[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR21.34]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 21--COMMISSIONED OFFICERS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--Appointment
 
Sec. 21.34  Certification by candidate; requirement of new physical examination.

    If a candidate for appointment in the Regular Corps or an officer of 
the Reserve Corps on inactive service has passed a physical examination 
within a period of one year from the date on which it is contemplated 
that he will be appointed or called to active duty, he shall, prior to 
being appointed or called to active duty, certify that to the best of 
his knowledge and belief he is free from all disease or injury not noted 
in his record at the time of his examination and that he is willing to 
serve in any climate. If a candidate for appointment in the Regular 
Corps, or an officer of the Reserve Corps on inactive service, has not 
passed a physical examination within a period of one year from the date 
on which it is contemplated that he will be appointed or called to 
active duty, he may, prior to being appointed or called to active duty, 
be required to undergo such physical examination as the Surgeon General 
may direct to determine his physical qualification for appointment or 
call to active duty in accordance with standards prescribed for original 
appointment, or he may be appointed or called to active duty after 
executing the certificate described in this section, but shall be 
physically examined to determine his physical qualification for 
continued active service in accordance with standards prescribed for 
original appointment within a period of 15 days after reporting for duty 
at his first station.

[21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956, as amended at 24 FR 1790, Mar. 12, 1959. 
Redesignated at 25 FR 5184, June 10, 1960]

               Provisions Applicable Only to Regular Corps