plied to the graduate school, or has been conditionally accepted for the graduate school. (As soon as formal acceptance is received, it must be submitted immediately.)

(b) Hardship delay. A cadet must submit AF Form 477 according to § 875.13.

(c) Renewal of initial or additional delay. An applicant must submit AF Forms 477 and 478 according to § 875.13.

$875.9 Exceptions to policy and criteria.

Requests for extension of the maximum delay periods outlined in § 875.6, or applications for delay submitted less than 90 days before the applicant's scheduled date of commission, normally will not be approved. The requests for extensions, exceptions, and waivers of policy or criteria will be approved only in exceptional or meritorious cases. $875.10 Special instructions for changing from rated to nonrated assignment after completing educational delay.

An AFROTC graduate selected for a rated assignment (flying training categories I-P and I-N), who has been granted an educational delay and during this delay has become qualified for duty in a nonrated Air Force specialty related to his academic background, may request change of assignment to duty in the nonrated specialty.

(a) The person will request a nonrated assignment by letter to ARPC (RPCS), 3800 York Street, Denver CO 80205, at least 150 days before the termination date of the final educational delay. He will include in the letter sufficient justification for requesting the change in category, and attach a copy of his college transcript.

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(b) ARPC will notify (AFPMRE), Randolph AFB TX 78148, of all such assignment changes. § 875.11 Delay Board.

The Commander CAC, will establish a delay board at ARPC to consider and make determinations on applications for all delays and extensions listed below. The board will consist of at least three officers. An officer selected for membership on the board will be of field grade, when possible. A field grade judge advocate officer will be a voting member of the board in cases involving delay requests submitted by AFROTC cadets ap

plying for law delays. Technical personnel will be used as required to assist board members.

(a) The ARPC Delay Board will consider the:

(1) Initial educational delay to obtain a master's degree.

(2) Initial educational delay to obtain a law degree.

(3) Additional delay, after graduation from law school, to complete the examination for licensing to practice law.

(4) Delay to obtain a B.S. degree, provided the college or university of enrollment requires a 5-year course for a B.S. degree and the applicant has satisfied requirements for a B.A. degree.

(5) Delay for hardship.

(b) All delay and renewal of delay requests will be processed expeditiously. ARPC will notify applicants of the board's decision within 5 workdays after receiving the appropriate applications (AF Forms 477 and 478). When a delay is denied, the applicant will be notified by "certified mail-return receipt requested."

§ 875.12 Hq USAF Educational Delay Board.

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The Assistant DCS/Personnel Military Personnel will establish the Hq USAF Educational Delay Board which will consist of at least three Air Force officers who possess broad and diversified experience. The board's primary functions will be to consider initial delays as shown in § 875.13, and review the ARPC Delay Board's decisions if applicants appeal them. Appeal procedures are as follows:

(a) The applicant must submit his appeal of the ARPC Delay Board decision to ARPC (Delay Board), within 5 workdays after receiving the notice that his request for delay has been denied.

(b) ARPC will send the correspondence and all documentary evidence to USAAFMPC (AFPMRDC), Randolph AFB TX 78148, within 5 workdays after receiving the applicant's request.

(c) The ARPC Delay Board will notify the applicant of the Hq USAF Educational Delay Board's decision by "cer tified mail-return receipt requested," within 5 workdays after receipt of the decision.

(d) The applicant will not send his appeal direct to USAFMPC.

1 PAS will insure completeness of the request before indorsement to ARPC.

2 A personal letter with an official current transcript of grades attached will be forwarded to AFIT (CIE).
A copy of the approved delay request will be forwarded to AFIT.

4 Hq USAF Educatlonal Delay Board results will be forwarded to ARPC and AFIT for action and/or information.

5 At the end of each grading period (School term), the student must forward a personal letter, with an official, current transcript of grades to: AFIT (CIE), Wright-Patterson
AFB OH 45433.
In request for additional delay, indicate the approving authority, date of approval, total period of delay, and major academic field of initial delay.

This part tells how to authorize and reimburse for at Air Force expense:

(a) Essential medical and dental care from civilian sources when care from a Government facility is unavailable for (1) Air Force members on active duty; (2) NATO Air Force military personnel stationed in or passing through the United States in connection with official duties.

(b) Necessary supplemental medical supplies and services procured by Air Force medical facilities from civilian or other Government sources for active duty and retired uniformed service members and NATO Air Force members who are under treatment in Air Force medical facilities.

(c) Civilian veterinary services for Air Force-owned animals and prospective military dogs when Government veterinary services is unavailable.

§ 880.2 Definitions.

For the purpose of this part, the following terms will apply:

(a) Civilian physician. A doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy who is legally qualified and licensed without limitation to administer drugs and to perform surgical procedures in the geographic area where such service is provided.

(b) Civilian dentist. Any person legally qualified and licensed without limitation in the geographic area concerned to administer drugs and to perform all procedures related to the teeth, jaws, and structures contiguous to them.

(c) Civilian veterinarian. Any person legaly qualified and licensed without limitation to practice veterinary medicine where the veterinary service is per. formed.

(d) Civilian medical care. Physical examination, professional advice, and treatment provided by a civilian physician or civilian medical agency to sick or injured military personnel. The term includes nursing, hospital care, medicine, whole blood or blood derivatives, laboratory and X-ray services, physical therapy, etc.

(e) Civilian dental care. Dental examination, advice, diagnosis, consultation, and treatment provided to military personnel by a civilian dentist.

(f) Emergency care. Immediate medical or dental care required to save life, limb, sight, or to prevent undue suffering.

(g) Elective care. Medical, surgical, or dental care which is desired or requested by the individual or recommended by the physician or dentist and which, in the opinion of professional authority, can be performed at another time or place without jeopardizing life, limb, health, or well-being of the patient. Examples are surgery for cosmetic purposes, vitamins without a therapeutic basis, hemorrhoidectomies, procedures for dental prosthesis, prosthetic appliances, etc.

(h) Civilian veterinary service. Physical examinations, treatment, surgery, or hospitalization by a civilian veterinarian. This term includes X-ray, professional services, surgical appliances, materials, and medicine where indicated.

(i) Uniformed services. The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, the Commissioned Corps of the Public Mental Science Services Administration, and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.

(j) Member of a uniformed service. A person who is serving in a uniformed service on active duty or on inactive duty for training.

(k) NATO Forces. Military personnel® belonging to land, sea, or air armed services of any nation which is a party to the North Atlantic Treaty. These nations

(a) When treatment is authorized. Civilian medical and dental care for active duty Air Force military personnel and Air Force NATO military personnel at U.S. Government expense is authorized only when the required treatment cannot be obtained from uniformed services medical facilities, which include the Air Force, Army, Navy, and U.S. Public Health Service, or from other Government medical facilities such as Veterans Administration hospitals.

(b) NATO Military personnel in the United States. NATO Forces military personnel designated in paragraph (j) of § 880.2, stationed in or passing through the United States in connection with their official duties, may be provided civilian medical and dental care under the same conditions and comparable to that authorized active duty U.S. military personnel. All procedures prescribed in this part for active duty U.S. Air Force personnel are applicable to eligible NATO Air Force military personnel.

(c) Retired members of the Air Force. Retired members of the Air Force are authorized medical care from civilian sources at Air Force expense under the provisions of AFR 168-9 (Uniformed Services Health Benefits Program) and AFR 168-4 (Uniformed Services Health Benefits Program in Areas Other Than the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and Countries Within the U.S. European Command).

(d) Paying civilian agencies. Statements of charges for medical and dental care from civilian agencies will normally be received by the director of base medical services of the Air Force installation nearest the civilian agency providing the medical or dental care, and will be processed for payment through the local accounting and finance officer. However, if the statement of charges is received by the member's assigned base and sufficient information to process the account is available or readily obtainable, the ac

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count will be processed for payment there. When sufficient information is not available at the member's assigned base to accomplish payment, the statement of charges, together with an authorization for the medical or dental care, will be forwarded to the Air Force facility nearest the civilian agency for payment.

(e) Excessive charges. When charges appear excessive, an itemized statement will be obtained from the doctor or hospital before payment is made. The itemized statement will be submitted to the local medical or dental society, or referred to the next Air Force echelon of command for evaluation. This will avoid placing the Air Force medical facility commander in a position of controversy with the civilian doctors or hospitals.

(f) Unsatisfactory identification. If a statement of charges for medical or dental care is received with insufficient information to identify the individual as a U.S. or NATO Air Force member, or his unit of assignment, the required information may be obtained from the following organizations:

(1) USAF Airmen-USAFMPC (AFP MDRA), Randolph AFB, TX 78148.

(2) USAF Officers-USAFMPC (AFP MDRO), Randolph AFB, TX 78148.

(3) Military Representative to NATO, c/o Embassy of (insert the respective NATO country), Washington, D.C. § 880.6

Care authorized from civilian

sources.

Medical and dental care for active duty Air Force and NATO members from civilian sources at Air Force expense, is limited to that which would normally be provided by Air Force medical or dental facilities, if available. Such care is authorized at Air Force expense as follows:

(a) When Air Force personnel within the meaning of § 880.8 require essential medical or dental care and there is no Air Force or other Government medical or dental facility available, and the available facility does not have the capability of providing the required care.

(b) When a uniformed service member is receiving either inpatient or outpatient care in an Air Force medical facility and requires certain medical or dental care which cannot be provided by the Air Force facility due to a limitation of the facility or its staff.

(c) Civilian ambulance service at Air Force expense is authorized to move eligible active duty U.S. and NATO Air Force members to a medical facility. An Air