Consistent with 10 U.S.C. 1073c and DOD Directive 5136.13, any fixed facility of the Department of Defense that is outside of a deployed environment and used primarily for health care, including dental care; and any other location used for purposes of providing health care services as designated by the Secretary of Defense or Undersecretary of Defense for...

The NPDB is a web-based repository of reports containing information on medical malpractice payments and certain adverse actions related to health care practitioners, providers, and suppliers. The NPDB is managed by the Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with Section 11101 of Title 42, U.S.C.

Any service member, civilian employee of the DOD, or contract employee authorized by the DOD to perform health care services.

The order of precedence among members of the military services.

A nonconsensual sexual act prescribed by federal, state, or tribal law in which the victim lacks capacity to consent.

Members of the armed forces who are serving on active duty; members of the Selected Reserve (including Selected Reserve members of the National Guard), regardless of duty status; and members of the Individual Ready Reserve as described in Section 10144(b) of Title 10, U.S.C.

The process of seeking information about or obtaining an appointment for a mental health evaluation or treatment initiated by a service member with a commanding officer or supervisor without being ordered or directed by a commanding officer or supervisor.

A psychiatric examination or evaluation, a psychological examination or evaluation, an examination for psychiatric or psychological fitness for duty, or any other means of assessing a service member’s mental health.

A psychiatrist or clinical psychologist, a person with a doctorate in clinical social work, or a psychiatric nurse practitioner. In cases of outpatient mental health evaluations only, licensed clinical social workers who possess a master’s degree in clinical social work will also be considered mental health providers.

An individual’s psychological, emotional, and social well-being that influences how a person feels, thinks, and acts. It establishes a person’s capacity to pursue and maintain constructive relationships and cope with life’s stressors.

Any commissioned officer who exercises command authority over a service member. The term includes a service member designated in accordance with this Directive-type Memorandum to carry out any activity of a commanding officer.

The process of placing mental health providers directly into operational units to ensure the availability and utilization of individual and population-level prevention and intervention strategies that increase mission readiness and fitness for duty.

A member of the armed forces within or outside of a service member’s official chain of command who exercises supervisory authority over the service member owing to the service member’s duty assignment and is authorized in accordance with this directive-type memorandum to make a referral for a mental health examination.

A forum of VA and DOD senior leaders who work to remove barriers and challenges that impede collaborative efforts, assert and support mutually beneficial opportunities to improve business practices, ensure high quality cost-effective services for VA and DOD beneficiaries, and facilitate opportunities to improve resource utilization.

A medical impairment, mental disease, or physical defect which is severe enough to interfere with the service member’s ability to adequately perform their duties, regardless of assignment or geographic location. A medical impairment, mental disease, or physical defect standing alone does not constitute a disability. The term includes mental disease,...