General Medical Officer (GMO) Manual: Administrative Section

Eligibility for Care

Department of the Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery


Priority

Category

1

Members of the uniformed services on active duty including active duty for training and

inactive duty training and comparable personnel of the North American Treaty Organization

NATO nations* meeting the conditions prescribed in NAVMEDCOMINST 6320.3.

Members of a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces* and National Guard personnel

under orders.*

2

Family members of active duty members in the uniformed services and the family members

of active duty members of NATO nations* meeting the conditions prescribed in section E of

NAVMEDCOMINST 6320.3.

3

Members of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps ROTC of the Armed Forces. *

4

Retired members of uniformed services and their family members and family members of

deceased active duty and retired members ("survivors").

5

Civilian employees of the Federal Government under the limited circumstances covered by the

Federal Employees' Health Service Program. *

6

All other eligibles, including SECNAV designees and ex-service maternity. *

NAVMEDCOMINST 6320.3 contains specific information about entitlements and limitations of entitlements to care. When in doubt about a patient's eligibility, contact the patient administration officer at your facility.

* Indicates categories of personnel for which certain restrictions exist which limit the care or the circumstances of care. When in doubt, ask patient administration for guidance.

Reviewed by Floyd A. Katon, GS, Business Management & Plans, MED-31, BUMED, Washington, D.C. (1999).

 

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