32 CFR § 108.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t32/s108.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "32 CFR § 108.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 32
title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "108.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL, MILITARY AND CIVILIAN"
part_number: "108"
part_name: "HEALTH CARE ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE SECRETARIAL DESIGNEE PROGRAM AND RELATED SPECIAL AUTHORITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "10 U.S.C. 1074(c); 10 U.S.C. 2559."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 72682, Nov. 26, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "108"
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# 108.1 Purpose.

This part:

(a) Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities under 10 U.S.C. 1074(c) for health care eligibility under the Secretarial Designee Program.

(b) Implements the requirement of 10 U.S.C. 2559 that the United States receive reimbursement for inpatient health care provided in the United States to foreign military or diplomatic personnel or their dependents, except in certain cases covered by Reciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCAs) between the Department of Defense and a foreign country.