10 U.S.C. § 6203 : Armed Forces — Navy And Marine Corps — Hospitalization And Medical Care — Personnel — 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.

Historical and Revision Notes
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.