CFR > Title 32 - National Defense > SUBTITLE A—Department of Defense > CHAPTER VI—DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (parts 700 to 777) > SUBCHAPTER C—PERSONNEL (Parts 716–735) > PART 728—MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT NAVY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FACILITIES > SUBPART G—Other Persons (§728.71 to §728.83) > 728.73—Applicants for enlistment or reenlistment in the Armed Forces, and applicants for enlistment in the reserve components.

728.73—Applicants for enlistment or reenlistment in the Armed Forces, and applicants for enlistment in the reserve components.

(a) Upon referral by a commander of a Military Enlistment Processing Station (MEPS), applicants will be furnished necessary medical examinations, including hospitalization when qualifications for service cannot otherwise be determined. Use the hospitalization period only for diagnostic purposes. Do not correct disqualifying defects.
(b) Applicants who suffer injury or acute illness while awaiting or undergoing processing at Navy and Marine Corps facilities or MEPS may be furnished emergency medical and dental care, including emergency hospitalization, for that injury or illness.