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9.14.2.4 Cost of Treatment. The costs of treatment, including those of anyapparatus necessary for the maintenance of POWs in good health, particularly dentures and otherartificial appliances, and eyeglasses, shall be borne by the Detaining Power. 2839.14.3 Receipt of Medical Supplies. POWs may receive individual parcels and collectiveshipments containing medical supplies. 284 However, medical supplies generally are to be sent incollective shipments so that they may be properly administered by the camp doctors. 2859.14.4 Inquiry in Certain Cases of Death or Serious Injury. In certain cases of death orserious injury of a POW, an official inquiry shall be conducted by the Detaining Power. 2869.15 RELIGIOUS EXERCISE BY POWSPOWs shall enjoy complete latitude in the exercise of their religious duties, includingattendance at the service of their faith, on condition that they comply with the disciplinaryroutine prescribed by the military authorities. 287The GPW and the GWS contemplate that POWs will benefit from the services of retainedchaplains or POWs who are ministers of religion without having officiated as chaplains to theirown forces. 288 However, the provision in the GPW and the GWS for such personnel does notrelieve the Detaining Power of its obligations to provide for the exercise of religion by POWs. 2899.15.1 Premises for Religious Services for POWs. Adequate premises shall be providedwhere religious services may be held. 290 The premises where services are held should besufficiently spacious and clean, and should provide effective shelter to those attending services,but need not be set aside exclusively for religious services. 2919.15.2 Chaplains. Chaplains who fall into the hands of the enemy Power and who remainor are retained with a view to assisting POWs shall be allowed to minister to them and to283 GPW art. 30 (“The costs of treatment, including those of any apparatus necessary for the maintenance ofprisoners of war in good health, particularly dentures and other artificial appliances, and spectacles, shall be borneby the Detaining Power.”).284 Refer to § 9.20.3 (Receipt of Individual and Collective Relief Shipments for POWs).285 Refer to § 9.20.3.2 (Medical Supplies in Relief Shipments).286 Refer to § 9.34.5 (Inquiries Into Death or Serious Injury of POWs in Certain Cases).287 GPW art. 34 (“Prisoners of war shall enjoy complete latitude in the exercise of their religious duties, includingattendance at the service of their faith, on condition that they comply with the disciplinary routine prescribed by themilitary authorities.”).288 Refer to § 7.9 (Captured Medical and Religious Personnel).289 Refer to § 7.9.6 (No Relief of Obligations of the Detaining Power).290 GPW art. 34 (“Adequate premises shall be provided where religious services may be held.”).291 GC COMMENTARY 388 (“It does not seem essential that these premises should be set aside exclusively forreligious services. The parallel text in the Prisoners of War Convention (Article 34, paragraph 2) speaks of‘adequate’ premises. In both cases, it should be understood that the premises where services are held should besufficiently spacious and clean and so built as to give effective shelter to those attending the services.”).550