{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s253a","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f253a.","heading":"Medical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","text":"\u00a7\u202f253a.\nMedical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\n(a)\nEligibility\nSubject to regulations of the President, retired ships\u2019 officers and retired members of the crews of vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization by the Public Health Service if the ships\u2019 officer or crew member, (1) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on\nJuly 1, 1963\nJuly 19, 1963\nJuly 1, 1963\nJuly 19, 1963\n(b)\nTreatment of dependents of personnel\nSubject to regulations of the President, dependent members of families (as defined in such regulations) of ships\u2019 officers and members of crews of vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whether such, ships\u2019 officers and members of crew are on active duty or retired, shall be furnished medical advice and outpatient treatment by the Public Health Service and, if suitable accommodations are available, they shall also be furnished hospitalization by the Public Health Service if the ships\u2019 officer or crew member (1) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on\nJuly 1, 1963\nJuly 19, 1963\nJuly 1, 1963\nJuly 19, 1963\nJuly 1, 1963\nJuly 19, 1963\nsection 1078(a) of title 10\n(c)\nIdentification\nThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall furnish proper identification to those persons entitled to medical treatment under the provisions of this section.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s253a.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s253a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f253a."},{"t":"heading","text":"Medical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s253a/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Eligibility"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Subject to regulations of the President, retired ships\u2019 officers and retired members of the crews of vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization by the Public Health Service if the ships\u2019 officer or crew member, (1) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"July 1, 1963","tail":", or on "},{"t":"text","text":"July 19, 1963","tail":", whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee was continuous from that date until retirement, or (2) was retired as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on or before "},{"t":"text","text":"July 1, 1963","tail":", or on "},{"t":"text","text":"July 19, 1963","tail":", whichever is later."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s253a/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Treatment of dependents of personnel"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Subject to regulations of the President, dependent members of families (as defined in such regulations) of ships\u2019 officers and members of crews of vessels of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, whether such, ships\u2019 officers and members of crew are on active duty or retired, shall be furnished medical advice and outpatient treatment by the Public Health Service and, if suitable accommodations are available, they shall also be furnished hospitalization by the Public Health Service if the ships\u2019 officer or crew member (1) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"July 1, 1963","tail":", or on "},{"t":"text","text":"July 19, 1963","tail":", whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee has been continuous from that time, or (2) was on active duty as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on "},{"t":"text","text":"July 1, 1963","tail":", or on "},{"t":"text","text":"July 19, 1963","tail":", whichever is later, and his employment as a vessel employee was continuous from that time until retirement, or (3) was retired as a vessel employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on or before "},{"t":"text","text":"July 1, 1963","tail":", or on "},{"t":"text","text":"July 19, 1963","tail":", whichever is later. 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