Department of Veterans Affairs § 17.91 RESEARCH-RELATED INJURIES § 17.85 Treatment of research-related injuries to human subjects. (a) VA medical facilities shall pro- vide necessary medical treatment to a research subject injured as a result of participation in a research project ap- proved by a VA Research and Develop- ment Committee and conducted under the supervision of one or more VA em- ployees. This section does not apply to: (1) Treatment for injuries due to non- compliance by a subject with study procedures, or (2) Research conducted for VA under a contract with an individual or a non- VA institution. NOTE TO § 17.85(a)(1) AND (a)(2): Veterans who are injured as a result of participation in such research may be eligible for care from VA under other provisions of this part. (b) Except in the following situa- tions, care for VA research subjects under this section shall be provided in VA medical facilities. (1) If VA medical facilities are not capable of furnishing economical care or are not capable of furnishing the care or services required, VA medical facility directors shall contract for the needed care. (2) If inpatient care must be provided to a non-veteran under this section, VA medical facility directors may contract for such care. (3) If a research subject needs treat- ment in a medical emergency for a con- dition covered by this section, VA med- ical facility directors shall provide rea- sonable reimbursement for the emer- gency treatment in a non-VA facility. (c) For purposes of this section, ‘‘VA employee’’ means any person appointed by VA as an officer or employee and acting within the scope of his or her appointment (VA appoints officers and employees under title 5 and title 38 of the United States Code). (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 7303) [63 FR 11124, Mar. 6, 1998] VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND HEALTH- CARE ELIGIBILITY PROTECTION FOR PENSION RECIPIENTS § 17.90 Medical care for veterans re- ceiving vocational training under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15. Hospital care, nursing home care and medical services may be provided to any veteran who is participating in a vocational training program under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15. (a) For purposes of determining eligi- bility for this medical benefit, the term participating in a vocational train- ing program under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15 means the same as the term partici- pating in a rehabilitation program under 38 U.S.C. chapter 31 as defined in § 17.47(j). Eligibility for such medical care will continue only while the vet- eran is participating in the vocational training program. (b) The term hospital care and medical services means class V dental care, pri- ority III medical services, nursing home care and non-VA hospital care and/or fee medical/dental care if VA is unable to provide the required medical care economically at VA or other gov- ernment facilities because of geo- graphic inaccessibility or because of the unavailability of the required serv- ices at VA facilities. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1524, 1525, 1516) [51 FR 19330, May 29, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 3422, Jan. 30, 1991. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 21965, 21967, May 13, 1996] § 17.91 Protection of health-care eligi- bility. Any veteran whose entitlement to VA pension is terminated by reason of income from work or training shall, subject to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, retain for 3 years after the ter- mination, the eligibility for hospital care, nursing home care and medical services (not including dental) which the veteran otherwise would have had if the pension had not been terminated as a result of the veteran’s receipt of earnings from activity performed for remuneration or gain by the veteran but only if the veteran’s annual income 607