Any member of the Armed Forces, civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or personal services contract employee under Title 10, United States Code, Section 1091 authorized by the Department of Defense to perform health care functions.

The systematic process of using interrogation approaches to question a captured or detained person to obtain reliable information to satisfy foreign intelligence collection requirements.

An individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of Oct. 1, 2009, who: Is not a national of the United States (as defined in Section 1101(a)(22) of Title 8, United States Code) or a member of the Military Services; and Is in the custody of or under DOD control or otherwise detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo B...

Physical and mental health care.

A consultative service that assists operational commanders in developing an understanding of the operational environment and supports the execution of detention operations and intelligence interrogations.  This support is only provided by BSCs and BSCTs.

Any individual captured by, or transferred to the custody or control of, DoD personnel pursuant to the law of war.  This does not include persons being held solely for law enforcement purposes, except where the United States is the occupying power.  Detainees who are U.S. citizens or U.S. resident aliens will continue to enjoy all applicable rig...

Evaluation and treatment that is accepted by medical experts and reflected in peer-reviewed medical literature as the appropriate medical approach for a condition, symptoms, illness, or disease and that is widely used by health care professionals.

Any suspected or alleged violation of DOD policy or procedures, or applicable law relating to DOD Detainee Medical Program activities for which there is credible information, e.g., disclosure of patient-specific medical information concerning detainees for purposes other than treatment that is misused or in violation of any other standards described in th...

Individuals who have received special training or education in a health-related field and who perform services in or for the DOD in that field.  A health-related field may include administration, direct provision of patient care, or ancillary or other support services.

Health care personnel include, but or not limited to, individuals licensed, ce...

All paid and unpaid persons working in health care settings who have the potential for exposure to patients or to infectious materials including body substances, contaminated medical supplies and equipment, contaminated environmental surfaces, or contaminated air.

HCP include both persons who provide direct or indirect care to patients and those not direc...

A single, uniform program, administered by the DHA, that the DOD Components will use to provide educational, public health, and clinical services to deliver and assess the effect of immunizations for eligible beneficiaries.

This program includes immunizations to protect the total force and other eligible beneficiaries against both naturally occurring dise...

The organizations, units, and individuals that comprise DOD resources for implementing the National Security Strategy. It includes DOD Active and Reserve Component military personnel, military retired members, DOD civilian personnel (including foreign national direct- and indirect-hire, as well as non-appropriated fund employees), contractor personnel, an...

The process by which a person becomes protected or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine.

Collectively refers to noncombatant, non-uniformed U.S. citizens, as well as other select non-U.S. citizens. The specific categories of OTUSF covered by this issuance are defined in Paragraph 3.2.

Refers collectively to the Army National Guard of the United States, the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, the Marine Corps Reserve, the Air National Guard of the United States, the Air Force Reserve, and the Coast Guard Reserve at all times, including when the Coast Guard is operating as a Service of the Department of the Navy or when it is a Service in th...