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PUBLIC LAW 85-861-SEPT. 2, 1958
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" (c) None of the following may be given to dependents under section 1076 of this title: " (1) Prosthetic devices, hearing aids, orthopedic footwear, and spectacles, except that outside the United States, and at remote stations inside the United States where adequate civilian facilities are unavailable, those items, if available from supplies belonging to the United States, may be sold to dependents at the invoice price to the United States. " (2) Ambulance service, except in acute emergency. "(3) Home calls, except in special cases in which the medical officer in charge, or contract surgeon in charge, or his designee, determines them to be medically necessary. " (d) Only the following dental care may be given under section 1076 of this title: "(1) Emergency care to relieve pain and suffering, but not including permanent restorative work or dental prosthesis. "(2) Care as a necessary adjunct to medical or surgical treatment. "(3) Care outside the United States, and in remote areas inside the United States where adequate civilian facilities are unavailable. § 1078. Medical and dental care for dependents: charges " (a) The Secretary of Defense, after consulting the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall prescribe fair charges for inpatient medical and dental care given to dependents under section 1076 of this title. Charges shall be the same for all dependents. " (b) As a restraint on excessive demands for medical and dental care under section 1076 of this title, uniform minimal charges may be imposed for outpatient care. Charges may not be more than such amounts, if any, as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe after consulting the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and after a finding that such charges are necessary. "(c) Amounts received for subsistence and medical and dental care given under section 1076 of this title shall be deposited to the credit of the appropriation supporting the maintenance and operation of the facility furnishing the care.
- §1079. Contracts for medical care for spouses and children:
plans " (a) To assure that medical care is available for dependent spouses and children of members of the uniformed services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, the Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, shall contract, under the authority of this section, for medical care for those persons under such insurance, medical service, or health plans as he considers appropriate. Except as provided in subsection (hj. these plans shall include the following: "(1) Hospitalization in semiprivate rooms for not more than 365 days for each admission, including necessary services and supplies furnished during inpatient confinement. "(2) Medical and surgical care incident to hospitalization. "(3) Complete obstetrical and maternity service, including prenatal and postnatal care. "(4) Required services of a physician or surgeon before and after hospitalization for a bodily injury or surgical operation. "(5) Diagnostic tests and services, including laboratory and X-ray examinations, performed or recommended by a physician or surgeon incident to hospitalization.
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