§17.410. Hospital care and medical services for Camp Lejeune family members.
38 C.F.R. § 17.410
General. In accordance with this section and subject to the availability of funds appropriated for such purpose, VA will provide payment or reimbursement for certain hospital care and medical services furnished to Camp Lejeune family members by non-VA health care providers.
Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
Camp Lejeune has the meaning set forth in § 17.400(b).
Camp Lejeune family member means an individual who:
Resided at Camp Lejeune (or was in utero while his or her mother either resided at Camp Lejeune or served at Camp Lejeune under § 17.400(b)) for at least 30 (consecutive or nonconsecutive) days during the period beginning on August 1, 1953, and ending on December 31, 1987; and
Meets one of the following criteria—
Is related to a Camp Lejeune veteran by birth;
Was married to a Camp Lejeune veteran; or
Was a legal dependent of a Camp Lejeune veteran. Camp Lejeune veteran has the meaning set forth in § 17.400(b).
Health-plan contract has the meaning set forth in § 17.1001(a).
Third party has the meaning set forth in § 17.1001(b).
Application. An individual may apply for benefits under this section by completing and submitting an application form.
Payment or reimbursement of certain medical care and hospital services. VA will provide payment or reimbursement for hospital care and medical services provided to a Camp Lejeune family member by a non-VA provider if all of the following are true:
The Camp Lejeune family member or provider of care or services has submitted a timely claim for payment or reimbursement, which means:
In the case of a Camp Lejeune family member who resided at Camp Lejeune between January 1, 1957, and December 31, 1987, for hospital care and medical services received prior to the date an application for benefits is filed per paragraph (c) of this section, the hospital care and medical services must have been provided on or after March 26, 2013, but no more than 2 years prior to the date that VA receives the application. The claim for payment or reimbursement must be received by VA no more than 60 days after VA approves the application;
In the case of a Camp Lejeune family member who resided at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1956, for hospital care and medical services received prior to the date an application for benefits is filed per paragraph (c) of this section, the hospital care and medical services must have been provided on or after December 16, 2014, but no more than 2 years prior to the date that VA receives the application. The claim for payment or reimbursement must be received by VA no more than 60 days after VA approves the application;
For hospital care and medical services provided on or after the date an application for benefits is filed per paragraph (c) of this section, the claim for payment or reimbursement must be received by VA no more than 2 years after the later of either the date of discharge from a hospital or the date that medical services were rendered;
The Camp Lejeune family member's treating physician certifies that the claimed hospital care or medical services were provided for a covered illness or condition as defined in § 17.400(b), and provides information about any co-morbidities, risk factors, or other exposures that may have contributed to the illness or condition;
VA makes the clinical finding, under VA clinical practice guidelines, that the illness or condition did not result from a cause other than the residence of the family member at Camp Lejeune;
VA would be authorized to provide the claimed hospital care or medical services to a veteran under VA's medical benefits package in § 17.38;
The Camp Lejeune family member or hospital care or medical service provider has exhausted without success all claims and remedies reasonably available to the family member or provider against a third party, including health-plan contracts; and
Funds were appropriated to implement 38 U.S.C. 1787 in a sufficient amount to permit payment or reimbursement.
Payment or reimbursement amounts. Payments or reimbursements under this section will be in amounts determined in accordance with this paragraph (e).
If a third party is partially liable for the claimed hospital care or medical services, then VA will pay or reimburse the lesser of the amount for which the Camp Lejeune family member remains personally liable or the amount for which VA would pay for such care under §§ 17.55 and 17.56.
If VA is the sole payer for hospital care and medical services, then VA will pay or reimburse in accordance with §§ 17.55 and 17.56, as applicable.
(The information collection requirements have been submitted to OMB and are pending OMB approval.)
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[82 FR 21122, May 5, 2017]
Authority
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in specific sections. Section 17.30 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701. Section 17.32 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7331-7334. Section 17.35 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1724. Section 17.37 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101, 1701, 1705, 1710, 1720J, 1721, 1722. Section 17.38 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 and 1703. Section 17.43 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 109, 1784, 8111, and 8153. Section 17.44 also issued under E.O. 10122, 15 FR 2173, 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 313, E.O. 10400, 17 FR 8648, 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 900, and E.O. 11733, 38 FR 20431, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 792. Section 17.46 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1710. Section 17.47 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1710, 1721, 1722, 1729, 3104(a)(9), 7333, Pub. L. 99-272; 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. Section 17.52 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1703, 1710, 1712, and 3104. Section 17.55 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 513, 1703, and 1728. Section 17.56 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703 and 1728. Sections 17.61 through 17.74 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1730. Section 17.86 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1785. Section 17.101 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101, 1701, 1705, 1710, 1721, 1722, 1729. Section 17.102 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 109, 1711, 1729, 1784, 1784A, 1785, 8111, 8153. Section 17.105 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1721, 1722A, 1724, and 1725A. Section 17.108 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1703, 1710, 1725A, 1720J, and 1730A. Section 17.110 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501, 1703, 1710, 1720D, 1720J, 1722A, and 1730A. Section 17.111 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 101(28), 501, 1701(7), 1703, 1710, 1710B, 1720B, 1720D, 1722A, and 1730A. Section 17.125 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7304. Sections 17.156 and 17.157 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 3901 and 3902. Section 17.158 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 3902 and 3903. Section 17.169 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1712C. Sections 17.243 through 17.248 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7302 note. Sections 17.270, and 17.272 through 17.277 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1781. Section 17.271 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1720G(a)(7)(A) and 1781. Section 17.278 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1781 and 42 U.S.C. 2651. Section 17.279 is also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 38 U.S.C. 1781, 5701, and 7332. Sections 17.380, 17.390 and 17.412 are also issued under sec. 260, Pub. L. 114-223, 130 Stat. 857, and sec. 236, Public Law 115-141, 132 Stat. 348, and sec. 236, div. J, Pub. L 115-141, 132 Stat. 348. Section 17.395 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1788. Section 17.410 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1787. Section 17.415 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7301, 7304, 7402, and 7403. Section 17.417 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 (note), 1709A, 1712A (note), 1722B, 1730C, 7301, 7306, 7330A, 7331, 7401-7403, 7405, 7406, 7408. Section 17.419 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701 (note), 7301, 7306, 7330A, 7401-7403, 7405, 7406, 7408). Section 17.450 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703E. Sections 17.525 through 17.531 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7691 through 7697. Sections 17.545 through 17.553 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7698, 7699, 7699A, and 7699B. Sections 17.600 through 17.612 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 7601-7619, 7633, 7634, 7636, and sec. 104(a), div. V, Public Law 117-328. Sections 17.613 through 17.618 are also issued under Pub. L. 115-182, sec. 304. Sections 17.640 and 17.647 are also issued under sec. 4, Pub. L. 114-2, 129 Stat. 30. Sections 17.641 through 17.646 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501(a) and sec. 4, Pub. L. 114-2, 129 Stat. 30. Section 17.655 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 7304, 7405. Sections 17.1200 through 17.1230 are also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1720J. Section 17.3200 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1162, 1701, 1707, 1710, 1714, 1717, 3901. Section 17.3210 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1710. Section 17.3220 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(F), 1710. Section 17.3230 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701(6)(F), 1710, 1714(a). Section 17.3250 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1701, 1710, 1725, 1728. Section 17.3500 is also issued under Pub. L. 102-139 sec. 101. Sections 17.4000 through 17.4040 also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703, 1703B, and 1703C. Section 17.4100 et seq. is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1703A. Section 17.4600 is also issued under 38 U.S.C. 1725A and 1730A.
Amendments
[82 FR 21122, May 5, 2017]