42 U.S.C. § 251 | Medical examination and treatment of Federal employees; medical care at remote stations

(a)

The Surgeon General is authorized to provide at institutions, hospitals, and station of the Service medical, surgical, and hospital services and supplies for persons entitled to treatment under subchapter I of Chapter 81 of title 5 and extensions thereof. The Surgeon General may also provide for making medical examinations of—

(1)

employees of the Federal Government for retirement purposes;

(2)

employees in the Federal classified service, and applicants for appointment, as requested by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management for the purpose of promoting health and efficiency;

(3)

seamen for purposes of qualifying for certificates of service; and

(4)

33 U.S.C. 901 employees eligible for benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended [ et seq.], as requested by any deputy commissioner thereunder.

(b)

section 8901(1) of title 5 The Secretary is authorized to provide medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization and optometric care for Federal employees (as defined in ) 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.

July 1, 1944, ch. 373 58 Stat. 697 Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(a)Dec. 5, 196781 Stat. 540Jan. 1, 197992 Stat. 3783 Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(b)(4)Jan. 14, 198396 Stat. 2578 Pub. L. 98–426, § 27(d)(2)Sept. 28, 198498 Stat. 1654(, title III, § 324, ; , (b), , ; 1978 Reorg. Plan No. 2, § 102, eff. , 43 F.R. 36037, ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509 44 Stat. 1424 section 901 of Title 33The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended, referred to in subsec. (a)(4), is , , which is classified generally to chapter 18 (§ 901 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Codification

Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b)Sept. 6, 196680 Stat. 631In subsec. (a), “subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5” substituted for “United States Employees’ Compensation Act” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

Pub. L. 98–4261984—Subsec. (a)(4). substituted “Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act” for “Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act”.

Pub. L. 97–4681983—Subsec. (a)(1). struck out “employees of the Alaska Railroad and” before “employees of the Federal Government”.

Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(a)1967—Subsec. (a). , designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and redesignated cls. (a) to (d) as cls. (1) to (4), respectively.

Pub. L. 90–174, § 10(b)Subsec. (b). , added subsec. (b).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

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

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Pub. L. 98–426Sept. 28, 1984section 28(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98–426 section 901 of Title 33Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under , Navigation and Navigable Waters.

Effective Date of 1983 Amendment

Pub. L. 97–468Jan. 5, 1985section 1203 of Title 45 section 615(b) of Pub. L. 97–468Amendment by effective on date of transfer of Alaska Railroad to the State [], pursuant to , Railroads, see .

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

92 Stat. 3783 section 1101 of Title 5Jan. 1, 1979Dec. 28, 1978section 1101 of Title 5“Director of the Office of Personnel Management” substituted for “Civil Service Commission” in subsec. (a)(2), pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1978, § 102, 43 F.R. 36037, , set out under , Government Organization and Employees, which transferred all functions vested by statute in United States Civil Service Commission to Director of Office of Personnel Management (except as otherwise specified), effective , as provided by section 1–102 of Ex. Ord. No. 12107, , 44 F.R. 1055, set out under .

June 25, 196680 Stat. 1610 section 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 of 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 .