approve the application provisionally. The Secretary shall notify the parent or guardian or eligible person (if the person has attained legal majority) of the provisional approval or of the disapproval of the application.
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For the purposes of this title—
(1) The terms “Secretary” and “Department” mean the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively.
(2) The term “veteran” means a person who served in the active military, naval, air, or space service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.
(3) The term “surviving spouse” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title) a person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran’s death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran’s death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without the fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried.
(4)
(A) The term “child” means (except for purposes of chapter 19 of this title (other than with respect to a child who is an insurable dependent under subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 1965(10) of such chapter) and [section 8502(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section8502/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) a person who is unmarried and—
(i) who is under the age of eighteen years;
(ii) who, before attaining the age of eighteen years, became permanently incapable of self-support; or
(iii) who, after attaining the age of eighteen years and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of twenty-three years), is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution;
and who is a legitimate child, a legally adopted child, a stepchild who is a member of a veteran’s household or was a member at the time of the veteran’s death, or an illegitimate child but, as to the alleged father, onl
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**(a)** The Secretary is authorized to provide medical care, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, for—
(1) the spouse or child of a veteran who has a total disability, permanent in nature, resulting from a service-connected disability,
(2) the surviving spouse or child of a veteran who (A) died as a result of a service-connected disability, or (B) at the time of death had a total disability permanent in nature, resulting from a service-connected disability,
(3) the surviving spouse or child of a person who died in the active military, naval, air, or space service in the line of duty and not due to such person’s own misconduct, and
(4) an individual designated as a primary provider of personal care services under [section 1720G(a)(7)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1720G/a/7/A&num=0&edition=prelim) who is not entitled to care or services under a health-plan contract (as defined in [section 1725(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1725/h&num=0&edition=prelim)),
who are not otherwise eligible for medical care under chapter 55 of title 10 (CHAMPUS).
**(b)** In order to accomplish the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall provide for medical care in the same or similar manner and subject to the same or similar limitations as medical care is furnished to certain dependents and survivors of active duty and retired members of the Armed Forces under chapter 55 of title 10 (CHAMPUS), by—
(1) entering into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense under which that Secretary shall include coverage for such medical care under the contract, or contracts, that Secretary enters into to carry out such cha
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**(a) Filing of agreements; eligibility for payment; charges with respect to items and services**
(1) Any provider of services (except a fund designated for purposes of section 1395f(g) and [section 1395n(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395n/e&num=0&edition=prelim)) shall be qualified to participate under this subchapter and shall be eligible for payments under this subchapter if it files with the Secretary an agreement—
(A)
(i) not to charge, except as provided in paragraph (2), any individual or any other person for items or services for which such individual is entitled to have payment made under this subchapter (or for which he would be so entitled if such provider of services had complied with the procedural and other requirements under or pursuant to this subchapter or for which such provider is paid pursuant to the provisions of [section 1395f(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395f/e&num=0&edition=prelim)), and (ii) not to impose any charge that is prohibited under [section 1396a(n)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1396a/n/3&num=0&edition=prelim),
(B) not to charge any individual or any other person for items or services for which such individual is not entitled to have payment made under this subchapter because payment for expenses incurred for such items or services may not be made by reason of the provisions of paragraph (1) or (9) of [section 1395y(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1395y/a&num=0&edition=prelim), but only if (i) such individual was without fault in incurring such expenses and (ii) the Secret
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TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS
[§ 1713
(2) Any survivor or dependent of a veteran
who is eligible for medical care under section
1781 of this title.
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall con-
tract with a dental insurer to administer the
dental insurance plan under this section.
(d) BENEFITS.—The dental insurance plan
under this section shall provide such benefits for
dental care and treatment as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate for the dental insurance plan,
including diagnostic services, preventative serv-
ices, endodontics and other restorative services,
surgical services, and emergency services.
(e) ENROLLMENT.—(1) Enrollment in the dental
insurance plan under this section shall be vol-
untary.
(2) Enrollment in the dental insurance plan
shall be for such minimum period as the Sec-
retary shall prescribe for purposes of this sec-
tion.
(f) PREMIUMS.—(1) Premiums for coverage
under the dental insurance plan under this sec-
tion shall be in such amount or amounts as the
Secretary shall prescribe to cover all costs asso-
ciated with carrying out this section.
(2) The Secretary shall adjust the premiums
payable under this section for coverage under
the dental insurance plan on an annual basis.
Each individual covered by the dental insurance
plan at the time of such an adjustment shall be
notified of the amount and effective date of such
adjustment.
(3) Each individual covered by the dental in-
surance plan shall pay the entire premium for
coverage under the dental insurance plan, in ad-
dition to the full cost of any copayments.
(g) VOLUNTARY DISENROLLMENT.—(1) With re-
spect to enrollment in the dental insurance plan
under this section, the Secretary shall—
(A) permit the voluntary disenrollment of an
individual in the dental ins
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