D.C. Code § 21-587
This chapter does not require the admission of a person to a Veterans’ Administration or military hospital facility unless the person is otherwise eligible for care and treatment in the facility.
Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 760, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1
1973 Ed., § 21-587.
1981 Ed., § 21-587.