[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: 32CFR732.16]

[Page 355]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 732_NONNAVAL MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart B_Medical and Dental Care From Nonnaval Sources
 
Sec. 732.16  Emergency care requirements.

    Only in a bona fide emergency will medical, maternity, or dental 
services be obtained under this part by or on behalf of eligible 
personnel without prior authority as outlined below.
    (a) Medical or dental care. A situation where the need or apparent 
need for medical or dental attention does not permit obtaining approval 
in advance.
    (b) Maternity care. When a condition commences or exacerbates during 
pregnancy in a manner that a delay, caused by referral to a USMTF or 
USTF, would jeopardize the welfare of the mother or unborn child, the 
following constitutes indications for admission to or treatment at a 
non-Federal facility:
    (1) Medical or surgical conditions which would constitute an 
emergency in the nonpregnant state.
    (2) Spontaneous abortion, with first trimester hemorrhage.
    (3) Premature or term labor with delivery.
    (4) Severe pre-eclampsia.
    (5) Hemorrhage, second and third trimester.
    (6) Ectopic pregnancy with cardiovascular instability.
    (7) Premature rupture of membrames with prolapse of the umbilical 
cord.
    (8) Obstetric sepsis.
    (9) Any other obstetrical condition that, by definition, constitutes 
an emergency circumstance.