[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR71.12]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 71--PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF CITIZENS AND THEIR PROPERTY--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B--Emergency Medical/Dietary Assistance for U.S. Nationals 
                           Incarcerated Abroad
 
Sec. 71.12  Dietary supplements.

    (a) Eligibility criteria. A prisoner is considered eligible for the 
dietary supplement program under the following general criteria:
    (1) An evaluation by a priviate physician, prison doctor, or other 
host country medical authority reveals that the prison diet does not 
meet the minimum requriements to sustain adequate health; or
    (2) If the evaluation in paragraph (a)(1) of this section is not 
available, an evaluation by either a regional medical officer or 
Departmental medical officer reveals that the prison diet does not 
provide the minimum requirements to sustain adequate health.
    (b) Consular responsibility. (1) When the consular officer is aware 
that the U.S. prisoner's diet does not provide the minimum requirements 
to sustain adequate health, the consular officer shall obtain the 
necessary dietary supplements and distribute them to the prisoner on a 
regular basis.
    (2) As soon as the consular officer believes that dietary 
supplements are being misused, the consular officer

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shall suspend provision of the dietary supplements and report the 
incident in full to the Department.