[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 32, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 32CFR61.1] [Page 302] TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PART 61--MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS AGAINST MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES--Table of Contents Sec. 61.1 Purpose. This Directive: (a) Delegates authority, with the power to redelegate, to the Secretaries of the Military Departments to provide relief to health care personnel of the Department of Defense from personal tort liability in connection with their authorized activities, and (b) establishes procedures to be followed in providing such relief.