; and (ii) extinguish any liability on the part of the veteran for that treatment or care. (B) Neither the absence of a contract or agreement between the Secretary and a provider of emergency treatment or urgent care nor any provision of a contract, agreement, or assignment to the contrary shall operate to modify, limit, or negate the requirements of subparagraph (A). (C) A provider of emergency treatment or urgent care may not seek to recover from any third party the cost of emergency treatment or urgent care for which the provider has received payment from the Secretary under this section. (f) Recovery The United States has the right to recover or collect reasonable charges for emergency treatment or urgent care furnished under this section in accordance with the provisions of section 1729 of this title. (g) Cost sharing (1) The Secretary shall require a veteran to pay a copayment for the receipt of emergency treatment or urgent care under this section only if such veteran would be required to pay a copayment for the receipt of such treatment or care at a medical facility of the Department or from a health care provider of the Department. (2) The amount of a copayment charged to a veteran under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount of the copayment that would be payable by such veteran for the receipt of emergency treatment or urgent care at a medical facility of the Department or from a health care provider of the Department. (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The term emergency treatment means medical care or services furnished, in the judgment of the Secretary— (A) when such care or services are rendered in a medical emergency of such nature that a prudent layperson reasonably expects that delay in seeking immediate medical attention would be hazardous to life or health; and (B) until— (i) such time as the veteran can be transferred safely to a Department facility or community care provider authorized by the Secretary and such facility or provider is capable of accepting such transfer