(a) Medical functions in the Air Force shall be performed by commissioned officers of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force and who are designated as medical officers.
(b) Dental functions in the Air Force shall be performed by commissioned officers of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and who are designated as dental officers.
(c) Veterinary functions in the Air Force shall be performed by commissioned officers of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and who are designated as veterinary officers.
(d) Medical service functions in the Air Force shall be performed by commissioned officers of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and who are designated as medical service officers.
(e) Nursing functions in the Air Force shall be performed by commissioned officers of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and who are designated as Air Force nurses.
(f) Biomedical science functions, including physician assistant functions and chiropractic functions, in the Air Force shall be performed by commissioned officers of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and who are designated as biomedical science officers.
(g) Judge advocate functions in the Air Force shall be performed by commissioned officers of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and who are designated as judge advocates.
(h) Chaplain functions in the Air Force shall be performed by commissioned officers of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and who are designated as chaplains.
(i) Other functions in the Air Force requiring special training or experience shall be performed by members of the Air Force who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, and who are designated as being in named categories.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 494; Pub. L. 85–861, §1(156), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1513; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §504(5), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2916; Pub. L. 97–86, title IV, §403, Dec. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 1105; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, §505(c), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2404.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8067(a) 8067(b) 8067(c) |
10:1837(a) (as applicable to medical officers). 10:1837(a) (as applicable to dental officers). 10:1837(a) (as applicable to veterinary officers). |
Sept. 19, 1951, ch. 407, §307 (less (d)), 65 Stat. 330. June 24, 1952, ch. 457 (less 1st and last provisos), 66 Stat. 156. |
| 8067(d) | 10:1837(a) (as applicable to medical service officers). | |
| 8067(e) | 10:1837(a) (as applicable to nurses). | |
| 8067(f) | 10:1837(a) (as applicable to women medical specialists). | |
| 8067(g) | 10:1837(a) (as applicable to judge advocates). | |
| 8067(h) | 10:1837(a) (as applicable to chaplains). | |
| 8067(i) | 10:1837(a) (less categories covered by subsections (a)–(h)). 10:1837(b), (c). 10:81–2 (less 1st and last provisos). |
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8067(e), (f) | 10 App.:166b–3. 10 App.:1837. |
Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 654, §§1, 3(b), 69 Stat. 579. |
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