{"data":{"id":"us/38-u.s.c.-1784","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 U.S.C. § 1784","heading":"Humanitarian care","body":"The Secretary may furnish hospital care or medical services as a humanitarian service in emergency cases, but the Secretary shall charge for such care and services at rates prescribed by the Secretary.","path":["Title 38—VETERANS’ BENEFITS","CHAPTER 17—HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME, DOMICILIARY, AND MEDICAL CARE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc38@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:35Z","sha256":"5626b5a7211540d433cfc0ad4d16dfe42b47203e1021b044b44b07b6bd9c0597","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/38-u.s.c.-1783","next":"us/38-u.s.c.-1784a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}