{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-18.453","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 18.453","heading":"Drug and alcohol addicts.","body":"A recipient that operates a general hospital or outpatient facility may not discriminate, with regard to a drug or alcohol abuser or alcoholic who is suffering from a medical condition, in the admission of that person for treatment of the medical condition, or in the treatment of the medical condition because of the person's drug or alcohol abuse or alcoholism.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 18—NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY-ASSISTED PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS—EFFECTUATION OF TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964","Subpart D—Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"1f345521c4212da035ded19b04db01b42e335366247b18a1462b34d96f04e35c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-18.452","next":"us/38-cfr-18.454"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}