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[80 STAT. 863]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1966
[80 STAT. 863]

80 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 89-614-SEPT. 30, 1966

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(4) Section 1077 is amended to read as follows: "§ 1077. Medical care for dependents; authorized care in facilities of uniformed services " (a) Only the following types of health care may be provided under section 1076 of this title: "(1) Hospitalization. "(2) Outpatient care. "(3) Drugs. " (4) Treatment of medical and surgical conditions. "(5) Treatment of nervous, mental, and chronic conditions. " (6) Treatment of contagious disases. "(7) Physical examinations, including eye examinations, and immunizations. '8) Maternity and infant care. J9) Diagnostic tests and services, including laboratory and X-ray examinations. " (10) Emergency dental care worldwide. "(11) Koutine dental care outside the United States and at stations in the United States where adequate civilian facilities are unavailable. " (12) Dental care worldwide as a necessary adjunct of medical, surgical, or preventive treatment. "(13) Ambulance service and home calls when medically necessary. "(14) Durable equipment, such as wheelchairs, iron lungs, and hospital beds may be provided on a loan basis. " (b) The following types of health care may not be provided under section 1076 of this title: 7 2 Stat. 1447. 1) Domiciliary or custodial care. ^2) Prosthetic devices, hearing aids, orthopedic footwear, and spectacles except that— " (A) outside the United States and at stations inside the United. States where adequate civilian facilities are unavailable, such items may be sold to dependents at cost to the United States, and " (B) artificial limbs and artificial eyes may be provided." (5) Section 1078(a) is amended by deleting the last sentence and adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "The charge or charges prescribed shall be applied equally to all classes of dependents." (6) Section 1079 is amended to read as follows: Medical con" (a) To assure that medical care is available for spouses and chil- tracts for spouses dren of members of the uniformed services who are on active duty '^"d JhiWren for a period of more than thirty 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. The types of health care authorized under this ^,^,f,';^^"f "^^ section shall be the same as those provided under section 1076 of this provisions. title, except that: "(1) with respect to dental care, only that care required as a necessary adjunct to medical or surgical treatment may be provided; "(2) routine physical examinations and immunizations may only be provided when required in the case of dependents who are traveling outside the United States as a result of a member's duty assignment and such travel is being performed under orders issued by a uniformed service;