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42 U.S.C. 217b: Volunteer servicesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 6A-PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

§217b. Volunteer services

Subject to regulations, volunteer and uncompensated services may be accepted by the Secretary, or by any other officer or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services designated by him, for use in the operation of any health care facility or in the provision of health care.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title II, § 223, as added Pub. L. 90–174, § 6 , Dec. 5, 1967 , 81 Stat. 539 ; amended Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2008(h) , June 10, 1993 , 107 Stat. 212 .)

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1993⁠—Pub. L. 103–43 substituted “Health and Human Services” for “Health, Education, and Welfare”.