42 U.S.C. 701-731; 29 U.S.C. 45b 42 U.S.C. 248 the purpose of carrying out a function for which a grant is made under this section. The amount by which such grant is so reduced shall be available for payment of such costs by the Surgeon General, but shall, for purposes of subsection (c), be deemed to have been paid to such agency. (e) Nothing in this section shall limit or otherwise restrict the use of funds which are granted to a State or to a political subdivision of a State under title V of the Social Security Act, or other provisions of this Act, or other Federal law and which are available for the purchase of vaccine or for organizing, promoting, conducting, or participating in immunization programs, from being used for such purposes in connection with programs assisted through grants under this section. AREA SPECIAL PROJECT GRANTS FOR ASSISTING IN THE PART C-HOSPITALS, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, AND HOSPITALS SEC. 321. The Surgeon General, pursuant to regulations, shall 86 (a) Control, manage, and operate all institutions, hospitals, and stations of the Service, including minor repairs and maintenance, and provide for the care, treatment, and hospitalization of patients, including the furnishing of prosthetic and orthopedic devices, and tobacco; and from time to time, with the approval of the President, select suitable sites for and establish such additional institutions, hospitals, and stations in the States and possessions of the United States as in his judgment are necessary to enable the Service to discharge its functions and duties; (b) Provide for the transfer of Public Health Service patients, in the care of attendants where necessary, between hospitals and stations operated by the Service or between such hospitals and stations and other hospitals and stations in which Public Health Service patients may be received, and the payment of expenses of such transfer; (c) 87 87 Provide for the disposal of articles produced by patients in the course of their curative treatment, either by allowing the patient to retain such articles or by selling them and depositing the money received there Sec. 318 repealed effective July 1, 1967, by sec. 6 of P.L. 89-749. 86 Subsec. (a) was amended by sec. 2(a) of P.L. 781, 80th Congress. 87 Subsec. (c) was amended, by striking out the word "and" at the end of the subsection, by sec. 2(b) of P.L. 781, 80th Congress. for to the credit of the appropriation from which the materials for making the articles were purchased; (d) 88 Provide for the disposal of money and effects, in the custody of the hospitals or stations, of deceased patients; and (e) Provide, to the extent the Surgeon General determines that other public or private funds are not available therefor, for the payment of expenses of preparing and transporting the remains of, or the payment of reasonable burial expenses for, any patient dying in a hospital or station. CARE AND TREATMENT OF SEAMEN AND CERTAIN OTHER 42 U.S.C. 249 PERSONS SEC. 322. (a) The following persons shall be entitled, in accordance with regulations, to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization without charge at hospitals and other stations of the Service: (1) Seamen employed on vessels of the United States registered, enrolled, and licensed under the maritime laws thereof, other than canal boats engaged in the coasting trade; (2) Seamen employed on United States or foreign flag vessels as employees of the United States through the War Shipping Administration; (3) Seamen, not enlisted or commissioned in the military or naval establishments, who are employed on State school ships or on vessels of the United States Government of more than five tons' burden; (4) Cadets at State maritime academies or on State training ships; (5) Seamen on vessels of the Mississippi River Commission and, upon application of their commanding officers, officers and crews of vessels of the Fish and Wildlife Service; (6) Enrollees in the United States Maritime Service on active duty and members of the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps; (7)0 Seamen-trainees while participating in maritime training programs to develop or enhance their employability in the maritime industry; and (8) Persons who own vessels registered, enrolled, or licensed under the maritime laws of the United States, who are engaged in commercial fishing operations, and who accompany such vessels on such fishing operations, and a substantial part of whose services in connection with such fishing operations are comparable to services Subsec. (d) was amended, by striking out the period at the end of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof "; and", by sec. 2(b) of P.L. 781, 80th Congress. Subsec. (e) was added by sec. 2(b) of P.L. 781, 80th Congress. *Subsec. 322(a) (7) amended by sec. 10(c) of P.L. 90-174. Subsec. 322 (a) (8) was added by P.L. 88-424. 42 U.S.C. 250 42 U.S.C. 251 performed by seamen employed on such vessel or on vessels engaged in similar operations. (b) When suitable accommodations are available, seamen on foreign-flag vessels may be given medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization on application of the master, owner, or agent of the vessel at hospitals and other stations of the Service at rates fixed by regulations. All expenses connected with such treatment, including burial in the event of death, shall be paid by such master, owner, or agent. No such vessel shall be granted clearance until such expenses are paid or their payment appropriately guaranteed to the Collector of Customs. (c) Any person when detained in accordance with quarantine laws, or, at the request of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, any person detained by that Service, may be treated and cared for by the Public Health Service. (d) Persons not entitled to treatment and care at institutions, hospitals, and stations of the Service may, in accordance with regulations of the Surgeon General, be admitted thereto for temporary treatment and care in case of emergency. (e) Persons entitled to care and treatment under subsection (a) of this section and persons whose care and treatment is authorized by subsection (c) may, in accordance with regulations, receive such care and treatment at the expense of the Service from public or private medical or hospital facilities other than those of the Service, when authorized by the officer in charge of the station at which the application is made.92 CARE AND TREATMENT OF FEDERAL PRISONERS SEC. 323. The Service shall supervise and furnish medical treatment and other necessary medical, psychiatric, and related technical and scientific services, authorized by the Act of May 13, 1930, as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 18, secs. 751, 752), in penal and correctional institutions of the United States. EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES SEC. 324.93 (a) The Surgeon General is authorized to provide at institutions, hospitals, and stations of the Service medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies for persons entitled to treatment under the United States Employees' Compensation Act and extensions thereof. The Surgeon General may also provide for making medical examinations of 82 Subsec. (e) amended by sec. 3 of P.L. 80-781. 93 Sec. 324 amended by secs. 10 (a) and (b) of P.L. 90-174. All references to sec. 324 (a)–(d) should be read as 324 (a) (1)−(4), respectively. (1) employees of the Alaska Railroad and employees of the Federal Government for retirement purposes; (2) employees in Federal classified service, and applicants for appointment, as requested by the Civil Service Commission for the purpose of promoting health and efficiency; (3) seamen for purposes of qualifying for certificates of service; and (4) employees eligible for benefits under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 33, chapter 18), as requested by any deputy commissioner thereunder. (b) The Secretary is authorized to provide medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization and optometric care for Federal employees (as defined in section 8901 (1) of title 5 of the United States Code) and their dependents at remote medical facilities of the Public Health Service where such care and treatment are not otherwise available. Such employees and their dependents who are not entitled to this care and treatment under any other provision of law shall be charged for it at rates established by the Secretary to reflect the reasonable cost of providing the care and treatment. Any payments pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be credited to the applicable appropriation to the Public Health Service for the year in which such payments are received. EXAMINATION OF ALIENS SEC. 325. The Surgeon General shall provide for making, at places within the United States or in other countries, such physical and mental examinations of aliens as are required by the immigration laws, subject to administrative regulations prescribed by the Attorney General and medical regulations prescribed by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary. SERVICES TO COAST GUARD, COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY, AND SEC. 326. (a) Subject to regulations of the President (1) commissioned officers, chief warrant officers, warrant officers, cadets, and enlisted personnel of the Regular Coast Guard on active duty, including those on shore duty and those on detached duty; and Regular and temporary members of the United States Coast Guard Reserve when on active duty; (2) commissioned officers, ships' officers, and members of the crews of vessels of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey on active duty including those on shore duty and those on detached duty; and Pars. (1) and (2) were amended and par. (3) was added by sec. 5(d) of P.L. 86-415. 89-774 0-685 42 U.S.C. 252 42 U.S.C. 253 42 U.S.C. 254 (3) commissioned officers of the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service on active duty; shall be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization by the Service. The Surgeon General may detail commissioned officers for duty aboard vessels of the Coast Guard or the Coast and Geodetic Survey (b) 95 95** * (c) 95 The Service shall provide all services referred to in subsection (a) required by the Coast Guard or Coast and Geodetic Survey and shall perform all duties prescribed by statute in connection with the examinations to determine physical or mental condition for purposes of appointment, enlistment, and reenlistment, promotion and retirement, and officers of the Service assigned to duty on Coast Guard or Coast and Geodetic Survey vessels may extend aid to the crews of American vessels engaged in deep-sea fishing. INTERDEPARTMENTAL WORK SEC. 327. Nothing contained in this part shall affect the authority of the Service to furnish any materials, supplies, or equipment, or perform any work or services, requested in accordance with section 7 of the Act of May 21, 1920, as amended (U.S.C., 1940 edition, title 31, sec. 686), or the authority of any other executive department to furnish any materials, supplies, or equipment, or perform any work or services, requested by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the Service in accordance with that section. SHARING OF MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES AND RESOURCES SEC. 328.96 (a) For purposes of this section (1) the term "specialized health resources" means health care resources (whether equipment, space, or personnel) which, because of cost, limited availability, or unusual nature, are either unique in the health care community or are subject to maximum utilization only through mutual use; (2) the term "hospital", unless otherwise specified, includes (in addition to other hospitals) any Federal hospital. (b) For the purpose of maintaining or improving the quality of care in Public Health Service facilities and to provide a professional environment therein which will help to attract and retain highly qualified and talented health personnel, to encourage mutually beneficial relationships between Public Health Service facilities and Pars. (1) and (2) were amended and par. (3) was added by sec. 5(d) of P.L. 86-415. 95 Sec. 326(b) repealed and sec. 326 (c) amended by P.L. 88-71. |