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UNCLAS
CINCPAC FOR J7S.
SUSU:
CLARIFICATION OF ASORTION/MEDICAL Z=VAC
FOLICIES.
1.
THE FOLLOWING ES QUOTED FROM A COMMUNIQUS RECCIVED FROW USAF/SGH
CATEO 16 MAR 793
QUOTE.
THE POLICIES WILL 3& AS FOLLOWS,
MILITARY
PERS WHO 20 NOT QUALIFY FOR GOVT PAIO ABORTIONS ANC WRO ARE ASSIGNZO
TO OVERSEAS INSTALLATIONS WheRE THIS Service 1S NOT AVAILAELE
LOCALLY FROM THE MIL HOSP GR FAOM CIV¥Y HEALTH CARE FACILITIES MAY oc
TRANSPORTED ON A2OUTINE AEROMED ZVAC ACFT EITHER CA) TO THE NEARCST
Mi. MES FACILITY THAT CAN PERFORM PREPAID AZORTIONS, OR (CE) TO THE
NEAREST WIL ved FACILITY WHERE LOCAL CIV MED FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE
TO PERFORM ACORTIONS OR PRIVIDE PAOFESSIONAL ASORTION CONSULTATIONS,
IN ALL CASES THE PATIENT WILL TRAVEL tN A SPACE REQUIRED, OUTY

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STATUS. THE GETERMENATION AS TO WHETHER THE PATIENT IS AN GUTPATIENT
OR AN INPATIENT WILL BE MADE &Y THE REFERRING PHYSICIAN.
JF THE
PATIENT IS TO RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL ABORTION CONSULTATION OR AN
ASORTION FROM CIV SOURCES, SHE WILL BE PLACED IN A LEAVE STATUS ONCE
SHE HAS REACHED THE NEAREST MIL MED FACILITY WHERE CIV MED
FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE, AND WILL REMAIN JN THIS STATUS UNTIL SHE
REPORTS FOR TRANSPORTATION IN THE AEROMED EVAC SYSTEM AS A
RETURNING PATIENT. MIL MEO FACILITIES ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE
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GUIDELINES ON THIS COMPLEX AND DELICATE SUBJECT. UNQUOTE.
2. FOR CINCPAC/J76. REQ YOU DISSEMINATE THE ASOVE TO ALL OTHER
US UNIFORMED SERVICES MeD FACILITIES IN THE PACIFIC.
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