[Title 32 CFR G]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - July 1, 2002 Edition]
[Title 32 - NATIONAL DEFENSE]
[Subtitle A - Department of Defense (Continued)]
[Chapter Vi - DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY]
[Subchapter C - PERSONNEL]
[Part 728 - MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT NAVY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FACILITIES]
[Subpart G - Other Persons]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]
32NATIONAL DEFENSE52002-07-012002-07-01falseOther PersonsGSubpart GNATIONAL DEFENSEDepartment of Defense (Continued)DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYPERSONNELMEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT NAVY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FACILITIES
Subpart G--Other Persons
Sec. 728.71 Ex-service maternity care.
(a) Eligible beneficiaries. After separation from the service under
honorable conditions because of pregnancy, or separated from the service
under honorable conditions and found to have been pregnant at the time
of separation, the following former members and their newborn infant(s)
may be provided care as set forth below. The rendering of this care is
subject to the provisions of Sec. 728.3. When certified by medical
authorities that the pregnancy existed prior to entry into service
(EPTE), maternity benefits are not authorized.
(1) Former women members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine
Corps.
(2) On or after 12 August 1985, former women members of the
Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS)
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
(b) Care authorized. (1) Former women members may be rendered
medical and surgical care in naval MTFs incident to that pregnancy,
prenatal care, hospitalization, postnatal care, and, when requirements
of SECNAVINST 6300.2A are met, abortions. Limit postnatal care to 6
weeks following delivery. Do not promise civilian sources under any
circumstances for either the mother or the infant as such care is not
authorized.
(2) Treatment of the newborn infant in USMTFs includes care, both
inpatient and outpatient, only during the first 6 weeks (42 days)
following delivery. If the newborn infant requires care beyond the 6-
weeks postnatal period, the mother or other responsible family member
must make arrangements for disposition to private, State, welfare, or
another Federal facility.
(c) Application for care. In making application for care authorized
by this section, former women members should apply either in person or
in writing to the Armed Forces inpatient MTF nearest their home and
present either their DD 214 (Armed Forces of the United States Report of
Transfer or Discharge) or DD 256A (Honorable Discharge Certificate) as
proof of eligibility for requested care. In areas with more than one
Armed Forces MTF available and capable of providing required care,
application should be made to the MTF of the service from which
separated, as applicable. Disengagement in such areas to MTFs of other
services may be made only when space is not available or capability does
not exist in the MTF of the services from which the individual was
separated.
(d) Charges and collection. Charges and reimbursement procedures for
care rendered to beneficiaries in paragraph (a)(2) of this section are
the same as prescribed by current regulations for active Coast Guard,
USPHS, and NOAA members.
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Sec. 728.72 Applicants for enrollment in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Program.
When properly authorized, designated applicants (including
applicants for enrollment in the 2-year program and Military Science II
enrollees applying for Military Science III) may be furnished medical
examinations at naval MTFs including hospitalization necessary for the
proper conduct thereof. Medical care, including hospitalization, is
authorized for diseases contracted or injuries incurred in line of duty
while at or traveling to or from a military installation for the purpose
of undergoing medical or other examinations or for visits of
observation.
Sec. 728.73 Applicants for enlistment or reenlistment in the Armed Forces, and applicants for enlistment in the reserve components.
(a) Upon referral by a commander of a Military Enlistment Processing
Station (MEPS), applicants will be furnished necessary medical
examinations, including hospitalization when qualifications for service
cannot otherwise be determined. Use the hospitalization period only for
diagnostic purposes. Do not correct disqualifying defects.
(b) Applicants who suffer injury or acute illness while awaiting or
undergoing processing at Navy and Marine Corps facilities or MEPS may be
furnished emergency medical and dental care, including emergency
hospitalization, for that injury or illness.
Sec. 728.74 Applicants for appointment in the regular Navy or Marine Corps and reserve components, including members of the reserve components who apply for
active duty.
(a) Necessary medical examinations may be furnished, including
hospitalization when qualifications for service cannot otherwise be
determined. Use such a period of hospitalization only for diagnostic
purposes. Do not correct disqualifying defects.
(b) Applicants who suffer injury or acute illness while awaiting or
undergoing processing at Navy and Marine Corps facilities or MEPS may be
furnished emergency medical and dental care, including emergency
hospitalization, for that injury or illness.
Sec. 728.75 Applicants for cadetship at service academies and applicants for the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS).
(a) Upon presentation of a letter of authorization from the
Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board (DODMERB),
applicants for cadetship at Service Academies (Navy, Army, Air Force,
Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine) and applicants for the Uniformed
Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) will be furnished medical
examinations at facilities designated by the DODMERB. Hospitalization is
authorized when qualifications for service cannot otherwise be
determined. Use the hospitalization period for diagnostic purposes only,
and not to correct disqualifying or other defects. Perform examinations
and make disposition of completed forms per BUMEDINST 6120.3M.
(b) Applicants who suffer injury or acute illness while awaiting or
undergoing processing at Navy and Marine Corps facilities or at MEPS may
be furnished emergency medical and dental care, including emergency
hospitalization, for that injury or illness.
Sec. 728.76 Naval Home residents.
Provide necessary medical and dental care, both inpatient and
outpatient, to residents of the Naval Home when requested by the
Governor of the Home. In an emergency, care may be rendered without
prior approval of the Governor; however, the Governor of the Home should
be contacted immediately and requested to furnish authorization.
Sec. 728.77 Secretarial designees.
Subject to the capabilities of the professional staff and the
availability of space and facilities, naval MTFs and DTFs will provide
treatment to individuals that have been granted Secretarial designee
status by any of the three service Secretaries (Navy, Army, or Air
Force), the Secretary of Commerce for NOAA personnel, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services for USPHS personnel, or the Secretary of
Transportation for Coast Guard personnel.
(a) Potential designees. Upon a showing of sufficient cause, the
Secretary of the Navy may authorize individuals,
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not otherwise authorized by law, to receive such care as is available in
naval MTFs in the United States. Designation may be extended on a
worldwide basis for preadoptive children and wards of active duty
members, and for abused dependents delineated in paragraph (a)(6) of
this section. Temporary in loco parents or foster parent status of the
member with regard to a minor is insufficient for approval. Also,
civilian health care under the CHAMPUS program cannot be authorized for
other than abused dependents. The Secretary's discretionary authority is
exercised most conservatively, however, favorable action is usually
taken on requests involving the following situations:
(1) Preadoption proceedings wherein an active duty member or a
retired member has taken affirmative legal action to adopt a child.
(2) Custodianships and guardianships authorized by a court order
wherein the member is designated by the court as the custodian or
guardian and the child is fully dependent upon the active duty or
retired member sponsor.
(3) Evaluation and selection of nonbeneficiaries who are donor
candidates for an organ or tissue transplant procedure in behalf of a
military service beneficiary.
(4) Nonbeneficiary participants in officially approved clinical
research studies.
(5) Unremarried former spouses who: Require care for a condition
incurred during or caused/aggravated by conditions associated with the
member's or former member's creditable service; do not qualify under the
former spouses act; and do not have medical coverage under an employer-
sponsored health plan which will provide for the care required.
(6) Abused dependents of discharged or dismissed former uniformed
services members in need of medical or dental care resulting from
knowledge of the abuse or for an injury or illness resulting from abuse
by the former member. Eligibility will terminate the earliest of 1 year
after the date on which the member is discharged or dismissed from a
uniformed service, or when care is no longer needed.
(7) In other instances wherein the circumstances clearly merit the
providing of treatment in naval MTFs, and in which the best interest of
the patient, the Navy, and the Government will be served, favorable
Secretarial action may result. The mere need of medical care by a former
beneficiary or other person, alone, will not support approval of such a
request.
(b) Requests for consideration. Requests for consideration will be
submitted to the Commander, Naval Medical Command (MEDCOM-33) by
applicants via their command, when applicable, or by the Medical
Department command concerned. Requests should include any pertinent
information which will support resolution and a return address. Requests
involving:
(1) Preadoption must include a legible reproducible copy of an
interim court order or adoption agency placement agreement which names
the sponsor and identifies the other participating parties. A petition
for a court order is insufficient to support a recommendation for
approval.
(2) Custodianships and guardianships must include a legible
reproducible copy of the court order, identification of the parties, and
also identify any amounts of income to which the ward is entitled.
(3) Participants in clinical research studies must include:
(i) Sufficient clinical information concerning the nature of the
study.
(ii) Benefits which may accrue to the individual.
(iii) The extent, if any, to which access by other authorized
beneficiaries will be impaired.
(iv) Benefits which will accrue to the command, e.g., enhancement of
training, maximum use of specialized facilities, etc.
(v) Recommended duration of designation.
(vi) Whether the consenting individual has been informed concerning
the nature of the study, its personal implications, and freely consents.
(4) Unremarried former spouses must include:
(i) A notarized copy of the marriage license.
(ii) A statement attesting to the fact that the sponsoring former
spouse
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achieved 20 or more years of creditable military service.
(iii) Copy of divorce decree with official date.
(5) Abused depdendents must include:
(i) Full name, social security number, grade or rate, branch or
service, and date and type of discharge or dismissal of the former
member. Such a member must have received a dishonorable or bad-conduct
discharge or dismissal from a uniformed service as a result of court-
martial conviction for an offense involving abuse of a dependent of the
member.
(ii) Full names, social security numbers (if assigned), and
relationship to the former member of any dependent in need of medical or
dental care to treat adverse health conditions resulting from such
dependent's knowledge of the abuse or any injury or illness suffered by
the abused person as a result of such abuse.
(c) Blanket designation. (1) The Secretary of Defense has granted
Secretarial designee status to full-time Schedule ``A'' faculty members
of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS). They
have been provided documentation substantiating their eligibility and,
where necessary, an eligibility termination date. These personnel are
authorized routine care at the Naval Hospital, Bethesda, MD. At other
naval MTFs, only emergency treatment is authorized while they are
traveling on official university business. The letter of authorization
excludes routine dental care, prosthetic appliances, and spectacles.
(2) The following officials within the Government, the Department of
Defense, and military departments have been granted blanket Secretarial
designation for medical and emergency dental care in naval MTFs in the
United States:
(i) The President.
(ii) The Vice President.
(iii) Members of the Cabinet.
(iv) Article III Federal Judges.
(v) U.S. Court of Military Appeals Judges.
(vi) Members of Congress.
(vii) The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and the Assistant Secretaries
of Defense.
(viii) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(ix) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
(x) The Secretaries, Under Secretaries, and the Assistant
Secretaries of the Military Departments.
(d) Authorization. Designees will present a signed letter bearing
the letterhead of the designating service. Secretarial designees are not
included in the DEERS data base and may not possess Government
identification cards. Therefore, the only proof of their eligibility for
treatment may be the letter of authorization. When a Secretarial
designee presents for treatment:
(1) Ask for identification of the individual presenting the letter
of authorization to assure that the person seeking care is the
individual to whom the letter was issued.
(2) Check the expiration date on the letter of authorization. Many
authorizations are issued for only a specified period of time, e.g.,
abused dependents--no longer than 1 year.
(3) Check to assure that the individual is applying for care
authorized by the letter of authorization. Designation is often granted
for a specific diagnosis or specific mode of treatment.
(4) Check to assure that the individual has not been designated for
care only as specific facility. Many authorizations are granted for
conditions or for care that can be rendered only by a specified
physician or under a specific program.
(5) Place a copy of the letter of authorization in the individual's
Health Record or outpatient treatment record on the left side at the
first visit or admission.
(e) Charges and collection. (1) Interagency rates are applicable for
inpatient and outpatient care provided outside the National Capital
Region to all individuals listed in paragraph (c)(2) of this section
with the exception of Members of Congress. Charges are at full
reimbursement rates for Members of Congress provided inpatient or
outpatient care outside the National Capital Region.
(2) In the National Capital Region:
(i) Charges are waived for outpatient care provided to all
categories listed in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.
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(ii) Charge interagency rates for inpatient care of all individual
in paragraph (c)(2) of this section except Members of Congress. Charge
Members of Congress at full reimbursement rates.
(3) Complete and submit, per subpart J, a DD 7 (Report of Treatment
Furnished Pay Patients, Hospitalization Furnished, part A) or DD 7A
(Report of Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Outpatient Treatment, part
B) when outpatient or inpatient care is rendered to Secretarial
designees whose charges for care have not been waived.
Sec. 728.78 American Red Cross representatives and their dependents.
(a) Potential beneficiaries.
(1) Volunteer workers.
(2) Full-time, paid employees.
(3) Dependents of personnel enumerated in paragraph (a) (1) and (2)
of this section when accompanying their sponsor outside the continental
United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico.
(b) Care authorized. (1) When services of the American Red Cross
(ARC) have been accepted in behalf of the Federal Government under
applicable DOD regulations, beneficiaries in paragraph (a)(1) of this
section are considered ``employees'' of the Government for the purpose
of this part and are authorized health care in USMTFs, both in and
outside the United States for work-related conditions. See
Sec. 728.53(a)(2) regarding the specific application of this
authorization.
(2) Beneficiaries enumerated in paragraph (a) (1) and (2) of this
section are authorized health care in USMTFs located outside the United
States for both work and nonwork-related conditions. See
Sec. 728.53(a)(2) for treatment of work-related conditions of those in
paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) Beneficiaries identified in paragraph (a) (1), (2), and (3) of
this section are authorized emergency care in USMTFs outside the
continental United States, including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico
where facilities are not otherwise available in reasonably accessible
and appropriate non-Federal hospitals. Provide hospitalization only for
acute medical and surgical conditions, exclusive of nervous, mental, or
contagious diseases or those requiring domiciliary care. Routine dental
care, other than dental prosthesis and orthodontia, is authorized on a
space available basis provided facilities are not otherwise available in
reasonably accessible non-Federal facilities.
(c) Records disposal. Upon completion of treatment of accredited
representatives of the American Red Cross or their dependents, forward
medical records, including all clinical records and x-ray films, to the
Medical Director, National Headquarters, American Red Cross, 20th and D
Street NW., Washington, DC 20006.
(d) Charges and collection. Charge beneficiaries in paragraph (a)
(1) and (2) of this section the rate applicable to officer personnel and
dependents in paragraph (a)(3) of this section the dependent rate.
Complete and submit, per subpart J, a DD 7 (Report of Treatment
Furnished Pay Patients, Hospitalization Furnished, part A) or DD 7A
(Report of Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Outpatient Treatment, part
B) when outpatient or inpatient care is rendered to ARC personnel or to
their dependents.
Sec. 728.79 Employees of Federal contractors and subcontractors.
(a) Beneficiaries. (1) U.S. citizen contractor, engineering, and
technical service personnel designated as U.S. Navy Technicians.
(2) Civilian employees of contractors and subcontractors operating
under U.S. Government contracts.
(3) Dependents of personnel enumerated in paragraph (a) (1) and (2)
of this section when accompanying their sponsor outside the continental
United States or in Alaska.
(b) Care authorized. (1) Beneficiaries identified in paragraph (a)
(1) and (2) of this section may be provided emergency care in naval MTFs
for illnesses and injuries occurring at work in or outside the United
States.
(2) While serving outside the continental United States or in
Alaska, where facilities are not otherwise available in reasonably
accessible and appropriate non-Federal facilities, beneficiaries
identified in paragraph (a) (1), (2), and (3) of this section may
receive hospitalization and necessary
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outpatient services in naval MTFs on a reimbursable basis. Except for
beneficiaries in paragraph (a)(1) of this section who are serving aboard
naval vessels, all others enumerated may only be hospitalized for acute
medical and surgical conditions, exclusive of nervous, mental, or
contagious diseases or those requiring domiciliary care. Routine dental
care, other than dental prosthesis and orthodontia, is authorized on a
space available basis provided facilities are not otherwise available in
reasonably accessible and appropriate non-Federal facilities.
(c) Charges and collection. Care is authorized on a reimbursable
basis. Complete and submit, per subpart J, a DD 7 (Report of Treatment
Furnished Pay Patients, Hospitalization Furnished, part A) or DD 7A
(Report of Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Outpatient Treatment, part
B) when outpatient or inpatient care is rendered.
Sec. 728.80 U.S. Government employees.
(a) Civil service employees of all Federal agencies, including
teachers employed by Department of Defense Dependent's Schools (DODDS)
and their dependents, may be provided hospitalization and necessary
outpatient services, (other than occupational health services), on a
reimbursable basis, outside the continental limits of the United States
and in Alaska, where facilities are not otherwise available in
reasonably accessible and appropriate non-Federal hospitals. Except for
employees who are serving aboard naval vessels, hospitalization may be
furnished only for acute medical and surgical conditions, exclusive of
nervous, mental, or contagious diseases or those requiring domiciliary
care. Routine dental care, other than dental prosthesis and orthodontia,
is authorized on a space available basis provided facilities are not
otherwise available in reasonably accessible and appropriate non-Federal
facilities.
(b) Such civilian employees and their dependents may be provided
medical, surgical, dental treatment, hospitalization, and optometric
care at installations in the United States which have been designated
remote by the Secretary of the Navy for the purpose of providing medical
care.
(c) The major objective of the following programs for civil service
employees, regardless of location, is emergency treatment for relief of
minor ailments or injuries to keep the employee on the job:
(1) The Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation
Programs (OWCP), governs the overall medical care program for employees
of the Government who sustain injuries while in the performance of duty,
including diseases proximately caused by conditions of employment (see
Sec. 728.53).
(2) Federal civil service employees and applicants for such
employment are authorized services as outlined in chapter 22, section
XIII, of the Manual of the Medical Department (MANMED). When
appropriated fund and nonappropriated fund employees, including unpaid
volunteer employees, require emergency and nonemergency occupational
health services due to an illness or an injury on the job, provide this
limited care through your occupational health service, emergency room,
or evening primary care clinic, as appropriate. This care is rendered
free of charge to the employee, the employee's command, or insurance
carrier. Included with this group are Military Sealift Command (MSC)
civilian marine personnel (authorized additional care and services as
outlined in BUMINST 6320.52 and care under Sec. 728.53(a)(7)) and
members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
serving with the Navy.
(3) Under the technical control of the Surgeon General of the Army,
the DOD Civilian Employees' Health Service is responsible for
administering the health program for all Federal civil service employees
in the District of Columbia area.
(d) Care, other than occupational health services, is provided on a
reimbursable basis. Complete and submit, per subpart J, a DD 7 (Report
of Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Hospitalization Furnished, part A)
or DD 7A (Report of Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Outpatient
Treatment, part B) when outpatient or inpatient care is rendered.
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Sec. 728.81 Other civilians.
(a) General. In an emergency, any person may be rendered care in
naval MTFs to prevent undue suffering or loss of life or limb. Limit
care to that necessary only during the period of the emergency, and if
further treatment is indicated, initiate action to transfer the patient
to a private physician or civilian facility as soon as possible.
Further, subject to the provisions of Sec. 728.3, the following
personnel are authorized care as set forth.
(b) Beneficiaries and extent of care. (1) Provide all occupational
health services to civilian employees paid from nonappropriated funds,
including Navy exchange employees and service club employees, free of
charge (see Sec. 728.80(c)(2)). Provide treatment of occupational
illnesses and injuries other than in emergencies per rules and
regulations of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (see
Sec. 728.53).
(2) Civilians attending the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Academy, Marine Corps Development and Education Command, Quantico, VA,
may be rendered care at the Naval Medical Clinic, Quantico, VA, for
emergencies. Such persons who are in need of hospitalization for
injuries or disease may be hospitalized and classed as civilian
humanitarian nonindigents with the approval of the cognizant hospital's
commanding officer. Exception: Certain individuals, such as employees of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation who are injured in the line of duty,
may be entitled to care at the expense of the Office of Workers'
Compensation Programs (OWCP) (see Sec. 728.53).
(3) The following civilians who are injured or become ill while
participating in Navy or Marine Corps sponsored sports, recreational or
training activities may be rendered care on a temporary (emergency)
basis until such time as disposition can be effected to another source
of care.
(i) Members of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps.
(ii) Junior ROTC/NDCC (National Defense Cadet Corps) cadets.
(iii) Civilian athletes training or competing as part of the U.S.
Olympic effort.
(iv) Civilians competing in Navy or Marine Corps sponsored
competitive meets.
(v) Members of Little League teams and Youth Conservation groups.
(vi) Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America.
(4) Other civilian personnel included below are not normally
eligible for care in naval MTFs; however, under the conditions set
forth, care may be rendered.
(i) Potential beneficiaries.
(A) Civilian representatives of religious groups.
(B) Educational institutions representatives.
(C) Athletic clinic instructors.
(D) USO representatives.
(E) Celebrities and entertainers.
(F) Social agencies representatives.
(G) Others in a similar status to those in Sec. 728.81(b)(4)(i) (A)
through (F).
(H) News correspondents.
(I) Commercial airline pilots and employees.
(J) Volunteer workers. This category includes officially recognized
welfare workers, other than Red Cross.
(ii) Care authorized. (A) Persons enumerated in paragraph (b)(4)(i)
(A) through (G) of this section, who are contracted to provide direct
services to the Armed Forces and who are acting under orders issued by
the Department of Defense or one of the military departments to visit
military commands overseas, and their accompanying dependents, may be
provided medical care in naval MTFs outside the 48 contiguous United
States and the District of Columbia provided local civilian facilities
are not reasonably available or are inadequate. Limit inpatient care to
acute medical and surgical conditions exclusive of nervous, mental, or
contagious diseases, or those requiring domiciliary care. Routine dental
care, other than dental prostheses and orthodontia, is authorized on a
space available basis outside the United States, provided such care is
not otherwise available in reasonably accessible and appropriate non-
Federal facilities.
(B) Persons enumerated in paragraph (b)(4)(i) (H) and (I) of this
section are authorized emergency medical and dental care in naval MTFs
outside the 48
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contiguous United States and the District of Columbia provided local
civilian facilities are not reasonably available or are inadequate.
(C) Persons enumerated in paragraph (b)(4)(i)(J) of this section,
both within and outside the 48 contiguous United States and the District
of Columbia, may receive care in naval MTFs for injuries or diseases
incurred in the performance of duty as beneficiaries of OWCP (see
Sec. 728.53). Additionally, if such volunteers are sponsored by an
international organization (e.g., the United Nations) or by a voluntary
nonprofit-relief agency registered with and approved by the Advisory
Committee on Voluntary Aid (e.g., CARE), they may receive other
necessary nonemergency medical care and occupational health services
while serving outside the 48 contiguous United States and the District
of Columbia.
(c) Charges and collection. Care is provided on a reimbursable
basis. Complete and submit, per subpart J, a DD 7 (Report of Treatment
Furnished Pay Patients, Hospitalization Furnished, part A) or DD 7A
(Report of Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Outpatient Treatment, part
B) when outpatient or inpatient care is rendered.
Sec. 728.82 Individuals whose military records are being considered for correction.
Individuals who require medical evaluation in connection with
consideration of their individual circumstances by the Navy, Army, and
Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records are authorized
evaluation, including hospitalization when necessary for the proper
conduct thereof.
Sec. 728.83 Persons in military custody and nonmilitary Federal prisoners.
(a) Potential beneficiaries.
(1) Military prisoners.
(2) Nonmilitary Federal prisoners.
(3) Enemy prisoners of war and other detained personnel.
(b) Care authorized--(1) Military prisoners. (i) Whose punitive
discharges have been executed but whose sentences have not expired are
authorized all necessary medical and dental care.
(ii) Whose punitive discharges have been executed and who require
hospitalization beyond expiration of sentences are not eligible for care
but may be hospitalized as civilian humanitarian nonindigents until
final disposition can be made to some other appropriate facility.
(iii) On parole pending completion of appellate review or whose
parole changes to an excess leave status following completion of
sentence to confinement while on parole are members of the military
service and as such are authorized care as outlined in subpart B.
(iv) On parole whose punitive discharge has been executed are not
members of the military service and are therefore not entitled to care
at Government expense. If the circumstances are exceptional, individuals
herein who are not authorized care may request Secretarial designee
status under the provisions of Sec. 728.77.
(2) Nonmilitary Federal prisoners. Under the provisions of this
section, nonmilitary Federal prisoners are authorized only emergency
medical care. When such care is being rendered, the institution to which
prisoners are sentenced must furnish necessary guards to effectively
maintain custody of prisoners and assure the safety of other patients,
staff members, and residents of the local area. Under no circumstances
will military personnel be voluntarily used to guard or control such
prisoners. Upon completion of emergency care, make arrangements for
immediate transfer of the prisoners to a nonmilitary MTF or for return
to the facility to which sentenced.
(3) Enemy prisoners of war and other detained personnel. Subject to
the provisions of Sec. 728.3, enemy prisoners of war and other detained
personnel are entitled to and may be rendered all necessary medical and
dental care.
(c) Charges and collection. Care provided individuals enumerated in
Sec. 728.83(b)(1) (ii), (iv), and (2) is on a reimbursable basis.
Complete and submit, per subpart J, a DD 7 (Report of Treatment
Furnished Pay Patients, Hospitalization Furnished, part A) or DD 7A
(Report of Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Outpatient Treatment, part
B) when outpatient or inpatient care is rendered.
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