Site Feedback

Title 38

Displaying title 38, up to date as of 6/09/2026. Title 38 was last amended 2/27/2026.
eCFR Content

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the official legal print publication containing the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) is a continuously updated online version of the CFR. It is not an official legal edition of the CFR.

Learn more about the eCFR, its status, and the editorial process.

Title 38Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' ReliefPart / Section
Chapter IDepartment of Veterans Affairs0 – 199
Part 17Medical17.1 – 17.4600
Definitions and Active Duty17.1 – 17.31
Protection of Patient Rights17.32 – 17.33
Tentative Eligibility Determinations17.34
Hospital or Nursing Home Care and Medical Services in Foreign Countries17.35
Enrollment Provisions and Medical Benefits Package17.36 – 17.40
Examinations and Observation and Examination17.41 – 17.42
Hospital, Domiciliary and Nursing Home Care17.43 – 17.49
Use of Department of Defense, Public Health Service or Other Federal Hospitals17.50 – 17.51
Use of Public or Private Hospitals17.52 – 17.56
Use of Community Nursing Home Care Facilities17.57 – 17.60
Community Residential Care17.61 – 17.74
Use of Services of Other Federal Agencies17.80 – 17.83
Research-Related Injuries17.85
Care During Certain Disasters and Emergencies17.86
Vocational Training and Health-Care Eligibility Protection for Pension Recipients17.90 – 17.91
Outpatient Treatment17.92 – 17.98
Charges, Waivers, and Collections17.100 – 17.106
Disciplinary Control of Beneficiaries Receiving Hospital, Domiciliary or Nursing Home Care17.107
Copayments17.108 – 17.111
Ceremonies17.112
Reimbursement for Loss By Natural Disaster of Personal Effects of Hospitalized or Nursing Home Patients17.113 – 17.115
Reimbursement to Employees for the Cost of Repairing or Replacing Certain Personal Property Damaged or Destroyed by Patients or Members17.116
Payment and Reimbursement of the Expenses of Medical Services Not Previously Authorized17.120 – 17.132
Reconsideration of Denied Claims17.133
Delegation of Authority17.142
Sensory and Other Rehabilitative Aids17.148 – 17.154
Automotive Equipment and Driver Training17.155 – 17.159
Dental Services17.160 – 17.169
Autopsies17.170
Veterans Canteen Service17.180
Sharing of Medical Facilities, Equipment, and Information17.230 – 17.242
VA Pilot Program on Graduate Medical Education and Residency17.243 – 17.248
Grants for Exchange of Information17.250 – 17.266
Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA)—Medical Care for Survivors and Dependents of Certain Veterans17.270 – 17.279
In Vitro Fertilization and Reimbursement of Adoption Expenses17.380 – 17.390
Hospital Care, Medical Services, and Other Services for Live Donors17.395
Hospital Care and Medical Services for Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families17.400
Hospital Care and Medical Services for Spouses and Families17.410 – 17.412
Authority of Health Care Providers to Practice in VA17.415 – 17.419
Center for Innovation for Care and Payment17.450
Confidentiality of Healthcare Quality Assurance Review Records17.500 – 17.511
Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program17.525 – 17.531
Educational Assistance for Certain Former Members of the Armed Forces17.535 – 17.539
Readjustment Counseling Service Scholarship Program17.545 – 17.553
VA Health Professional Scholarship Program17.600 – 17.612
Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program17.613 – 17.618
Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility Professional Scholarship Program17.625 – 17.636
Program for Repayment of Educational Loans for Certain VA Psychiatrists17.640 – 17.647
Chaplain Services17.655
Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas17.700 – 17.730
Transitional Housing Loan Program17.800 – 17.805
Health Care Benefits for Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans and Veterans with Covered Service in Korea—Spina Bifida and Covered Birth Defects17.900 – 17.905
Payment or Reimbursement for Emergency Services for Nonservice-Connected Conditions in Non-VA Facilities17.1000 – 17.1008
Emergent Suicide Care17.1200 – 17.1230
Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the Veterans Choice Program17.1500 – 17.1540
Vet Centers17.2000
Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Program17.3100 – 17.3130
Prosthetic and Rehabilitative Items and Services17.3200 – 17.3250
Clinical Laboratory Standards17.3500
Veterans Community Care Program17.4000 – 17.4040
Veterans Care Agreements17.4100 – 17.4600