(a) Upon referral by a commander of a Military Enlistment Processing Station (MEPS), applicants will be furnished necessary medical examinations, including hospitalization when qualifications for service cannot otherwise be determined. Use the hospitalization period only for diagnostic purposes. Do not correct disqualifying defects.
(b) Applicants who suffer injury or acute illness while awaiting or undergoing processing at Navy and Marine Corps facilities or MEPS may be furnished emergency medical and dental care, including emergency hospitalization, for that injury or illness.