730. Requirement to offer medical chaperones during sensitive medical examinations The Secretary of Defense shall establish and implement a policy throughout the Department of Defense to require that a medical chaperone be offered and available to be present with a patient during any sensitive medical examination, as determined by the Secretary, conducted at a military medical treatment facility.
Requirement to offer medical chaperones during sensitive medical examinations
Division A · Title VII: Health Care Provisions · Subtitle B: Health Care Administration
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The Department of Defense must create a policy to offer patients a medical chaperone during sensitive medical exams at military medical facilities. This means patients can have someone present with them during these types of exams if they choose.
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