§1074c. Medical care: authority to provide a wig
A person entitled to medical care under this chapter who has alopecia resulting from the treatment of a malignant disease may be furnished a wig if the person has not previously been furnished one at the expense of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 98-525, title XIV, § 1401(e)(2)(A) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2616 , § 1074b; renumbered § 1074c, Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title VI, § 640(a)(1) , Dec. 5, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1385 .)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 98-473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8033], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1904, 1929.
Pub. L. 98-212, title VII, § 739, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1445.
Pub. L. 97-377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 742], Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1833, 1858.
Pub. L. 97-114, title VII, § 743, Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1586.
Pub. L. 96-527, title VII, § 744, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3089.
Amendments
1991—Pub. L. 102-190 renumbered section 1074b of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98-525, set out as a note under section 520b of this title.
