US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 238a

Use of immigration station hospitals

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The Immigration and Naturalization Service may, by agreement of the heads of the departments concerned, permit the Public Health Service to use hospitals at immigration stations for the care of Public Health Service patients. The Surgeon General shall reimburse the Immigration and Naturalization Service for the actual cost of furnishing fuel, light, water, telephone, and similar supplies and services, which reimbursement shall be covered into the proper Immigration and Naturalization Service appropriation, or such costs may be paid from working funds established as provided by law, but no charge shall be made for the expense of physical upkeep of the hospitals. The Immigration and Naturalization Service shall reimburse the Surgeon General for the care and treatment of persons detained in hospitals of the Public Health Service at the request of the Immigration and Naturalization Service unless such persons are entitled to care and treatment under section 249(a)  of this title.

July 1, 1944, ch. 37358 Stat. 710Pub. L. 98–24, § 2(a)(1)97 Stat. 176Pub. L. 99–660, title III, § 311(a)100 Stat. 3755Pub. L. 100–607, title II, § 201(1)102 Stat. 3062Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2620(a)102 Stat. 4244Pub. L. 101–381, title I, § 101(1)104 Stat. 576Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2010(a)(1)107 Stat. 213(, title II, § 232, formerly title V, § 502, , renumbered title XXI, § 2102, , , ; renumbered title XXIII, § 2302, , , ; renumbered title XXV, § 2502, , (2), , ; renumbered title XXVI, § 2602, , , ; renumbered title XXVII, § 2702, , (2), , ; renumbered title II, § 232, –(3), , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 249 of this titlesection 249 of this titlePub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 986(a)95 Stat. 603Subsec. (a) of , referred to in text, which related to persons entitled to care and treatment without charge, was repealed, and subsec. (c) of was redesignated as subsec. (a), by , (b)(2), , .

Codification

section 300aaa–1 of this titlePub. L. 103–43section 300cc–1 of this titlePub. L. 100–607section 300aa–1 of this titlePub. L. 99–660section 220 of this titlePub. L. 98–24Section was formerly classified to prior to renumbering by , to prior to renumbering by , to prior to renumbering by , and to prior to renumbering by .

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88section 3508(b) of Title 20“Secretary of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare” pursuant to , which is classified to , Education.

Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions

section 1551 of Title 8For abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under , Aliens and Nationality.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

80 Stat. 1610section 202 of this titleFunctions of Public Health Service, Surgeon General of Public Health Service, and all other officers and employees of Public Health Service, and functions all agencies of or in Public Health Service transferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1966, eff. , 31 F.R. 8855, , set out as a note under .

64 Stat. 1261Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a)80 Stat. 662Functions of all other officers of Department of Justice and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with a few exceptions, transferred to Attorney General, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by sections 1 and 2 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1950, eff. , 15 F.R. 3173, , which were repealed by , , . Immigration and Naturalization Service, referred to in this section, was a bureau in Department of Justice.