### Question
Can you define what outpatient care means?


### Answer
**Outpatient care** is defined as the following in *38 U.S.C. § 1803*:

> care and treatment of a disability, and preventive health services, furnished to an individual other than hospital care or nursing home care

#### Citation:
  - *38 U.S.C. § 1803*
  - Heading: **PART II-GENERAL BENEFITS > CHAPTER 18-BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN OF VIETNAM VETERANS WHO ARE BORN WITH SPINA BIFIDA**

