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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 324. Care and treatment of eligible persons until transfer and release
(a) Place of hospitalization
Until the transfer and release of an eligible person pursuant to
section 323 of this title, the Secretary is authorized to provide
care and treatment for such person at any Federal hospital within
or (pursuant to agreement) outside of the Department, or (under
contract or other arrangements made without regard to section 5 of
title 41) at any other public or private hospital in any State and,
for such purposes, to transfer such person to any such hospital
from a place of temporary care provided pursuant to section 322 of
this title. In determining the place of such hospitalization, the
Secretary shall give due weight to the best interests of the
patient.
(b) Ineligible persons
The authority of the Secretary to provide hospitalization for any
person under this section shall not apply to any person for whose
medical care and treatment any agency of the United States is
responsible.
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