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unless appropriate approving officers already posses
sufficient information to waive the form.
(b) Administration-Authorization.
Naval District Commandants, via their respective district
medical or dental officers, act as approving officers to
authorize procurement of civilian and/or non-Federal care
and to adjudicate claims. However, in overseas areas,
commanding officers are authorized to obtain such care for
members under their commands and to effect immediate
payment therefore. When ships are in NATO-SOFA ports,
commanding officers should obtain, if at all practicable,
required care from military facilities of the host country
when DoD facilities are not available. For further
information regarding types of care that may be authorized,
requests for authorization and/or information concerning
preparation, approval, or disapproval of claims, see the
current issuance of BUMEDINST 6320.1A.
4. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SURGEON GENERAL OF
THE NAVY.
The authority and responsibility of the Surgeon General of the Navy with
respect to technical control and supervision of all medical and dental care
in the Navy are not modified or reduced by the instructions contained in
subpar. 3. The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery exercises technical
control over all technical medical equipment, including ambulances, and
in the exercise of this control approves the procurement of such items for
use.
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075134 PRINTING SERVICES
1. GENERAL.
Printing offices are operated as Working Capital Fund (WCF) activities
and the supporting activity will bill these offices for facilities and services
provided within the guidance of par. 075121. All services provided by the
printing offices will be charged to the customers in accordance with WCF
regulations.
2. COGNIZANCE SYMBOL "I" PRINTED MATERIAL
a. Cognizance Symbol 1I.
Cognizance symbol 1I material, consisting of printed forms and
placards, is financed by the WCF. Cognizance symbol 1I items are
charged to the user in the same manner as other WCF material.
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