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38 U.S.C. § 1712C — Dental insurance plan for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans

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38 U.S.C. § 1712C — Dental insurance plan for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans

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**(a) In General.—** The Secretary shall establish and administer a dental insurance plan for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans described in subsection (b). **(b) Covered Veterans and Survivors and Dependents.—** The veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans described in this subsection are as follows: (1) Any veteran who is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment under [section 1705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1705&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) Any survivor or dependent of a veteran who is eligible for medical care under [section 1781 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1781&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Administration.—** The Secretary shall contract 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 considers appropriate for the dental insurance plan, including diagnostic services, preventative services, endodontics and other restorative services, surgical services, and emergency services. **(e) Enrollment.—** (1) Enrollment in the dental insurance plan under this section shall be voluntary. (2) Enrollment in the dental insurance plan shall be for such minimum period as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of this section. **(f) Premiums.—** (1) Premiums for coverage under the dental insurance plan under this section shall be in such amount or amounts as the Secretary shall prescribe to cover all costs associated 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 insurance plan shall pay the entire premium for coverage under the dental insurance plan, in addition to the full cost of any copayments. **(g) Voluntary Disenrollment.—** (1) With respect to enrollment in the dental insurance plan under this section, the Secretary shall— (A) permit the voluntary disenrollment of an individual in the dental insurance plan if the disenrollment occurs during the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enrollment of the individual in the dental insurance plan; and (B) permit the voluntary disenrollment of an individual in the dental insurance plan for such circumstances as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of this subsection, but only to the extent such disenrollment does not jeopardize the fiscal integrity of the dental insurance plan. (2) The circumstances prescribed under paragraph (1)(B) shall include the following: (A) If an individual enrolled in the dental insurance plan relocates to a location outside the jurisdiction of the dental insurance plan that prevents use of the benefits under the dental insurance plan. (B) If an individual enrolled in the dental insurance plan is prevented by a serious medical condition from being able to obtain benefits under the dental insurance plan. (C) Such other circumstances as the Secretary shall prescribe for purposes of this subsection. (3) The Secretary shall establish procedures for determinations on the permissibility of voluntary disenrollments under paragraph (1)(B). Such procedures shall ensure timely determinations on the permissibility of such disenrollments. **(h) Relationship to Dental Care Provided by Secretary.—** Nothing in this section shall affect the responsibility of the Secretary to provide dental care under [section 1712 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1712&num=0&edition=prelim), and the participation of an individual in the dental insurance plan under this section shall not affect the entitlement of the individual to outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, under such section 1712. **(i) Regulations.—** The dental insurance plan under this section shall be administered under such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe.

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38 U.S.C. § 1712 — Dental care; drugs and medicines for certain disabled veterans; vaccines

**(a)** (1) Outpatient dental services and treatment, and related dental appliances, shall be furnished under this section only for a dental condition or disability— (A) which is service-connected and compensable in degree; (B) which is service-connected, but not compensable in degree, but only if— (i) the dental condition or disability is shown to have been in existence at the time of the veteran’s discharge or release from active military, naval, air, or space service; (ii) the veteran had served on active duty for a period of not less than 180 days or, in the case of a veteran who served on active duty during the Persian Gulf War, 90 days immediately before such discharge or release; (iii) application for treatment is made within 180 days after such discharge or release, except that (I) in the case of a veteran who reentered active military, naval, air, or space service within 90 days after the date of such veteran’s prior discharge or release from such service, application may be made within 180 days from the date of such veteran’s subsequent discharge or release from such service, and (II) if a disqualifying discharge or release has been corrected by competent authority, application may be made within 180 days after the date of correction; and (iv) the veteran’s certificate of discharge or release from active duty does not bear a certification that the veteran was provided, within the 90-day period immediately before the date of such discharge or release, a complete dental examination (including dental X-rays) and all appropriate dental services and treatment indicated by the examination to be needed; (C) which is a service-connected dental condition or disability due to combat wounds or other service trauma, or of a former prisoner of

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38 U.S.C. § 1705 — Management of health care: patient enrollment system

**(a)** In managing the provision of hospital care and medical services under [section 1710(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary, in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall prescribe, shall establish and operate a system of annual patient enrollment. The Secretary shall manage the enrollment of veterans in accordance with the following priorities, in the order listed: (1) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percent or greater and veterans who were awarded the medal of honor under section 7271, 8291, or 9271 of title 10 or section 491 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14. (2) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 30 percent or 40 percent. (3) Veterans who are former prisoners of war or who were awarded the Purple Heart, veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 10 percent or 20 percent, and veterans described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of [section 1710(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1710/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim). (4) Veterans who are in receipt of increased pension based on a need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of being permanently housebound and other veterans who are catastrophically disabled. (5) Veterans not covered by paragraphs (1) through (4) who are unable to defray the expenses of necessary care as determined under [section 1722(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section1722/a&num=0&edition=prelim). (6) All other veterans eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under [section 1710(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?re

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38 U.S.C. § 1781 — Medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans

**(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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38 U.S.C. § 1712C — Dental insurance plan for veterans and

Page 399 TITLE 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS § 1712C section since the enactment of the Veterans’ Millen- nium Health Care and Benefits Act [Nov. 30, 1999].’’ STUDY OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND OTHER POST-WAR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS Pub. L. 98–160, title I, § 102, Nov. 21, 1983, 97 Stat. 994, as amended by Pub. L. 99–576, title II, § 216, Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3259, directed Administrator of Veterans’ Af- fairs to provide for the conducting of a comprehensive study of prevalence and incidence in population of Vietnam veterans of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems of readjusting to civilian life and effects of such problems on such veterans and directed Administrator to submit to Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of Senate and House of Representa- tives not later than Oct. 1, 1986, a report on results of study. READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND RELATED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR VETERANS OF WAR DECLARED AFTER JUNE 13, 1979 Pub. L. 96–22, title I, § 103(b), June 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 50, as amended by Pub. L. 102–83, §§ 5(c)(2), 6(d), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 406, 407, provided that: ‘‘In the event of a dec- laration of war by the Congress after June 13, 1979, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, not later than six months after the date of such declaration, shall deter- mine and recommend to the Congress whether eligi- bility for the readjustment counseling and related men- tal health services provided for in section 1712A [for- merly 612A] of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section) should be extended to the veterans of such war.’’ Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 13822. SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS DURING THEIR TRANSITION FROM UNIFORMED SERVICE TO CIVIL- IAN LIFE Ex. Ord. No. 13822, Jan. 9, 2018, 83 F

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