Requesting Pregnancy Home Leave
Pregnancy home leave is a chargeable leave
(ordinary, advanced, excess) requested by a soldier to return home or another
place for maternity care or the birth of a child.
The unit commander is the approval authority.
Leave granted is until expected date of
delivery.
Termination of leave occurs with the onset of
labor or other medical necessity.
Leave extension will be granted if delivery is
late.
Travel restriction “(preventing the soldiers
return to her unit)” is not a basis to terminate leave.
Attachment to another installation or facility
is not authorized if the purpose is to conserve leave.
Steps to request pregnancy home leave
| Step |
Work Center |
Action |
| 1 |
Soldier |
Obtain statement from
attending physicia that documents existence of pregnancy, establishes
estimated delivery date, and establishes estimated date after which level
should not be performed. |
| 2 |
Medical |
Explain if estimated date of
restricted treatment travel is more than 6 weeks prior to facility estimated
date of delivery. (MTF) |
| 3 |
MTF |
Provide the name and location
(telephone number of patient administrator if available) of MTF having
administrative responsibility in the area of soldier’s leave address. |
| 4 |
Unit |
Counsel soldier that she is
responsible for the expense of nonemergency maternity care received at
civilian facilities unless otherwise authorized (AR 40–5, para 2–35b). |
| 5 |
Unit |
Ensure soldier has received
counseling by the local Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed
Services adviser regarding the payment of bills attributed solely to the
newborn infant (DOD 6010.8–R). |
| 6 |
Soldier |
Complete DA Form 31, blocks 2
through 11 (chap 12 AR 600-8-10). |
| 7 |
Soldier |
Check “other” on DA Form 31,
block 7. After “other”, post pregnancy home. |
| 8 |
Unit |
Add to DA Form 31, block 17,
“You must contact the patient administrator at the MTF immediately upon
arrival at the designated location. If you are in an excess leave status,
you are not entitled to pay and allowances for the period of excess leave.
This includes entitlement to physical disability retired pay should you
become disabled while in an excess leave status. Further, no leave accrues
during period of excess leave”. |
| 9 |
CDR |
Approve or disapprove request. |
| 10 |
Unit |
Change soldier’s status to
sick–in– hospital when soldier is admitted to the hospital for any reason (para
5–13 AR 600-8-10). |
| 11 |
MTF CDR |
Determine and direct
convalescent leave necessary for recuperation after pregnancy and childbirth
(para 5–5 AR 600-8-10). Soldiers are authorized 42 days. |
| 12 |
Unit |
Absence between end of
convalescent leave and return to parent unit is chargeable leave. |
| 13 |
Unit |
Follow leave processing
procedures in paragraphs 12–1 and 12–3 AR 600-8-10. |
| 14 |
BNS1 |
Receive DA Form 31 from unit
and follow processing procedures in paragraphs 12–1 and 12–5 AR 600-8-10. |
Reference: AR 600-8-10 Leaves and Passes
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