42 U.S.C. § 254 — Interdepartmental work

Page 339 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 254a Service, including any such persons who subse- quent to June 30, 1939, were involuntarily as- signed to other civilian duty in the Coast Guard, who were entitled to medical relief at hospitals and other stations of the Public Health Service prior to July 1, 1944, and who retired under the provisions of section 763 of title 33, shall be enti- tled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization at hospitals and other sta- tions of the Public Health Service. (Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 108(a), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 371.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as a part of Health Services Re- search, Health Statistics, and Medical Libraries Act of 1974, and also as a part of Health Services Research and Evaluation and Health Statistics Act of 1974, and not as a part of the Public Health Service Act which com- prises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 108(b), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 371, provided that: ‘‘Subsection (a) [enacting this sec- tion] shall be effective from December 28, 1973.’’ TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat- ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu- rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor- ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. § 254. Interdepartmental work Nothing contained in this part shall affect the authority of the Service to furnish any mate- rials, supplies, or equipment, or perform any work of services, requested in accordance with sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, or the authority of any other executive department to furnish any materials, supplies, or equipment, or per- form any work or services, requested by the De- partment of Health and Human Services for the Service in accordance with that section. (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 327, 58 Stat. 697; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘Sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31’’ substituted in text for ‘‘section 7 of the Act of May 21, 1920, as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 31, sec. 686)’’ on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Fi- nance. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Department of Health and Human Services’’ sub- stituted in text for ‘‘Department of Health, Education, and Welfare’’ pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Edu- cation. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health Service, and all other officers and em- ployees of Public Health Service, and functions of all agencies of or in Public Health Service transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. June 25, 1966, 31 F.R. 8855, 80 Stat. 1610, set out as a note under section 202 of this title. Functions of Federal Security Administrator trans- ferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by section 5 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, set out as a note under section 3501 of this title. Federal Security Agen- cy and office of Administrator abolished by section 8 of Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953. § 254a. Sharing of medical care facilities and re- sources (a) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) the term ‘‘specialized health resources’’ means health care resources (whether equip- ment, space, or personnel) which, because of cost, limited availability, or unusual nature, are either unique in the health care commu- nity or are subject to maximum utilization only through mutual use; (2) the term ‘‘hospital’’, unless otherwise specified, includes (in addition to other hos- pitals) any Federal hospital. (b) Statement of purpose; agreements or ar- rangements; reciprocity; reimbursement; credits For the purpose of maintaining or improving the quality of care in Public Health Service fa- cilities and to provide a professional environ- ment therein which will help to attract and re- tain highly qualified and talented health per- sonnel, to encourage mutually beneficial rela- tionships between Public Health Service facili- ties and hospitals and other health facilities in the health care community, and to promote the full utilization of hospitals and other health fa- cilities and resources, the Secretary may— (1) enter into agreements or arrangements with schools of medicine, schools of osteo- pathic medicine, and with other health profes- sions schools, agencies, or institutions, for such interchange or cooperative use of facili- ties and services on a reciprocal or reimburs- able basis, as will be of benefit to the training or research programs of the participating agencies; and (2) enter into agreements or arrangements with hospitals and other health care facilities for the mutual use or the exchange of use of specialized health resources, and providing for reciprocal reimbursement. Any reimbursement pursuant to any such agree- ment or arrangement shall be based on charges covering the reasonable cost of such utilization, including normal depreciation and amortization costs of equipment. Any proceeds to the Govern- ment under this subsection shall be credited to the applicable appropriation of the Public