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.
Amendment history
(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.