[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR726.8]

[Page 281]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 726_PAYMENTS OF AMOUNTS DUE MENTALLY INCOMPETENT MEMBERS OF THE 
NAVAL SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 726.8  Emergency funds.

    (a) Until a trustee is appointed, the Judge Advocate General or his 
designee may appoint the member's commanding officer or other 
appropriate official to receive emergency funds up to $1,000.00 from the 
pay account of the member without bond. The money will be used for the 
benefit of the member and his legal dependents.
    (b) The commanding officer of any naval medical facility may 
designate an officer of the command to receive and account for up to 
$35.00 per month for the health and comfort of a member who is found 
mentally incapable of handling his affairs and who is a patient at the 
naval medical facility, if:
    (1) A trustee has not been designated under this chapter and a 
committee, guardian, or other legal representative has not been 
appointed by a State court of competent jurisdiction;
    (2) The member has no other funds available for use in his own 
behalf; and
    (3) The funds are necessary for the purchase of items necessary for 
the health and comfort of the member.
    (c) This section will be cited on the pay voucher as authority for 
payment and receipt of such funds.