[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: 32CFR728.54]

[Page 334]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 728_MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT NAVY MEDICAL 
DEPARTMENT FACILITIES--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart F_Beneficiaries of Other Federal Agencies
 
Sec. 728.54  U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), other than members of 
the uniformed services.

    (a) Potential beneficiaries. The following may be beneficiaries of 
the USPHS for care in naval MTFs upon submission of the necessary form 
from appropriate officials as outlined in paragraph (b) of this section.
    (1) Within and outside the United States. Any individuals the USPHS 
may determine to be eligible for care on an interagency reimbursable 
basis.
    (2) Within the 48 Contiguous United States and the District of 
Columbia. American Indians, Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts.
    (3) In Alaska. American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts.
    (b) Authorization required--(1) Normal circumstances. An American 
Indian or Alaska Native may be rendered inpatient care upon presentation 
of form HRSA 43 (Contract Health Service Purchase Order for Hospital 
Services Rendered) or HRSA form 64 (Purchase/Delivery Order for Contract 
Health Services Other Than Hospital Inpatient or Dental). Either form 
must be signed by an appropriate Indian Health Service or Alaska Native 
Health Service area/program official.
    (2) Emergencies. In an emergency, care may be rendered upon written 
request of patient's commanding officer or superior officer, or the 
patient if neither of the above is available. When emergency care is 
rendered without prior authorization, the facility rendering care must 
notify the service unit director of the patient's home reservation 
within 72 hours from the time such care is rendered unless extenuating 
circumstances preclude prompt notification.
    (c) Care authorized. Unless limited by the provisions stipulated in 
paragraph (a) of this section and subject to the provisions of Sec. 
728.3, the following care may be rendered, when requested, to all 
beneficiaries enumerated in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (1) Inpatient care. Necessary medical and surgical care.
    (2) Outpatient care. Necessary medical and surgical care.
    (3) Dental care. (i) Limit dental care in the United States, its 
territories, possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to 
emergencies for the relief of pain or acute conditions and that 
necessary as an adjunct to inpatient hospital care. Prosthetic dental 
appliances and permanent restorations are not authorized.
    (ii) In overseas areas, dental care is authorized to the extent 
necessary pending the patient's return to the United States, its 
territories, possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    (d) Report. Complete and submit, per subpart J, a DD 7 (Report of 
Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Hospitalization Furnished, part A) or 
a DD 7A (Report of Treatment Furnished Pay Patients, Outpatient 
Treatment, part B) when outpatient or inpatient care is rendered.