---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 21.242"
title: "38"
number: "21.242"
heading: "Resources for provision of treatment, care and services."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/21.242"
---

# §21.242. Resources for provision of treatment, care and services.

- (a) **General.** VA medical centers are the primary resources for the provision of medical treatment, care and services for Chapter 31 participants which may be authorized under the provisions of [§ 21.240](/cfr/38/21.240.md). The availability of necessary services in VA facilities shall be ascertained in each case.
- (b) **Hospital care and medical service.** Hospital care and medical services provided under Chapter 31 shall only be furnished in facilities over which VA has direct jurisdiction, except as authorized on a contract or fee basis under the provisions of [part 17 of this title](/cfr/38/part17.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), chs. 18, 31, and as noted in specific sections.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, unless otherwise noted.