10 U.S.C. § 8283

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 8283 - Emergency medical treatment: reimbursement for expense

The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe regulations for reimbursing members of the naval service for expenses of emergency or necessary medical service, including hospitalization and medicines, when the member was in a duty status at the time he received the service and the service was not available from a Federal source. For the purpose of this section, a member on leave or liberty is in a duty status.

10 U.S.C. § 8283

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 387, §6203; renumbered §8283, Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §807(b)(11), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1835.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
6203	34 U.S.C. 921a .	May 4, 1948, ch. 254, §2, 62 Stat. 208.
	34 U.S.C. 921b .	May 4, 1948, ch. 254, §3, 62 Stat. 208.

The word "shall" is substituted for the words "authorized and directed to". The word "members" is substituted for the word "persons". The words "from civilian sources" are omitted as surplusage. The word "hospitalization" is substituted for the words "hospital service". In the second sentence, the word "authorized" is omitted as surplusage.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSPrior sections 8284 and 8285 were repealed by Pub. L. 96-513, title II, §204, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2880, effective Sept. 15, 1981.Section 8284, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507, provided that appointments in commissioned grades in Regular Air Force be made by President, by and with advice and consent of Senate. See section 531 of this title. Section 8285, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507; Aug. 21, 1957, Pub. L. 85-155, title III, §301(4), 71 Stat. 386; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-861, §1(167), 72 Stat. 1516, prescribed eligibility requirements for original appointment in a commissioned grade in Regular Air Force, except designation as a medical or dental officer and except a graduating cadet. See section 532 of this title.

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 6203 of this title as this section.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115-232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115-232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

dental officer

The term "dental officer" means an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army, an officer of the Dental Corps of the Navy, or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer.

grade

The term "grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.