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1 These Regulations may be cited as the Veterans Health Care Regulations.

• 31.1 (1) Despite any other provision of these Regulations, an income-qualified veteran, income-qualified civilian or Canada service veteran who is in receipt of any benefit, service, care, premium or fee under paragraphs 3(3)(a) or (c) or 3(4)(c), subsection 15(2), section 17 or 17.1, subsection 21(1) or 22(2) or section 27 is eligible to receive that benefit, service, care, premium or fee for life, regardless of any change in the income of the veteran or civilian or their spouse or common-law partner, in the veteran’s or civilian’s income factor or in the class of recipient to which the veteran or civilian belongs, provided that the veteran or civilian continues to meet the requirements set out in the provision under which that benefit, service, care, premium or fee is received.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3) but despite any other provision of these Regulations, a veteran or a civilian not referred to in subsection (1) who, at the time this section comes into force, is in receipt of any benefit, service, care, premium or fee referred to in that subsection is eligible to continue to receive that benefit, service, care, premium or fee for life, regardless of any change in the income of the veteran or civilian or their spouse or common-law partner, in the veteran’s or civilian’s income factor or in the class of recipient to which the veteran or civilian belongs, provided that the veteran or civilian otherwise continues to meet the requirements set out in the provision under which that benefit, service, care, premium or fee is received.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the veteran or civilian

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  • (b) is in receipt of the benefit, service, care, premium or fee solely as a result of being eligible to receive, in respect of a pensioned condition, another benefit, service, care, premium or fee under these Regulations;

• (4) A veteran or civilian who, under subsection (1) or (2), receives any benefit, service, care, premium or fee set out in a provision referred to in subsection (1) is deemed, for the purposes of any other provision in these Regulations, to receive it under the provision referred to in subsection (1).

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• 31.1 (1) Despite any other provision of these Regulations, an income-qualified veteran, income-qualified civilian or Canada service veteran who is in receipt of any benefit, service, care, premium or fee under paragraphs 3(3)(a) or (c) or 3(4)(c), subsection 15(2), section 17 or 17.1, subsection 21(1) or 22(2) or section 27 is eligible to receive that benefit, service, care, premium or fee for life, regardless of any change in the income of the veteran or civilian or their spouse or common-law partner, in the veteran’s or civilian’s income factor or in the class of recipient to which the veteran or civilian belongs, provided that the veteran or civilian continues to meet the requirements set out in the provision under which that benefit, service, care, premium or fee is received.

• (2) Subject to subsection (3) but despite any other provision of these Regulations, a veteran or a civilian not referred to in subsection (1) who, at the time this section comes into force, is in receipt of any benefit, service, care, premium or fee referred to in that subsection is eligible to continue to receive that benefit, service, care, premium or fee for life, regardless of any change in the income of the veteran or civilian or their spouse or common-law partner, in the veteran’s or civilian’s income factor or in the class of recipient to which the veteran or civilian belongs, provided that the veteran or civilian otherwise continues to meet the requirements set out in the provision under which that benefit, service, care, premium or fee is received.

• (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the veteran or civilian

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  • (b) is in receipt of the benefit, service, care, premium or fee solely as a result of being eligible to receive, in respect of a pensioned condition, another benefit, service, care, premium or fee under these Regulations;

• (4) A veteran or civilian who, under subsection (1) or (2), receives any benefit, service, care, premium or fee set out in a provision referred to in subsection (1) is deemed, for the purposes of any other provision in these Regulations, to receive it under the provision referred to in subsection (1).

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• 34.1 (1) Where a person incurs an expenditure to meet a health need, no reimbursement or payment shall be made under these Regulations to or in respect of the person except in accordance with this section.

• (2) Subject to subsections (4) to (6), reimbursement or payment shall be made if the person was eligible to receive benefits, services or care under these Regulations for that health need at the time that the expenditure was incurred.

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• (6) Subject to subsection 34(1), no reimbursement or payment shall exceed the maximum amount payable under these Regulations at the time the expenditure was incurred.

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37 Benefits, services or care under these Regulations may be accorded to residents of a country other than Canada in accordance with

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