§21505. Charges for medical services
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Latest NOW As originally enacted Aug 12, 199836 U.S.C. § 21505
The corporation may charge a reasonable compensation for providing medical and surgical services or may provide those services without charge. Amounts received under this section shall be used to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
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(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1296.)
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| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 21505 | 36:4903 (“gratuitously or otherwise” and words after 8th comma). | Jan. 30, 1913, ch. 21, § 3 (“gratuitously or otherwise” and words after 8th comma), 37 Stat. 654. |
The words “may charge” are substituted for “it shall be lawful for the said corporation to demand and receive” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “medical and surgical services” are substituted for “such care, sustenance, professional treatment, and other services” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “to carry out the purposes of the corporation” are substituted for “be applied to the uses and benefits of the said corporation” for consistency.