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| Memorandum | Memorandum for OTC Referral Mgmt OTCs | This memorandum provides objective criteria that military medical treatment facilities should consider in referral management to assess and treat ocular injuries in the Military Health System. | 05/15/2025 | DHA | |
| Memorandum | Additional Guidance on Treatment of Gender Dysphoria | This memorandum provides supplemental guidance on the provision of care for individuals diagnosed with gender dysphoria (GD) within the Military Health System's direct care component and through the Supplemental Health Care Program. | 05/09/2025 | Health Affairs | |
| Instruction | 1010.04 | Problematic Substance Use and Gambling Disorder | This issuance establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for problematic substance use and gambling disorder prevention, identification, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for DOD military personnel, eligible beneficiaries of the Military Health System, and DOD civilian personnel. | 01/17/2025 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Distribution of the Warfighter Brain Health Research Strategy | This memorandum distributes the DoD WBH Research Strategy which provides guidance for the DoD research and development activities to coordinate, optimize, and advance warfighter brain health science. | 05/02/2024 | Health Affairs | |
| Manual | 6055.05 | Occupational Medical Examinations: Medical Surveillance and Medical Qualification | This issuance implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides the procedures for developing and conducting occupational medical examinations for medical surveillance to determine the impact of health risks associated with specific jobs, processes, and exposures, and for medical qualification determination for employment. | 04/05/2024 | DoD |
| Instruction | 6055.12 | Hearing Conservation Program | This issuance implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for administering a hearing conservation program to prevent hearing loss resulting from occupational and operational illness and injury; establishes the DoD Hearing Conservation Working Group; and, Issues requirements for the integration of noise control into the life cycle of DoD systems and equipment. | 11/22/2023 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.08 | Command Notification Requirements to Dispel Stigma in Providing Mental Health Care to Service Members | This instruction provides guidance for balance between patient confidentiality rights and the commander’s right to know for operation and risk management decisions. | 09/06/2023 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 2022 Armed Forces Reportable Medical Events Guidelines and Case Definitions | This memorandum provides information and guidance to staff at military medical treatment facilities for implementation of the "2022 Armed Forces Reportable Medical Events Guidelines and Case Definitions". | 05/01/2023 | DHA | |
| Memorandum | Designation of Ocular Trauma Centers | This memorandum pursuant to section 721 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 gives instruction to stand four regional centers of excellence with the DHA. The Ocular Trauma Centers are as follows: (1) Brooke Army Medical Center/Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center; (2) Walter Reed National Military Medical Center/Fort Belvoir Community Hospital; (3) Madigan Army Medical Center; and (4) Naval Medical Center San Diego. | 11/18/2022 | DHA, DoD | |
| Memorandum | Review of Policies to Eliminate Stigmatizing Language Related to Mental Health | This memorandum the heads of DOD Components to eliminate inaccurate, outdated, or inappropriate language that may contribute to mental health stigma in policy and guidance documents. | 11/07/2022 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | Implementation of Public Health Reform of the Military Health System | This memorandum directs implementation of the Military Health System organizational reform required by 10 U.S.C. § 1073c, as amended. Effective immediately, the Department is taking the next significant steps toward making the Defense Health Agency responsible for the operations of Public Health Centers and public health programs, further integrating the public health capabilities of the Armed Forces. | 10/31/2022 | DoD | |
| Guideline | TRICARE Retail Refund DOD Pricing Agreement | This agreement satisfies the requirement of TRICARE regulation (32 CFR 199.21(q)(2)(i)) for a manufacturer’s written agreement and for establishing refund procedures (32 CFR 199.21(q)(3)(i)). | 10/24/2022 | DHA | |
| Memorandum | Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care | Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership, Commanders of the Combatant Commands and Defense Health Agency Field Directors about Ensuring Access to Reproductive Health Care after the Supreme Court Ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. | 10/20/2022 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | Message to the Force on Comprehensive Contraceptive Access | Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership, Commanders of the Combatant Commands and Defense Health Agency Field Activity Directors about access to comprehensive contraceptive care. | 10/05/2022 | DoD | |
| Guideline | HITECH Act | The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, abbreviated the HITECH Act, was enacted under Title XIII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. | 08/02/2022 | ||
| Memorandum | Ensuring Access to Essential Women's Health Care for Service Members, Dependents, Beneficiaries and Department of Defense Civilian Employees | Memorandum for Senior Pentagon Leadership, Defense Health Agency and DOD Field Activity Directors about access for essential women's health care services. | 06/28/2022 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | OSD 001285-22 | Continuing Implementation for Reform of the Military Health System | This memorandum directs the continued implementation of the Military Health System organizational reform required by law, extending the authority, direction and control of all military hospitals and clinics not currently under Defense Health Agency authority to the DHA, to include military hospitals and clinics in overseas areas. | 02/24/2022 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DoDI 6010.23 | DOD and Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Resource Sharing Program | In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02, this issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for: • Implementing Section 8111 of Title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), and Section 1104 of Title 10, U.S.C. • The development and operation of DoD and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare resource sharing agreements (hereinafter referred to as “sharing agreements”). • Entry into agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the healthcare resources of DoD and VA with the goal of improving the access to, and quality and cost effectiveness of, the healthcare provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health System to the beneficiaries of both departments. | 02/03/2022 | DoD |
| Guideline | HIPAA Compliant Business Associate Agreement | The HIPAA Compliant Business Associate Agreement complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, Breach and Enforcement Rules (HIPAA Rules). | 01/06/2022 | ||
| N/A | PATCAT Table v8.0 | Updated PATCAT Table | 11/24/2021 | DHA | |
| Memorandum | Sharing of Credentialing Data | This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is intended to facilitate the credentialing of health care providers between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). This MOU establishes the guidelines for sharing the credentialing data, collected and verified by one Department with the other, which will expedite the appointment process of those providers who are shared across Departments. | 01/04/2021 | DoD, VA | |
| Instruction | DODI 5400.11 | DOD Privacy and Civil Liberties Programs | This DODI establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for administering the DOD Privacy and Civil Liberties Programs. | 12/08/2020 | DoD |
| Guideline | PGI 224.1-90 | Personally Identifiable Information, Protected Health Information, and Federal Information Requirements | This PGI provides standard language that shall be included in all purchased and non-purchased care solicitations and contracts where the contractor’s performance involves access to PII/PHI (unless those solicitations and contracts incorporate the TRICARE Manuals in their entirety, in which case this PGI does not apply). | 10/27/2020 | DHA |
| Guideline | DOD Pharmaceutical & Therapeutics Committee Charter | The Department of Defense (DOD) Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee (henceforth, P&T Committee) is responsible for development and maintenance of the TRICARE Uniform Formulary. This charter outlines the roles and responsibilities of the DOD P&T Committee. | 08/31/2020 | DHA | |
| Memorandum of Understanding | DHA-2019-S-1214 | Health Care Resources Sharing Guidelines | This Memorandum of Understanding rescinds and replaces the Supplement to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense Health Care Resources Sharing Guidelines, dated Dec. 5, 2016. VA and DOD are collectively referred to in the MOU as “Partners”. | 04/20/2020 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 5200.48 | Controlled Unclassified Information | This issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for CUI throughout the DOD in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 13556; Part 2002 of Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Sections 252.204-7008 and 252.204-7012. It also establishes the official DOD CUI Registry. | 03/06/2020 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6040.40 | Military Health System Data Quality Management Control Procedures | This Instruction implements policy in accordance with references (a) through (e)for implementation of the Data Quality Management Control (DQMC) Program for the Military Health System (MHS). | 12/27/2019 | DoD |
| Manual | 4140.27, Volume 1 | DOD Shelf-Life Management Program: Program Administration | This manual implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the shelf-life program to identify and manage items having deteriorative characteristics and to mitigate the risk of shelf-life expiration. | 12/11/2019 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Armed Forces Reportable Medical Events Guidelines and Case Definitions Memo | The Armed Forces Reportable Medical Events Guidelines and Case Definitions (RME Guidelines) standardize reporting and tracking of disease and other conditions of public health and military importance. Timely reporting permits earlier recognition of public health events and interventions to protect the health of the force. | 12/11/2019 | DoD | |
| Instruction | DODI 6200.03 | Public Health Emergency Management within the Department of Defense | This issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction to ensure mission assurance and readiness for public health emergencies caused by all-hazards incidents. | 11/25/2019 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Continuing Implementation of the Reform of the Military Health System | This memorandum directs the continued implementation of the Military Health System (MHS) organizational reform required by 10 U.S.C. § 1073c, and sections 71 land 712 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The DoD policy for this reform is guided by the goals of improved readiness, better health, better care, and lower cost. The Department will advance these objectives through specific organizational reforms directed by Congress and the continued direction of the Secretary of Defense·anct the National Defense Strategy. | 10/25/2019 | DHA | |
| Memorandum | Warrior Care Month Recognition | This memorandum from Mr. Thomas McCaffery, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, officially recognizes November as Warrior Care Month, an important Department of Defense-wide effort to increase awareness of programs and resources available to wounded, ill, and injured Service members, as well as their families, caregivers, and others who support them. | 10/25/2019 | DoD | |
| Instruction | DODI 6200.03 | Public Health Emergency Management within the Department of Defense | This instruction establishes DOD guidance in accordance with applicable law, including References (c) through (k), ensures mission assurance and readiness by protecting installations, facilities, personnel, and other assets in managing the impact of public health emergencies caused by all hazards incidents as defined in Reference (k). | 03/28/2019 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6025.18 | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule Compliance in DOD Health Care Programs | This issuance, in accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02, establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for DOD compliance with federal law governing health information privacy and breach of privacy; integrating health information privacy and breach compliance with general information privacy and security requirements in accordance with federal law and DOD issuances; health information technology, system interoperability, and exchange of electronic health information, in relation to federal law governing health information privacy and breach; and DOD contracting and procurement activities in relation to federal law governing health information privacy and breach. | 03/13/2019 | DoD |
| Memorandum of Understanding | MOU 15-46 | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 | This agreement between the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense concerns laboratory operations within the DOD relative to requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988. This agreement recognizes the mutual interest within both DOD and HHS to establish set standards to improve the quality of clinical laboratory testing in such facilities conducting testing on materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of disease or impairment of, or the assessment of the health of human beings. | 12/27/2018 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Reserve Component Members’ Referral to an Advanced Rehabilitation Center | This memorandum provides guidance for rehabilitation of Reserve and Guard Service member (Reserve Component) amputation patients by requiring assessment of their medical appropriateness for rehabilitative treatment at a Department of Defense (DoD) Advanced Rehabilitation Center (ARC). | 01/04/2018 | DoD | |
| Interim Final Rule | Establishment of TRICARE Select and Other TRICARE Reforms | This interim final rule implements the primary features of section 701 and partially implements several other sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA-17). The law makes significant changes to the TRICARE program, especially to the health maintenance organization (HMO)-like health plan, known as TRICARE Prime; to the preferred provider organization (PPO) health plan, previously called TRICARE Extra which is to be replaced. | 09/29/2017 | Health Affairs | |
| Instruction | DODI 2000.30 | Global Health Engagement Activities | This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the conduct of global health engagement activities with partner nation entities. | 07/12/2017 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.13 | Comprehensive Policy on Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Neurocognitive Assessments by the Military Services | Establishes policies, procedures, and responsibilities requiring the implementation of a comprehensive neurocognitive assessment policy in the Military Services. | 03/31/2017 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Referral of Active Duty Service Members to an Advanced Rehabilitation Center | This memorandum provides guidance for rehabilitation of Active Duty amputation patients by requiring assessment of their medical appropriateness for rehabilitative treatment at a Department of Defense (DOD) Advanced Rehabilitation Center (ARC). | 12/14/2016 | DoD | |
| Instruction | DODI 6040.47 | Joint Trauma System | Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures to develop and maintain an enduring global trauma care capability that supports a full range of military operations, including a comprehensive DOD Trauma Registry. | 09/28/2016 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6200.05 | Force Health Protection Quality Assurance Program | This issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and defines requirements for the development and establishment of the FHPQA Program in accordance with the authority in DODD 5124.02, Sections 731 and 738 of Public Law 108-375; Sections 1074f, 1092a, and 1073b of Title 10, United States Code; and DODDs 6200.04 and 5136.13. | 06/16/2016 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Trusted Care – Patient Centeredness Vision | This memorandum from the Air Force Surgeon General describes the "Patient Centeredness Vision" which encompasses the six aims of health care: safe, effective, patient centered, timely, efficient, and equitable. | 05/19/2016 | Air Force | |
| Memorandum | Patient Centered Practice Hours | This memorandum encourages Air Force military treatment facilities to establish more patient-centered clinic hours. | 04/20/2016 | Air Force | |
| Instruction | DODI 6010.22 | National Disaster Medical System | This instruction establishes policy for DOD participation in the NDMS, a joint federal, State, and local mutual aid response system, to provide a coordinated medical response, patient movement, and definitive patient care during a military health emergency, U.S. national emergency, or U.S. domestic disaster. | 04/14/2016 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6040.46 | The Separation History and Physical Examination for the DOD Separation Health Assessment Program | This issuance establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for completion of a SHPE as the principal component of the DOD-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) SHA Program in compliance with Section 1145(a) of Title 10, U.S.C. and the 2013-2015 Joint Executive Committee Joint Strategic Plan. | 04/14/2016 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Prevention of Retained Surgical Items Standard Operation Procedure | The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance to perioperative personnel for prevention of unintended retained surgical items during operative or other invasive procedures. | 01/11/2016 | Navy | |
| Guideline | Trusted Care Concept of Operations | This Trusted Care concept of operations (CONOPS) describes the transformation of the Air Force Medical Service into a high reliability healthcare system. High reliability organizations (HROs), as originally described in the nuclear power and aviation industries, consistently achieve better-than-expected outcomes despite operating in complex or high-risk environments. | 10/01/2015 | Air Force | |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.13 | Comprehensive Policy on Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Neurocognitive Assessments by the Military Services | This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes standard elements, pursuant to section 722 of Public Law 111-383, requiring the implementation of a comprehensive neurocognitive assessment policy in the military services. | 09/11/2015 | DoD |
| Memorandum | National Surgical Quality Improvement Program | This memorandum describes the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Surgical Quality Improvements Program (NSQIP) - a risk adjusted, outcomes-based program which measures and assists in improving the quality of surgical care. | 08/26/2015 | Navy | |
| Directive | DODD 6010.04 | Healthcare for Uniformed Services Members and Beneficiaries | This directive reissues DoD Directive 6010.04 (Reference (a)) to update established policy and assigned responsibilities for administering Title 10, United States Code (Reference (b)). It serves as the joint document for administration of healthcare benefits required pursuant to Reference (b), and is issued by the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services | 08/17/2015 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 8580.02 | Security of Individually Identifiable Health Information in DoD Health Care Programs | This instruction establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for security of individually identifiable health information created, received, maintained, or transmitted in electronic form (referred to in this instruction as “electronic protected health information (ePHI)”). | 08/12/2015 | DoD |
| Manual | DODM 1341.12 | Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living Process | In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), this manual implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for managing the DOD SCAADL Program in accordance with DOD Instruction 1341.12 (Reference (b)). | 08/10/2015 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6465.01 | Erythrocyte Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency (G6PD) and Sickle Cell Trait Screening Programs | This instruction establishes screening requirements for the presence of G6PD deficiency in all personnel entering the Military Services and those Service members on active duty who have not previously been tested. | 07/17/2015 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 15-039 | Guidance for Managing Polypharmacy and Preventing Medication Overdose in Patients Prescribed Psychotropic Medications and Central Nervous System Depressants | To provide guidance on the management of polypharmacy involving psychotropic medications and central nervous system depressants in order to reduce adverse events and optimize the health of the soldier and other beneficiaries (family members and retirees) receiving care in the Military Health System. | 07/17/2015 | Army |
| Instruction | DODI 5400.16 | DOD Privacy Impact Assessment Guidance | This instruction reissues DOD Instruction 5400.16 (Reference (b)) to establish policy and assign responsibilities for completion and approval of Privacy Impact Assessments. | 07/14/2015 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6400.04 | Domestic Abuse Involving DOD Military and Certain Affiliated Personnel | This instruction establishes, implements adn updates domestic abuse policies, identifies and assigns responsibilities for preventing and responding to domestic abuse and replaces/cancels several related memorandums. | 07/09/2015 | DoD |
| Directive | DODD 6495.02 | Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Procedures | This directive implements DOD policy and assign responsibilities for the SAPR Program on prevention, response, and oversight to sexual assault. | 07/07/2015 | DoD |
| Memorandum | First Call Resolution and Do Not Call Back Policy | This policy requires first call resolution for all patients requesting appointments at all Air Force medical treatment facilities. Under this policy, beneficiaries will not be asked to call back for an appointment. | 06/05/2015 | Air Force | |
| Instruction | DODI 6010.24 | Interagency Complex Care Coordination | This instruction establishes policy and assigns responsibility for complex care coordination between the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. | 05/14/2015 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 8260.04 | Military Health System Support for DOD Strategic Analysis | This instruction implements the policy in DOD Directive 8260.05 and the guidance in DOD Instruction 8260.2, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures to MHS members for DOD strategic planning, programming, and analysis. | 05/14/2015 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Traumatic Brain Injury: Updated Definition and Reporting | This memorandum updates the DoD definition of TBI, severity of brain injury stratification, and method of data collection. | 04/06/2015 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | OTSG/MEDCOM Policy Memo 15-019 | First call Resolution and Do Not Call Back Policy | This Army OTSG/MEDCOM policy identifies responsibilities of MTF commanders, primary care, specialty care and other stakeholders identified in the appointing process to ensure patient satisfaction for our beneficiaries; outlines use of alternative portals such as Army Medicine Secure Messaging, Nurse Advice Line and TRICARE Online; specific procedures are also identified to correctly transfer calls in accordance with existing access to care standards, referral management protocols, and proper use of managing clinic schedules to ensure appointing success the first time one of our patients seeks access. | 04/02/2015 | Army |
| Instruction | 6010.03 | Credentialing and Privileging Program | This instruction updates and reissue policy and procedures for the Credentialing and Privileging Program for the Department of the Navy as part of the DON Clinical Quality Management Program (CQMP). | 03/27/2015 | |
| Instruction | 44-102 | Medical Care Management | This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 44-1, Medical Operations, and provides guidance for the organization and delivery of medical care. It implements various publications of Department of Defense (DoD), recognized professional organizations, the Joint Commission (TJC), the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and appropriate health and safety agencies | 03/17/2015 | Air Force |
| Instruction | DODI 6015.23 | Foreign Military Personnel Care and Uniform Business Offices in Military Treatment Facilities | This instruction reissues and renames DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6015.23 (Reference (a)), in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)), to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures on provisions in the delivery of health care at MTFs in the Military Health System (MHS) regarding foreign military personnel care, Uniform Business Offices (UBOs), beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators (BCAC), and debt collection assistance officers (DCAO). | 02/23/2015 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6025.22 | Assistive Technology for Wounded, Ill, and Injured Service Members | In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive (DODD) 5124.02 (Reference (a)), and section 561 of Public Law 109-364 (Reference (b)), similar to sections 794d and 3002 of Title 29, United States Code (Reference (c)), and in accordance with DOD Instruction (DODI) 1300.24 (Reference (d)), this instruction reissues DODI 6025.22 (Reference (e)) to: a. Establish policy, define terms, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for establishing AT programs in coordination with the Military Health System (MHS) and the Recovery Coordination Program. b. Provide support for an interdependent AT system between the DOD Human Resources Activity’s (DODHRA) Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP), the MHS, and the wounded warrior programs. The AT system will provide specific guidance to military treatment facilities (MTFs) and transition units to improve the delivery and quality of rehabilitative services to wounded, ill, and injured Service members in the active duty, Reserve, and National Guard components. | 01/30/2015 | DoD |
| Federal Regulation | MEDCOM Regulation 40-49 | Medical Services Surgical Counts | This regulation provides guidelines for accountability of items used during operative and other invasive procedures (inclusive of minimally invasive procedures) to ensure they are not retained in a patient. This regulation addresses which items will, at a minimum, be counted, as well as when, how, and by whom the surgical count will be performed. | 01/21/2015 | Army |
| Instruction | DODI 1100.13 | Surveys of DOD Beneficiaries | This instruction estblishes policies, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for information collections involving the use of surveys. | 01/15/2015 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Embedded Fragment Analyses | Clarification of the Requirement for Continuation of Semi-Annual Reporting of Results of Embedded Fragment Analyses | 01/13/2015 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 13-006 | Addendum to Guidance on the Establishment of Department of Defense Standardization for Ordering and Procurement of Hearing Devices Prostheses 13-006 | This memorandum clarifies procedures relating to Health Affairs' "Guidance on the Establishment of Department of Defense Standardization for Ordering and Procurement of Hearing Devices/Prosthesis," dated August 15, 2013, which remains in effect. | 10/20/2014 | |
| Instruction | DODI 7750.07 | DOD Forms Management Program | This instruction establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures governing the DOD Forms Management Program in accordance with Title 41, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 44, United States Code, Title 5, CFR,and Title 36, CFR. | 10/10/2014 | DoD |
| Memorandum | FY 2015 Direct Care Inpatient Billing Rates Update | The attached document contains the Department of Defense Uniform Business Office Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Direct Care Inpatient Billing Rates. | 10/10/2014 | DHA | |
| Memorandum | 14-022 | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2015 Premium Rates for the TRICARE Young Adult Program | TRICARE Young Adult (TYA) premium rates are established annually on a calendar year (CY) basis in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 111Ob and Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 199.26. TYA monthly premiums for CY 2015 shall be the rates listed in this document. | 09/17/2014 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Memorandum: Medical Billing Rates for Other than Foreign Military Personnel - 2014 | This memorandum establishes medical billing rates for contractors deploying with the U.S. Armed Forces, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians (both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens, both essential and nonessential, both paid by appropriated funds and non-appropriated funds), media embedded in U.S. Armed Forces' units, insurers of Military Health System beneficiaries, civilian emergencies, and others who receive medical care from a deployed/non-fixed medical facility. | 09/15/2014 | ||
| Instruction | AFI 40-201 | Radioactive Materials Management | This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 40-2, Radioactive Materials (Non-Nuclear Weapons) IAW Title 42 of the United States Code (42 U.S.C.), Chapter 23, Development and Control of Atomic Energy; Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Chapter I Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and the conditions of the US Air Force Master Materials License (MML) issued by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and managed by the US Air Force Radioisotope Committee (RIC). | 09/14/2014 | Air Force |
| Memorandum | Education and Training Shared Services | This document addresses the establishment of education and training as a Shared Service and the concept of operations. | 08/29/2014 | ||
| Memorandum | Medical Billing Rates for Care Provided to Foreign Nationals - 2014 | This memorandum updates reimbursement rates for medical services funded by the Military Departments provided at Department of Defense deployed/non-fixed medical facilities for foreign nationals covered under Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements. | 08/21/2014 | DHA | |
| Memorandum | 14-015 | Establishing TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve Rates for 2015 Calendar Year | ASD (HA) Memorandum 14-015 - Establishing TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve Rates for 2015 Calendar Year. This memorandum establishes the Calendar Year 2015 premium rates for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve as specified in the attachment. This information can be found at www.TRICARE.mil/trs and www.TRICARE.mil/trr. | 08/15/2014 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 1332.18 | Disability Evaluation System | This instruction: a. Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 1332.18 (Reference (a)) as a DoD instruction (DoDI) in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (b)). b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for referral, evaluation, return to duty, separation, or retirement of Service members for disability in accordance with Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)); and related determinations pursuant to sections 3501, 6303, 8332, and 8411 of Title 5, U.S.C. (Reference (d)); section 104 of Title 26, U.S.C. (Reference (e)); and section 2082 of Title 50, U.S.C. (Reference (f)). c. Incorporates and cancels DoDI 1332.38 (Reference (g)) and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) Memorandums (References (h) through (o)). 12 | 08/05/2014 | DoD |
| Memorandum | MOU for Interagency Complex Care Coordination Requirements between VA and DOD | This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) sets forth a common operational model and responsibilities to be adhered to by the Parties to support the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (VA/DoD) Interagency Care Coordination Committee (IC3) processes described herein. This MOU (to include all Attachments) between the VA and the DoD (hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”) is the foundational document for the establishment of joint processes for complex care coordination as directed by the Joint Executive Committee (JEC) and implemented by the IC3. The Parties will use the contents of this MOU to modify or develop internal policies for governance of these processes by their respective Departments. Successful implementation of this and future joint policies and guidance requires the full support from leadership of both Parties, common communication strategies, policy synchronization, and joint monitoring of clinical, non-clinical, and administrative outcome performance metrics. This MOU and the complex care coordination model are not intended to and do not bestow or confer rights or benefits provided for under the respective statutory authorities of the Departments. | 07/25/2014 | DoD | |
| Manual | DODM 6440.02 | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program CLIP Procedures | In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5136.01 and the policy in DOD Instruction 6440.02, this manual implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides for standards and procedures for managing the CLIP. This manual states the minimal conditions that all laboratories must meet to be certified to perform testing on human specimens under the CLIP. | 05/29/2014 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6440.02 | Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program | This instruction establishes the Center for Clinical Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), formerly known as the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Program Office, under the Defense Health Agency (DHA). CCLM has the primary responsibility to develop Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) comparable regulations and administer the CLIP in accordance with Reference (c). | 05/29/2014 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 8910.01 | Information Collection and Reporting | This instruction establishes and reissues policies and assigns responsibilities for the collection of information and the control of the paperwork burden consistent with chapter 35 of Title 44, United States Code. | 05/19/2014 | DoD |
| Federal Regulation | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules (45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164) | The HIPAA Privacy Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ medical records and other personal health information and applies to health plans, health care clearinghouses, and those health care providers that conduct certain health care transactions electronically. The HIPAA Security Rule establishes national standards to protect individuals’ electronic personal health information that is created, received, used, or maintained by a covered entity. Refer to 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164 for additional information. | 05/01/2014 | ||
| Instruction | DODI 1010.10 | Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | This instruction reissues DOD Directive 1010.10 (Reference (a)) as a DOD instruction (DoDI) in accordance with the authority in DODD 5124.02 (Reference (b)) to establish policy and assign responsibilities for health promotion and disease prevention in accordance with References (c) through (f). | 04/28/2014 | DoD |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Sharing Personal Information | This MOU revises the MOU on "Defining Data-Sharing Between the Departments," executed in May and June of2005. The revised language of the title ("Sharing Personal Information") refers to Protected Health Information (PHI) and other personally identifiable information (PH). | 04/24/2014 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | 14-006 | Military Health System Prescription Transfer Procedures | Effective immediately, all Department of Defense military treatment facility outpatient pharmacies will accept patient requests for prescription transfers from another MTF and from retail pharmacies. When another pharmacy requests prescription transfer information on behalf of a patient, DOD MTF outpatient pharmacies will respond to the inquirer in a timely manner. | 03/27/2014 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 8500.01 | Cybersecurity | This Instruction reissues and renames DOD Directive 8500.01E as a DOD Instruction pursuant to the authority in DODD 5144.02 to establish a DoD cybersecurity program to protect and defend DOD information and information technology (IT). | 03/14/2014 | DoD |
| Memorandum of Understanding | DOD/Veterans Affairs Sharing | This MOU establishes a framework governing inter-Departmental transfer of PIII/PHI of beneficiaries who receive health care and/or other benefits from either Department. This MOU revises the MOU on "Defining Data-Sharing Between the Departments," executed in May and June of 2005. | 03/14/2014 | DoD | |
| Instruction | DODI 8510.01 | Risk Management Framework for DOD Information Technology | This Instruction reissues and renames DOD Instruction (DODI) 8510.01 in accordance with the authority in DOD Directive (DODD) 5144.02. It also establishes the RMF for DOD IT (referred to in this Instruction as “the RMF”), establishing associated cybersecurity policy, and assigning responsibilities for executing and maintaining the RMF. | 03/12/2014 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6025.24 | Provision of Food and Beverages to Certain Uniformed Service Members, Former Members, and Dependents Not Receiving Inpatient Care in Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs) | In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), this instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction to provide food and beverages to certain uniformed service members, former members, and dependents not receiving inpatient care in MTFs, in accordance with the authority of section 1078b of Title 10, United States Code (Reference (b)), and guidance in DOD Instruction 1338.10 (Reference (c)) | 03/07/2014 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 14-004 | Procedures on Responsibility of Dispensing Prescriptions at MTF Pharmacies 14-004 | This memorandum clarifies procedures relating to Health Affairs Policy 04-032, "TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit Program Formulary Management," dated Dec. 22, 2004, which remains in effect. Specifically, this memorandum is addressed to all military treatment facility (MTF) providers and pharmacies. It revalidates the requirement for MTFs to provide medications prescribed by MTF providers and restates procedures for obtaining 3rd tier (Nonformulary) and compounded medications for patients treated at MTFs. | 02/28/2014 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 6000.08 | Defense Health Program Research and Clinical Investigation Programs | Establishes DOD policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for funding and administration of Research and Clinical Investigation Programs (CIP) funded by the Defense Health Program (DHP) appropriation. | 01/22/2014 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 10-011 | Pharmacy Officer Special Pay Plan | This Department of Defense policy implements Pharmacy Officer Special Pay, as authorized under Section 302i of Title 37, United States Code, for all pharmacy officers. | 01/13/2014 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 13-012 | Department of Defense Medical Materiel Standardization and Acquisition Guidance | The Defense Health Agency and the Military Services will incorporate materiel standardization and optimal sourcing as key elements of clinical resource utilization and health planning. To that end, the DHA will provide MHS-wide management and compliance oversight for business process initiatives, improving materiel standardization and product sourcing practices across the MHS that comply with the Competition in Contracting Act and implementing Federal Acquisition Regulations. | 12/19/2013 | Health Affairs |
| Directive | DODD 6485.02E | DOD Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Prevention Program to Support Foreign Militaries | This directive reissues DOD Directive 6485.02E (Reference (a)) to establish policy and assign responsibilities for DHAPP to support foreign militaries pursuant to Public Law 110-293 (Reference (b)); designates the Secretary of the Navy as the DOD Executive Agent (EA) for DHAPP in accordance with DDD 5101.1 (Reference (c)); updates the responsibilities for the Coordinating Board for DHAPP (referred to in this directive as the Coordinating Board (CB)), consistent with DOD Instruction 5105.18 (Reference (d)). | 12/06/2013 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Clinical Practice Guidance for Deployment Limiting Mental Disorders and Psychotropic Medications | This memorandum provides clinical practice guidance on limitations of deployment for Service members and DOD civilian employees who have been diagnosed with mental disorders or who are prescribed psychotropic medication. | 10/07/2013 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | Deployment Limiting Mental Disorders and Psychotrophic Medications | Policy memorandum about Deployment Limiting Mental Disorders and Psychotrophic Medications | 10/07/2013 | ||
| Directive | DODD 6490.02E | Comprehensive Health Surveillance | Establishes the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Branch (AFHSB) as the single source for DOD-level health surveillance information. Designates the Secretary of the Army as the DOD Executive Agent for the AFHSB. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs shall establish the Force Health Protection Integration Council as the advisory Board of Governors for the AFHSB. | 10/03/2013 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6010.23 | DOD and Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Resource Sharing Program | Assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures for the development and operation of DoD and VA health care resource sharing agreements | 10/03/2013 | DoD |
| Directive | DODD 6000.12E | Health Service Support | This directive designates the Secretary of the Army as the DOD Executive Agent for the Armed Services Blood Program Office (ASBPO) (Reference (h)), who exercises this authority through the Surgeon General of the Army, in accordance with DoDD 5101.1 (Reference (d)). | 10/03/2013 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6200.03 | Public Health Emergency Management within the Department of Defense | Reissues DOD Directive (DODD) 6200.3 (Reference (a)) as a DOD Instruction (DODI) in accordance with the authority in DODD 5124.02 (Reference (b)). | 10/02/2013 | DoD |
| Memorandum | FY 2014 Direct Care Inpatient Billing Rates Update | The attached document contains the Department of Defense Uniform Business Office Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Direct Care Inpatient Billing Rates. | 10/01/2013 | Health Affairs | |
| Directive | DODD 5136.13 | Defense Health Agency | This directive disestablishes the TRICARE Management Activity and establishes the Defense Health Agency. | 09/30/2013 | DoD |
| Directive | DODD 5136.01 | Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs | The ASD(HA) is the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)) for all DOD health and force health protection policies, programs, and activities, and for the Integrated Disability Evaluation System. | 09/30/2013 | DoD |
| Guideline | Department of Defense Medical Materiel Standardization and Acquisition Guidance | The guidance directs the use of medical materiel acquisition programs established by the Defense Logistics Agency, limiting to the extent possible, purchases using credit cards and other local purchase methods. | 09/03/2013 | ||
| Memorandum | 13-009 | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2014 Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve | TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) premium rates are established annually on a calendar year (CY) basis in accordance with Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.), Section (Sec.) 1076d and Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 199.24. The TRS monthly premiums for CY 2014 shall be the rates listed in the table inside this document. | 08/28/2013 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 13-008 | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2014 Premium Rates for the Continued Health Care Benefit Program 13-008 | Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP) premium rates are established annually on a fiscal year (FY) basis in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section 1078a and Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 199.20. CHCBP quarterly premiums for FY 2014 shall be the rates listed in the table in this document | 08/27/2013 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 13-007 | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2014 Premium Rates for the TRICARE Young Adult Program 13-007 | TRICARE Young Adult premium rates are established annually on a calendar year (CY) basis in accordance with Title 10, United States Code, Section IIIOb and Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 199.26. TYA monthly premiums for CY 2014 shall be the rates listed in the table in this document. | 08/22/2013 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.15 | Integration of Behavioral Health Personnel Services Into Patient-Centered Medical Home Primary Care and Other Primary Care Service Settings | This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for attainment of inter-Service standards for developing, initiating, and maintaining adult behavioral health services in primary care. | 08/08/2013 | DoD |
| Directive | DODD 3000.06 | Combat Support Agencies | This Directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for Combat Support Agencies, pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by Title 10, United States Code. | 06/27/2013 | DoD |
| Directive | DODD 6400.04E | DOD Veterinary Public and Animal Health Services | This directive reissues DOD Directive 6400.4 (Reference (a)) to establish policy and assign responsibilities for veterinary public and animal health services in accordance with the authority in DODD 5136.01 (Reference (b)) | 06/27/2013 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Interim Guidance for Implementing the National Strategy for Biosurveillance | In July 2012, the President released the National Strategy for Biosurveillance (Strategy), directing Federal departments and agencies to improve national biosurveillance capability within existing resources. This interim guidance directs actions within existing Department resources to improve the integration, synchronization, and coordination of biosurveillance-related activities in support of national and DoD priorities. | 06/13/2013 | ||
| Instruction | DODI 6485.01 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Military Service Members | Updates policy for the identification, surveillance, and management of military personnel infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and for prevention activities to control transmission of HIV. | 06/07/2013 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Medical Billing Rates for Other than Foreign Military Personnel - 2013 | This memorandum establishes medical billing rates for contractors deploying with the U.S. Armed Forces, Department of Defense civilians (both U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens, both essential and nonessential, both paid by appropriated funds and non-appropriated funds), media embedded in U.S. Armed Forces' units, insurers of Military Health System beneficiaries, civilian emergencies, and others who receive medical care from a deployed/non-fixed medical facility. | 06/03/2013 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 1874-13 | Revised Policy for Active Duty Health Professions/Financial Assistance Program Stipend and Annual Grant Amount | Title 10, United States Code, Section 2121, paragraph (d), directs the Secretary of Defense to annually adjust the amount of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program and Financial Assistance Program (AFHPSP/FAP) stipend. Effective July 1, 2013, the monthly stipend for the F. Edward Hebert AFHPSP/FAP participants for the Fiscal Year 2013-2014 school year will increase from $2,122.00 per month to $2,157.30 per month. The annual grant for F AP participants will remain at the ceiling of $45,000. | 05/28/2013 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Integrated Electronic Health Record | This memorandum describes the subject of how interoperability between Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health records is essential to enabling this continuity. DOD is committed to the seamless transfer of electronic health records between DOD and VA. | 05/21/2013 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | Medical Billing Rates for Care Provided to Foreign Nationals - 2013 | This memorandum updates reimbursement rates for medical services funded by the Military Departments provided at Department of Defense deployed/non-fixed medical facilities for foreign nationals covered under Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements. | 05/17/2013 | Health Affairs | |
| Federal Regulation | DODI 4000.19 | Support Agreements | In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (a)), this Instruction reissues and renames DOD Instruction 4000.19 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for support agreements. | 04/25/2013 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 13-002 | Guidance on Medications for Prophylaxis of Malaria | This document provides guidance and best practices for the chemoprophylaxis (use of medication to prevent malaria) of Service members serving in malaria endemic regions. | 04/15/2013 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 6025.20 | Medical Management Programs in the Direct Care System and Remote Areas | Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes uniform guidelines, procedures, and standards for the implementation of clinical case management (CM) in the Military Health System (MHS), for TRICARE beneficiaries including care of the wounded, ill, and injured (WII) in accordance with the authority in Reference (b) and DODI 1300.24 (Reference (f)). | 04/09/2013 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 03-213 | DOD Laboratories Participating in CDC Laboratory Response Network | Department of Defense laboratories participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored Laboratory Response Network (LRN) do so with the approval and support of their respective Military Department Surgeons General. | 03/26/2013 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 1300.25 | Guidance for the Education and Employment Initiative and Operation WARFIGHTER | Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for development and implementation of the DOD E2I and OWF in accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), section 1611 of Public Law 110-181 (Reference (b)), sections 1142-1144 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (c)) and section 8111 of title 38, U.S.C. (Reference (d)). | 03/25/2013 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 13-001 | Expansion of the Chiropractic Program | Chiropractic services may now be added at military treatment facilities that do not offer the service, subject to Military Department approval procedures and available funding. This change recognizes several requests from MTFs to add chiropractic services and the incorporation of chiropractic care in various pain management programs. Each Military Department shall establish its own policy for their MTFs to request approval to add chiropractic services or to transfer chiropractic authorizations to other MTFs. | 03/18/2013 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | OSD002010-13 | Implementation of Military Health System Governance Reform | This memorandum directs implementation of the Military Health System (MHS) governance reform outlined in my memorandum of March 2, 2012, "Planning for Reform of the Governance of the Military Health System," and affirmed by section 731 ofthe National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013. | 03/11/2013 | DoD |
| Memorandum | FY 2013 Direct Care Inpatient Billing Rates Update | The attached document contains the Department of Defense Uniform Business Office Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Direct Care Inpatient Billing Rates. | 01/24/2013 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 12-010 | Waiver of Restrictive Licensure and Privileging Procedures to Facilitate the Expansion of Telemedicine Services in the Military Health System 12-010 | In order to facilitate the expansion of telemedicine services in the Military Health System, this memorandum waives selective provisions of Department of Defense 602S.13-R, "Clinical Quality Assurance in the Military Health System," June 11 , 2004. This waiver is conditioned on the specific provisions of this memorandum, and shall remain in effect, unless modified or revoked, until the cancellation and reissuance of DOD 602S.13-R, or the issuance of a Department of Defense Instruction for or including telemedicine. | 12/21/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | Medical Planning and Programming Lexicon | Medical Planning and Programming Lexicon | 11/01/2012 | ||
| Memorandum | 12-009 | Guidelines for Suspension and Reinstatement of TRICARE Reserve Select Coverage | This memorandum clarifies the procedures under title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 199.24(d)(3) for suspending TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) coverage for up to 12 months and, upon request from a TRS member/survivor request, lifting the suspension, which will reinstate coverage with no break. | 09/24/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.11 | DOD Policy Guidance for Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion in the Deployed Setting | This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures on the management of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as concussion, in the deployed setting. | 09/18/2012 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 12-008 | Notification of 2013 Monthly Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve | Calendar Year 2013 premium rates are established for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve as specified in the memorandum. | 09/13/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 12-007 | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2013 Premium Rates for the TRICARE Young Adult Program | Calendar Year 2013 premium rates established for the TRICARE Young Adult program as specified in the memorandum. | 09/06/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Federal Regulation | 5 U.S.C. § 552a, the Act | The Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act) | The Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act) requires agencies to inform the public of the existence of systems of records containing personal information, to give individuals access to records about themselves in a system of records, and to manage those records in a way to ensure fairness to individuals in agency programs. | 09/01/2012 | |
| Instruction | 1000.30 | Department of Defense Instruction 1000.30 “Reduction of Social Security Number (SSN) Use Within DoD” | Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for SSN use reduction in the Department of Defense in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5148.11 and the September 1, 2021 Deputy Secretary of Defense memorandum. | 08/01/2012 | DoD |
| Memorandum | MHS Enterprise Architecture Signed Memo and Guide | Announcement of the release of the Military Health System (MHS) Enterprise Architecture (EA) Guide. The guide supports the MHS CIO’s responsibilities for development and maintenance of EA, which complies with the Department of Defense’s responsibilities under the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, Public Law 104-106. | 07/30/2012 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | Guidance on the Establishment of a Human Cell, Tissue, and Cellular and Tissue Based Products Program | This memorandum requests the Services resource a Human Cell, Tissue, and Cellular and Tissue Based Products (HCT/Ps) Program that complies with regulatory standards for management and oversight of HCT/Ps, according to the best fit for their Service. | 07/26/2012 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | Reliance on an Electronic Signature on Form SSA-827 when Disclosing Protected Health Information to the Social Security Administration | This Memorandum outlines how DOD health care entities may consider a properly completed and electronically signed Form SSA-827 a valid authorization which permits the release of that individual's PHI to the Social Security Administration (SSA). | 07/26/2012 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | Standard Enterprise Architecture Requirements for Acquiring Information Management/Information Technology Products and Services | The Military Health System (MHS) Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Strategic Plan established enterprise-wide interoperability and common architecture goals for MHS 1M/IT products and services that promote agility and interoperability within MHS and externally with Federal and industry partners. | 06/19/2012 | TMA | |
| Directive | DOD Directive 5100 46 | Foreign Disaster Relief | This Directive reissues DOD Directive 5100.46 (Reference (a)) to update DOD policy and responsibilities for FDR operations in accordance with sections 404 and 2561 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (b)) and Executive Order (E.O.) 12966 (Reference (c)). | 06/12/2012 | DoD |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Memorandum of Understanding Between the MHS and VA about Education and Training Initiatives | The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to establish a partnership between the Military Health System and the Veterans Health Administration Facilitate the cross-cultural exchange of shared continuing education and in-service training programs and training information to leaders, health care providers, Department of Defense Service members, and Veterans Affairs (VA) staff via DOD/VHA Distributed Learning Architecture. | 06/06/2012 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 12-005 | Reporting Infection Prevention and Control Data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using the National Healthcare Safety Network 12-005 | The purpose of this memorandum is to update Health Affairs Policy 08-020, which implemented the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) within the Military Health System (MHS). | 05/22/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 00-memo-2012-05-22 | MHS Cloud First Adoption Directive and Policy Guidance Signed Memo and Attachment | The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 mandates that the Department of Defense (DoD) and its agencies develop a strategy to migrate to using Cloud computing services. Against this backdrop, DoD released an IT Enterprise Strategy and Roadmap plan in September 2011 developed by the DoD CIO, Teri Takai. This memorandum is consistent with Federal and DoD strategies, directives, and plans as they relate to implementation of a Military Health System (MHS) Cloud First policy aligning with the MHS mission | 05/22/2012 | |
| Memorandum | Revised Service Guidelines for Reportable Medical Events | The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center and a Public Health Forum working group developed revisions to the Reportable Medical Events Guidelines used by the Services. | 05/21/2012 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 12-004 | Revised Policy for Active Duty Health Professions/Financial Assistance Program Stipend and Annual Grant Amount | Title 10, United States Code, Section 2121, paragraph (d), directs the Secretary of Defense to annually adjust the amount of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program and Financial Assistance Program stipend. | 05/14/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 6000.11 | Patient Movement | This instruction establishes policy, define roles, and assign responsibilities for the implementation of the DOD global PM mission. | 05/04/2012 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.10 | Continuity of Behavioral Health Care for Transferring and Transitioning Service Members | In accordance with the authority in Reference (a), this Instruction establishes policy for the Military Departments, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes guidelines for establishment of Military Department policy and procedures to ensure continuity of behavioral health (BH) care at the losing and gaining installations when Service members transition from one health care provider (HCP) to another when transferring to a new duty station or transitioning out of the Service. | 03/26/2012 | DoD |
| Memorandum | OSD000866-12 | Planning for the Reform of the Governance of the Military Health System | The transformation that have occurred in the Military Health System over the past years, including the consolidation of medical facilities and functions in the NCR mandated by BRAC. | 03/02/2012 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.09 | DOD Directors of Psychological Health | This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to ensure visible leadership and advocacy for the psychological health and mental health disease and injury protection of the Military Service members in accordance with the authority in Reference (a) and the guidance in Reference (b) and section 5.4 of Reference (c). | 02/27/2012 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 12-003 | Guidance for Providers Prescribing Atypical Antipsychotic Medication | Articles in popular media, and the concern of several national and military leaders in recent months, have raised the question of whether certain psychoactive medications are inappropriately prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder and commonly comorbid conditions. | 02/22/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 12-002 | Use of Supplemental Health Care Program Funds for Non-Covered TRICARE Health Care Services and the Waiver Process for Active Duty Service Members | As specified in Reference (a) and implemented in Reference (b), members of the Uniformed Services are entitled to medical and dental care in military treatment facilities and also in private facilities (purchased care) using Supplemental Health Care Program funds. | 02/21/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA-Policy 12-002 | Board Certification Pay for Non-Physician Health Care Providers | This memorandum promulgates policy guidance for the implementation of non-physician health care provider board certified pay for Army, Navy, and Air Force officers designated as Non-Physician Health Care Providers. | 02/13/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | HA-Policy 12-003 | Amplifying Guidance Relating to the Reporting of Sentinel Events and Personally Identifiable Information Breaches to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) | This memorandum discusses guidance relating to the reporting of sentinel events and PII breaches to the OASD(HA). | 02/13/2012 | Health Affairs |
| Directive | DODD 6490.02E | Comprehensive Health Surveillance | Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for routine, comprehensive health surveillance of all DoD personnel throughout their military service or DoD civilian employment | 02/08/2012 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA-Policy 12-001 | Operation IRAQI FREEDOM/Operation NEW DAWN Depleted Uranium Bioassay Results - 16th Semi-Annual Report and Policy on Future Data Submissions | This policy changes the requirement for the reporting off data from the Services' DU urine biomonitoring programs. | 01/23/2012 | DHA |
| Instruction | DODI 6015.17 | Military Health System Facility Portfolio Management | This instruction reissues and renames DOD Instruction 6015.17 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, provide guidance, and prescribe procedures for management of MHS facility assets throughout their life cycle. | 01/13/2012 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.05 | Maintenance of Psychological Health in Military Operations | This instruction establishes policy and assigns responsibilities in accordance with References (c), (d), and (e) for developing combat and operational stress control (COSC) programs within the Military Departments, the Combatant Commands, and joint Service operations. | 11/22/2011 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Policy on Access to Medical After Rabies Exposure in Theater | This memorandum identifies the sources of medical services for evaluation and, if indicated, treatment of animal bites and high-risk animal exposures experienced at any time subsequent to Feb. 28, 20 l 0, and not more than l 8 months since the date of the last potential exposure, based on an individual's status at the time of the exposure | 11/18/2011 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | Access to Medical Services Who were Exposed to Rabies in Combat Theater | Access to Medical Services Who were Exposed to Rabies in Combat Theater | 11/18/2011 | ||
| Memorandum | rabies | Post-Deployment Rabies Risk Evaluation Memo | This memorandum and attachment supersede the memorandum of the same title dated Sept. 23, 2011 about evaluating service members for rabies after deployment. | 11/14/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | rabies | Human Rabies Prevention During and After Deployment Memo | This memorandum and attachment supersede the memorandum and attachment of the same title, referenced above, dated Sept. 23, 2011 which discusses rabies prevention measures. | 11/14/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 1322.24 | Medical Readiness Training | This instruction implements policy, assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures for developing and sustaining comprehensive systems to provide, assess, and monitor medical readiness training adn medical skills training for medical personnel deploying on military operations. | 10/06/2011 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.03 | Deployment Health | This instruction implements policies and prescribes procedures for deployment health activities for Joint and Service-specific deployments to monitor, assess, and prevent Disease and Non-Battle Injury (DNBI)Disease and Injury (DI) to control or reduce Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) risks; to document and link OEH exposures with deployed personnel, including exposures to Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) warfare agents; and to record the daily locations of deployed personnel. | 09/30/2011 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI Number 6000.14 | DOD Patient Bill of Rights and Responsibilities in the Military Health System | This instruction reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6000.14 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for implementation of the Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities (commonly referred to as the “Patient’s Bill of Rights”) (Reference (c)). | 09/26/2011 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6025.23 | Health Care Eligibility Under the Secretarial Designee (SECDES) Program and Related Special Authorities | This instruction implements the requirement of section 2559 of Reference (b), that the United States receive reimbursement for inpatient health care provided in the United States to foreign military or diplomatic personnel or their dependents, except in certain cases covered by reciprocal health care agreements (RHCAs) between the DoD and a foreign country. | 09/16/2011 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-013 | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2012 Monthly Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2012 Monthly Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select and TRICARE Retired Reserve | 08/24/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-012 | Health Affairs Policy for Referral Management of Disability Compensation and Pension Examinations in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System | Health Affairs Policy for Referral Management of Disability Compensation and Pension Examinations in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System | 08/12/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-010 | Addition of Pandemic Influenza Vaccine or Novel Influenza Vaccine to the Policy for Mandatory Seasonal Influenza Immunization for Civilian Health Care Personnel who Provide Direct Patient Care in Department of Defense Military Treatment Facilities | Addition of Pandemic Influenza Vaccine or Novel Influenza Vaccine to the Policy for Mandatory Seasonal Influenza Immunization for Civilian Health Care Personnel who Provide Direct Patient Care in Department of Defense Military Treatment Facilities | 07/28/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-009 | Revised Policy for Active Duty Health Professions/Financial Assistance Program Stipend and Annual Grant Amount | Revised Policy for Active Duty Health Professions/Financial Assistance Program Stipend and Annual Grant Amount | 07/20/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-008 | Policy on the Establishment of Comparability of Foreign Nation Blood Supplies to Food and Drug Administration Compliant Blood Products | Policy on the Establishment of Comparability of Foreign Nation Blood Supplies to Food and Drug Administration Compliant Blood Products | 07/11/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-011 | Policy for Military Health System Enterprise Architecture Principles | Policy for Military Health System Enterprise Architecture Principles | 07/11/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | DOD Support to Foreign Disaster Relief Handbook | This handbook provides a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) for joint forces at the operational and tactical levels tasked to perform Foreign Disaster Relief (FDR) operations in support of the Department of State and US Agency for International Development and in coordination with International Organizations such as the United Nations and International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, other Intergovernmental Organizations (IGO) and Non Governmental Organizations (NGO). | 07/11/2011 | DoD | |
| Instruction | DODI 6440.03 | DOD Laboratory Network | This instruction stablishes policy, assigns responsibilities, provides instructions, and introduces a forum that allows DoD laboratories, programs, and activities with analytic or response capabilities to coordinate execution, develop consensus, and make recommendations governing the detection; identification, characterization, and diagnosis; and reporting of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents; infectious diseases; and other all-hazards agents of military or national significance in support of the DOD’s global and homeland defense missions. | 06/10/2011 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-007 | Memorandum for Comprehensive Arthritis Management | Memorandum for Comprehensive Arthritis Management | 05/06/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-006 | Policy for the Health Professions Scholarship Program Accession Bonus | Policy for the Health Professions Scholarship Program Accession Bonus | 04/25/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 11-004 | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2011 Rates for TRICARE Young Adult Premiums | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2011 Rates for TRICARE Young Adult Premiums | 04/19/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 11-003 | Policy for Comprehensive Pain Management | Policy for Comprehensive Pain Management | 03/30/2011 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy: 11-005 | TRICARE Policy for Access to Care | This memorandum rescinds and replaces several previously-issued Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (ASD[HA]) policy memoranda regarding TRICARE policy for access to care. To the extent practicable, this policy applies to overseas locations and to the TRICARE Overseas Program contractor with consideration that overseas/foreign locations often present unique circumstances. | 02/23/2011 | DHA |
| Instruction | DODI 6130.05 | DOD Nutrition Committee | This Instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the DOD Nutrition Committee in accordance with the authority in References (a) through (d). | 02/18/2011 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 11-002 | Memorandum Directing the Use of a Unique Fourth-Level Medical Expense and Performance Reporting Code for Each Patient Centered Medical Home Team | Memorandum Directing the Use of a Unique Fourth-Level Medical Expense and Performance Reporting Code for Each Patient Centered Medical Home Team | 02/11/2011 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 11-001 | Policy for the Pharmacy Officer Accession Bonus | This policy describes the bonus and eligibility requirements. | 02/08/2011 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 02-2011 | Clear and Legible Report Process | The purpose of this Policy Memorandum is to document unifonn business rules for managing the Clear and Legible Report (CLR) process and incorporate these business rules as standard operating procedures at all Referral Management Centers (RMC). | 02/04/2011 | TMA |
| Memorandum | OSD 14995-10 | Release from "Secrecy Oaths" Under Chemical and Biological Weapons Human Subject Research Programs | Memorandum about identifying veterans who may have been exposed to chemical and biological agents in connection with research projects and to provide information potentially relevant to current health concerns. | 01/11/2011 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-014 | Policy for the Dental Officer Accession Bonus | Policy for the Dental Officer Accession Bonus | 12/02/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-013 | Policy for Implementing the Critically Short Wartime Specialties Accession Bonus for Medical Officers and Dental Specialists Officers | Policy for Implementing the Critically Short Wartime Specialties Accession Bonus for Medical Officers and Dental Specialists Officers | 11/29/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Understanding | TRICARE Retail Pharmacy | The purpose of this MOU is to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities to dispense pharmaceuticals to eligible TRICARE beneficiaries in VA medical facilities, and to receive reimbursement through the Department of Defense's (DOD's) TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Contract. | 11/29/2010 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-009 | Early Career Incentive Special Pay For Medical Officers | Early Career Incentive Special Pay For Medical Officers | 11/18/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | TMA Guidelines on Protection of Sensitive Information in Electronic Mail | This Memorandum updates guidelines in Military Health System Chief Information Officer memorandum “Updated Guidelines on Protection of Sensitive Information in Electronic Mail” of September 19, 2008. | 11/17/2010 | TMA | |
| Joint Publication | JP 1-02 | Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms | This publication supplements standard English-language dictionaries and standardizes military and associated terminology to improve communication and mutual understanding within DOD, with other federal agencies, and among the United States and its allies. | 11/08/2010 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-008 | Policy Memorandum for Military Health System Health Care Quality Assurance Data Transparency | Policy Memorandum for Military Health System Health Care Quality Assurance Data Transparency | 10/20/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-010 | Nurse Officer Special Pay Plan | Nurse Officer Special Pay Plan | 09/30/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-011 | Pharmacy Officer Special Pay Plan | Pharmacy Officer Special Pay Plan | 09/30/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-012 | Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plans | Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plans | 09/30/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 3216.01 | Use of Animals in DoD Programs | This Instruction reissues DOD Directive (DODD) 3216.1 (Reference (a)) as a DOD Instruction (DODI) in accordance with the authority in DODD 5134.01 (Reference (b)) to establish policy and assign responsibilities for the use of animals in DOD programs. The Reference (a) designation of the Secretary of the Army as the DOD Executive Agent to develop and issue Service regulations to implement Reference (a) has been cancelled pursuant to Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum (Reference (c)). | 09/13/2010 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-006 | Health Care Policy for Direct-Commission Reserve Officers | The health care policy for all direct-commission Reserve officers to include those commissioned through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. | 09/01/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-007 | TRICARE Enrollment Policy for Activating Reserve Component Members and Their Families | This memorandum clarifies the TRICARE Prime enrollment policy for activating Reserve Component (RC) members and their families. This policy memorandum cancels and supersedes Health Affairs (HA) Policy Memorandum 07-002. | 08/20/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-004 | Policy for Department of Defense Stockpile ofPentetate Calcium Trisodium Injection and Pentetate Zinc Trisodium Injection | Policy for Department of Defense Stockpile ofPentetate Calcium Trisodium Injection and Pentetate Zinc Trisodium Injection | 07/22/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-005 | Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Connection with a Contingency Operation | Mental Health Assessments for Members of the Armed Forces Deployed in Connection with a Contingency Operation | 07/19/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | OMB Memorandum M-10-23, Guidance for Agency Use of Third-Party Websites and Applications | OMB Memorandum M-10-23, Guidance for Agency Use of Third-Party Websites and Applications | This Memorandum requires Federal agencies to take specific steps to protect individual privacy whenever they use third-party websites and applications to engage with the public. | 06/25/2010 | OMB |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-003 | Revised Policy for Active Duty Health Professions/Financial Assistance Program Stipend and Annual Grant Amount | Revised Policy for Active Duty Health Professions/Financial Assistance Program Stipend and Annual Grant Amount | 06/21/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | OSD 04851-10 | Processing Payment for Disability Compensation and Pension Examinations | This MOA establishes expected roles, procedures, and outcomes for VA and DoD regarding the processing of Compensation and Pension (C&P) disability examination requests. It also addresses the reimbursement procedures for these examinations. | 06/16/2010 | DoD, VA |
| Memorandum | Reporting a Breach as Defined by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act Provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | This Memorandum outlines the procedures for Contractors for reporting a breach as defined by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. | 04/13/2010 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 10-002 | Policy on the Use of Non-U.S. Food and Drug Administration Compliant Blood Products | This policy memorandum provides guidance on the use of and protocol for follow-up regarding non-U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-compliant blood products that are transfused overseas. | 03/19/2010 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 6490.07 | Deployment-Limiting Medical Conditions for Service Members and DOD Civilian Employees | This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for ensuring that Service members and DoD civilian employees, including Coast Guard Service members and civilian employees at all times, including when the Coast Guard is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department, deployed and deploying on contingency deployments are medically able to accomplish their duties in deployed environments. | 02/05/2010 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6055.08 | Occupational Ionizing Radiation Protection Program | Implement Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) ionizing radiation standards pursuant to subpart 1910.1096 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). | 12/15/2009 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 5000.61 | DOD Modeling and Simulation Verification, Validation, and Accreditation | This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the VV&A of models, simulations, distributed simulations, and their associated data. | 12/09/2009 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 6025.18 | Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information in DOD Health Care Programs | Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for implementation of the standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information in accordance with parts 160 and 164 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. | 12/02/2009 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 1300.24 | Recovery Coordination Program | This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes uniform guidelines, procedures, and standards for improvements to the care, management, and transition of recovering Service members (RSMs) across the Military Departments. | 12/01/2009 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-019 | Policy Memorandum - Military Health System Data Quality Management Control Program, Revised Reporting Documents | Policy Memorandum - Military Health System Data Quality Management Control Program, Revised Reporting Documents | 09/21/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-015 | Policy Memorandum Implementation of the 'Patient-Centered Medical Home' Model of Primary Care in MTFs | Policy Memorandum Implementation of the 'Patient-Centered Medical Home' Model of Primary Care in MTFs | 09/18/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 3000.05 | Stability Operations | This instruction updates policy and assigns responsibilities for the identification and development of DoD capabilities to support stability operations. | 09/16/2009 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-018 | Policy Establishing a Certification Process for Overseas Military Treatment Facility Commanders on Referred Active Duty Claims | Policy Establishing a Certification Process for Overseas Military Treatment Facility Commanders on Referred Active Duty Claims | 09/15/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-017 | Policy Memorandum on the Use of Mefloquine (Lanam) in Malaria ProphylaxIs | Policy Memorandum on the Use of Mefloquine (Lanam) in Malaria ProphylaxIs | 09/04/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | Referrals of ADSMs Who Sustain Spinal Cord Injury, TBI or Blindness | This document establishes procedures regarding active duty military personnel with spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury {TBI), or blindness treated at VA medical facilities under direct resource sharing agreements. | 07/07/2009 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | Outpatient Billing Guidance for DOD/VA Direct Sharing Agreements | This guidance is based on the 2003 memorandum of agreement signed by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration for standardized billing rates. | 06/19/2009 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 09-021 | Implementation of Section 1631 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Medical and Dental Care for Former Members with Serious Injuries or Illnesses | Implementation of Section 1631 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Medical and Dental Care for Former Members with Serious Injuries or Illnesses | 06/10/2009 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of PII | In accordance with the policies outlined in this Memorandum, a risk assessment must be conducted for every breach to determine whether notification to affected individuals is necessary. | 06/05/2009 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | Establishment of a TMA Privacy Board and Revision of Section C7.9.1 of Department of Defense Health Information Privacy Regulation | This Memorandum approves the request for an exception to the policy permitting the establishment and use of a TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) Privacy Board for the limited purpose of reviewing research requests in which the research involves MHS protected health information (PHI) owned and/or managed by TMA. | 04/13/2009 | Health Affairs | |
| Guideline | Policy Guidance for Use of Supplemental Health Care Program Funds to Pay for Required Physical Examinations for Members on the Temporary Disability Retirement List | Policy Guidance for Use of Supplemental Health Care Program Funds to Pay for Required Physical Examinations for Members on the Temporary Disability Retirement List | 03/30/2009 | ||
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-006 | Policy for Decreasing Use of Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) in Combat Zones | Policy for Decreasing Use of Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid) in Combat Zones | 03/12/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Diplomate Pay for Psychologists and Board Certification Pay for NonPhysician Health Care Providers | Diplomate Pay for Psychologists and Board Certification Pay for NonPhysician Health Care Providers | 03/09/2009 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-005 | Policy for the Use of Pentetate Calcium Trisodium Injection and Pentetate Zinc Trisodium Injection for Treatment of Service Personnel and Family Members | Policy for the Use of Pentetate Calcium Trisodium Injection and Pentetate Zinc Trisodium Injection for Treatment of Service Personnel and Family Members | 02/25/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-003 | Policy Memo for Anesthesia Reporting and Monitoring Device | Policy Memo for Anesthesia Reporting and Monitoring Device | 02/24/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-004 | Policy Memorandum for Women, Infants and Children Overseas Program | Policy Memorandum for Women, Infants and Children Overseas Program | 02/04/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-002 | Interim Policy for the Use of Influenza Antiviral Medications for the 2008-2009 Influenza Season | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued, "Interim Antiviral Guidance for the 2008-09 Influenza Season," that can be found at http://www.cdc.govlflu/professionals/antivirals/index.htm). The Military Health System is directed to adhere to this guidance. | 01/22/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 09-001 | Policy Memorandum for Preauthorization of Routine and Urgent Medical Care Provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to Active Duty Service Members in Terminal Leave Status | This policy establishes requirements for preauthorization by military treatment facilities (MTFs) of routine and urgent medical care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for active duty service member (ADSM) TRlCARE Prime enrollees in a terminal leave status. | 01/16/2009 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | Expansion of the Integrated Pilot Disability Evaluation System | Integration of a DoD/VA Single Disability Evaluation/Transition examination into the IPDES is envisioned to be a more transparent and efficient process for Service members who will be separated as part of the Pilot Disability Evaluation System (DES) that was established and implemented in November 2007. | 01/16/2009 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | Implementation of Wounded, III and Injured-Related Standard Definitions | This memorandum directs the use of these standard terms and definitions for all WII-related reports, requests for information, data calls, communications, and collaborative efforts between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veteran's Affairs not later than Dec. 15,2008. | 12/10/2008 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 08-020 | Policy Memorandum Requiring Department of Defense Use of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Healthcare Safety Network | The purpose of this memorandum is to implement the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network within the Military Health System. | 12/04/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-018 | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2009 Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) | Policy Memorandum to Establish 2009 Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) | 11/17/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-017 | Policy on Worldwide Use of the Theater Medical Information Program-Joint | The purpose of this memorandum is to formally document policy on the use of the approved deployed electronic health record system, the Theater Medical Information Program-Joint (TMIP-J). | 11/03/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | Health Care Resource Sharing Guidelines | The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall enter into agreements for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of VA and DoD. The goal is to improve the access, quality, and cost effectiveness of the health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health Syslem to the beneficiaries of both Departments. This MOU replaces the version dated July 29, 1983. | 10/31/2008 | DoD, VA | |
| Directive | DODD 1200.17 | Managing the Reserve Components as an Operational Force | This Directive establishes the overarching set of principles and policies to promote and support the management of the Reserve Components (RCs) as an operational force. | 10/29/2008 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 08-016 | Policy for Implementing the Critical Wartime Skills Accession Bonus for Physician and Dental Specialists for Fiscal Year 2009 | Attached is policy guidance for implementation of the Critical Wartime Skills Accession Bonus for active duty physician and dental specialist officers in accordance with the authorities provided under Section 617 of the Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense Authorization Act. | 10/27/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Public Law | 110-417 | Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | (NDAA 2009) Section 723: The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly establish a center of excellence in the mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of traumatic extremity injuries and amputations. | 10/14/2008 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 08-015 | FY 2009 Policy for Implementation of Special Pay for Pharmacy Officers | In accordance with References (a)-(c), the Fiscal Year 2009 Pharmacy Officer Special Pay Plan is attached. | 10/10/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-014 | Fiscal Year 2009 Early Career Incentive Special Pay For Medical Officers | In accordance with References (a) through (c), the Fiscal Year 2009 Early Career Incentive Special Pay Plan is attached. | 10/09/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Military Health System Use and Disclosure of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act National Provider Identifier | This memorandum provides guidance for Military Health System use and disclosure of HIPAA NPI. | 09/26/2008 | Health Affairs | |
| Directive | DODD 7045.20 | Capability Portfolio Management | This directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the use of capability portfolio management in order to advise senior leadership on capability investment pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by section 113 of title 10, United States Code (Reference (a)). | 09/25/2008 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 08-011 | FY2009 Medical and Dental Special Pay Plans | In accordance with References a-c, the Fiscal Year 2009 Medical Officer Special Pay Plan and the FY 2009 Dental Officer Special Pay Plan are attached. | 09/03/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-010 | DOD Policy for Delivery of Medical Care During Pandemics and Other Public Health Emergencies of National Significance | Public health emergencies of national significance such as an influenza pandemic will resuIt in surge requirements that overwhelm the response capacity, capability, and resources of both medical facilities and health care providers. Under these conditions, alternate standards of care will be adopted, and difficult decisions regarding the allocation of limited resources will be required. | 09/01/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-009 | Credentialing and Authorization of Providers on Operational Platforms | For humanitarian assistance involving the delivery of medical care and under the authority outlined in Reference (a), this policy specifies the responsibilities and documentation required for providers to be credentialed and authorized to participate in foreign humanitarian missions. | 08/26/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-008 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under Active Duty HPLP for FY 2009 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under Active Duty HPLP for FY 2009 | 07/29/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-007 | Policy for Billing and Collections for Third Party Collection Program, Medical Services Accounts, and Medical Affirmative Claims in Military Treatment Facility | This revised policy replaces Health Affairs Policy 96-056, Policy for Third Party Billing and Collections in military treatment facilities. It also replaces the May 11, 1998, memorandum titled Designation of the Third Party Outpatient Collection System as the Interim Standard System for Automated Support of the Third Party Collection Program (TPCP). Both documents are no longer current, given the present status of billing and collection protocols. | 06/13/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Baseline Pre-deployment Neurocognitive Functional Assessment - Interim Guidance | Baseline Pre-deployment Neurocognitive Functional Assessment - Interim Guidance | 05/28/2008 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008 Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plan | Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008 Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plan | 04/24/2008 | Health Affairs | |
| Guideline | TMA Facsimile Transmission Policy for Documents Containing Personally Identifiable Information and/or Protected Health Information | This Memorandum establishes policy for documents transmitted and/or received by facsimile that contain Personally Identifiable Information and/or Protected Health Information (PII/PHI). | 04/09/2008 | TMA | |
| Memorandum | 08-006 | Revised Policy for the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program | This memorandum revises Health Affairs policy 03-016 and the standardized service agreements for the Active Duty Professionals Loan Repayment Program. | 04/08/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-003 | Policy for Conducting Surveys and Studies - Related Information Collection Requirements in the Military Health System | The purpose of this memorandum is to amplify existing laws, directives, and policies to provide guidance and procedures for the conduct, management, and control of Military Health System-wide surveys and other information collection requests. | 04/01/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-001 | Implementation of New Medical Expanse and Performance Reporting System Codes to Track Case Management Associated with Global War on Terror Heroes | Policy Memorandum - Implementation of New Medical Expanse and Performance Reporting System Codes to Track Case Management Associated with Global War on Terror Heroes | 03/26/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 08-002 | Policy for Billing for Care Furnished by Military Treatment Facilities to Federal Employees for On-the-Job Injuries and for Occupational Health | This memorandum clarifies our billing policy for care furnished by military treatment facilities (MTFs) to Federal employees for on-the-job injuries and for occupational health. It replaces Health Affairs Policy 97-035, Policy for Billing Occupational Health or Workers' Compensation Cases for Department of Defense Employees in MTFs. | 03/26/2008 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Update to Using Digital Signature when Sending Electronic Mail | This Memorandum implements the recent Department of Defense requirement on the use of digital signature for e-mail, and is in addition to my memorandum of June 13, 2007, “Use of Digital Signature on TRICARE Management Activity Official Electronic Mail.” | 03/06/2008 | TMA | |
| Memorandum | Policy for Responsibility for Department of Defense Inspector General and Government Accountability Office Audjts | This memorandum supersedes guidance dated June 9, 2006, defining the process for issuance, control, responsibility, and assistance in supporting the Department of Defense Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office audits. | 02/29/2008 | TMA | |
| Instruction | DODI 6200.02 | Application of FDA Rules to Department of Defense Force Health Protection Programs | This instruction updates policy and assigns responsibility for application of FDA rules to force health protection programs of the Department of Defense involving medical products required to be used under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or an investigational new drug (IND) application. | 02/27/2008 | DoD |
| Memorandum | OSD 02140-08 | Establishing an Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center | In accordance with DOD Directive 5101,1, "DOD Executive Agent," Sept. 3, 2002, this memorandum designates the Secretary of the Army as the DOD Executive Agent for the AFHSC, which includes the Defense Medical Surveillance System and the DOD Serum Repository. | 02/26/2008 | DoD |
| Guideline | GAO-08-366 | Government Accountability Office Report: GAO-08-366 | Government Accountability Office Report: GAO-08-366, “DoD and VA Need to Improve Efforts to Identify and Notify Individuals Potentially Exposed during Chemical and Biological Tests” | 02/01/2008 | |
| Memorandum | 07-029 | Policy on Analysis of Metal Fragments Removed from Department of Defense Personnel | Policy on Analysis of Metal Fragments Removed from Department of Defense Personnel | 12/18/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 07-028 | Revision of Chiropractic Care for Active Duty Service Members of the Uniformed Services Policies 03-021, 03-005, and 03-001 | This policy memorandum replaces HA Policy: 03-021, HA Policy: 03-005, and HA Policy: 03-001. | 11/09/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Federal Recovery Coordination Program | This MOU applies to Wounded, Ill and Injured service members, veterans, and their families assigned to receive supplementary services under the FRCP. Its focus is on the activities of the Federal Recovery Coordinator in the execution of the clinical and non-clinical case/care management services identified in the Federal Individual Recovery Plan. | 10/31/2007 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 07-027 | FY 2008 Policy for Implementing the Dental Officer Accession Bonus | FY 2008 Policy for Implementing the Dental Officer Accession Bonus | 10/29/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | Clinical Guidelines for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) in Non-Deployed Medical Activities. | Clinical Guidelines for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) in Non-Deployed Medical Activities. | 10/29/2007 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 07-026 | Policy for Billing Non-Department of Defense Beneficiary Newborns | Policy for Billing Non-Department of Defense Beneficiary Newborns | 10/26/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-023 | Nurse Special Pay Plan for Fiscal Year 2008 | Nurse Special Pay Plan for Fiscal Year 2008 | 10/15/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-024 | Policy for Implementing the Critical Wartime Skills Accession Bonus for Physician and Dental Specialists for Fiscal Year 2008 | Policy for Implementing the Critical Wartime Skills Accession Bonus for Physician and Dental Specialists for Fiscal Year 2008 | 10/15/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-030 | Traumatic Brain Injury Definition and Reporting | Traumatic Brain Injury Definition and Reporting | 10/01/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | Center for the Intrepid | The Department of Veterans Affairs' support of operations for the Department of the Army's Center for the Intrepid (the Center), Fort Sam Houston, Texas. | 09/04/2007 | Army, VA | |
| Memorandum | 07-018 | Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plans for Fiscal Year 2008 | Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plans for Fiscal Year 2008 | 08/28/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-017 | Updated Changes to Health Affairs' Policy on Dental Readiness within the Services | Updated Changes to Health Affairs' Policy on Dental Readiness within the Services | 08/28/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-016 | Revised Policy for Active Duty Health Professions/Financial Assistance Program Stipend and Annual Grant | Revised Policy for Active Duty Health Professions/Financial Assistance Program Stipend and Annual Grant | 08/08/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-011 | Policy on Space Available Dental Care | Policy on Space Available Dental Care. This policy revises HA Policy 97-045 | 07/25/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-010 | Policy for Annual Stipent/Grant Increase for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program | Policy for Annual Stipent/Grant Increase for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program | 07/05/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Encryption of Sensitive Unclassified Data at Rest on Mobile Computing Devices and Removable Storage Media | This Memorandum provides recommendations on means to protect sensitive unclassified information on portable computing devices used within DOD and advises that the suggestions are expected to become policy in the near future. | 07/03/2007 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | 07-008 | Revised Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2007 This policy revises HA Policy 06-017 | Revised Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2007 This policy revises HA Policy 06-017 | 06/22/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-013 | Policy Exception for Clinical Psychology Health Professions Scholarship Program Participants Active Duty Service Obligation | Policy Exception for Clinical Psychology Health Professions Scholarship Program Participants Active Duty Service Obligation | 06/21/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-020 | Designation of TRICARE Prime Remote Areas | This policy refines the methodology to designate TRICARE Prime Remote areas. | 06/11/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Expanding the Joint Seamless Transition Program | This Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense serves as overarching guidance for the VA/DOD Joint Seamless Transition Program regarding VHA OST liaisons assigned to MTF, and VHA Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Case Management Program Managers assigned to each VHA health care facility. | 05/30/2007 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | OMB Memorandum 07-16 | Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information | This Memorandum outlines the framework within which Federal agencies must develop a breach notification policy while ensuring proper safeguards are in place to protect the information. | 05/22/2007 | OMB |
| Memorandum | Guidance for National Provider Identifier Enumeration of Military Health System Organization (Type 2) Health Care Providers | Guidance for National Provider Identifier Enumeration of Military Health System Organization (Type 2) Health Care Providers | 05/21/2007 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 07-007 | Updated Policy for Prevention of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Among Department of Defense Personnel Deployed to Endemic Areas. This policy supercedes HA Policy 96-031 and HA Policy 97-004 | Updated Policy for Prevention of Arthropod-Borne Diseases Among Department of Defense Personnel Deployed to Endemic Areas. This policy supercedes HA Policy 96-031 and HA Policy 97-004 | 05/18/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-006 | Policy on Bariatric Surgical Procedures for Active Duty Service Members | This memo establishes the policy on Bariatric Surgical Procedures for Active Duty Service Members | 05/11/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-005 | Policy on Military Treatment Facilities Not Billing for Telephone Calls | Policy on Military Treatment Facilities Not Billing for Telephone Calls | 04/19/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 07-004 | TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy Program | This memo provides policy guidance with respect to the TRICARE Mail Order Pharmacy Program. | 03/23/2007 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Traumatic Brain Injury Questions for the Post Deployment Health Assessment | This memo mandates that effective June 1, 2007, the DD Form 2796 addendum or electronic equivalent will be used as a part of the PDHA and the PDHRA for all service members returning from deployments, and the PHA for all service members, and will be captured electronically. | 03/08/2007 | Health Affairs | |
| Guideline | 4-02 | Joint Publication 4-02, Health Service Support | Joint Publication 4-02, Health Service Support | 10/31/2006 | DoD |
| Instruction | DODI 5505.12 | Anti-Fraud Program at Military Treatment Facilities | This Instruction implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for preventing, detecting, reporting, and evaluating suspected fraud by contracted civilian healthcare providers at all DOD MTFs. | 10/19/2006 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 06-018 | Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Accession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2007 | Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Accession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2007 | 09/29/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 06-017 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for FY07 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for FY07 | 09/29/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Recommendations for Identity Theft Related Data Breach Notification | This Memorandum provides recommendations for planning and responding to data breaches which could result in identity theft. | 09/19/2006 | OMB | |
| Memorandum | 06-016 | Fiscal Year 2007 Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plan | Fiscal Year 2007 Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plan | 09/19/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | DOD/VA Health Care Resource Sharing Rates: Inpatient Services Billing Guidance | This memorandum provides guidance on inpatient billing rates to be used for VA and DOD direct sharing agreements. It does not apply to agreements the VA may negotiate with managed care support contractors. | 08/29/2006 | DoD, VA | |
| Federal Regulation | Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs | It is the purpose of this order to ensure that health care programs administered or sponsored by the Federal Government promote quality and efficient delivery of health care through the use of health information technology, transparency regarding health care quality and price, and better incentives for program beneficiaries, enrollees, and providers. | 08/22/2006 | ||
| Memorandum | 06-015 | Facilitating the Transition of Beneficiaries going from TRICARE Prime Coverage under Transitional Assistance Management Program to TRICARE Prime Coverage as Active Duty Service Members and Active Duty Family Members | Facilitating the Transition of Beneficiaries going from TRICARE Prime Coverage under Transitional Assistance Management Program to TRICARE Prime Coverage as Active Duty Service Members and Active Duty Family Members | 08/01/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 06-014 | Policy for the Use of Influenza Vaccine for the 2006-2007 Influenza Season | Policy for the Use of Influenza Vaccine for the 2006-2007 Influenza Season | 07/31/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Application of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention to the Treatment of Detainees in the Defense Department | Deputy Secretary of Defense Memo: Application of Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention to the Treatment of Detainees in the Defense Department | 07/07/2006 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | 06-013 | Policy on Reprocessing Medical Single-Use Devices | Policy on Reprocessing Medical Single-Use Devices | 07/07/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 06-010 | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Compliance | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Compliance | 06/27/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | OMB Memorandum 06-16 | Protection of Sensitive Agency Information | This Memorandum addresses the efforts to properly safeguard information assets while using information technology by incorporating a checklist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for protection of remote information. | 06/23/2006 | OMB |
| Memorandum | 06-011 | Policy for Annual Stipend/Grant Increase for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program | Policy for Annual Stipend/Grant Increase for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program | 06/20/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | Army Acute Respiratory Disease Surveillance Program | Army Acute Respiratory Disease Surveillance Program | 06/12/2006 | Army | |
| Memorandum | Air Force Vaccine Policy and Guidance for Adults and Accessions | Air Force Vaccine Policy and Guidance for Adults and Accessions | 06/07/2006 | Air Force | |
| Directive | Health, Safety and Work-Life Service Center Technical Directive 2014-012 | Health, Safety and Work-Life Service Center Technical Directive 2014-012 | 06/07/2006 | Coast Guard | |
| Instruction | DODI 2310.01E | Medical Program Support for Detainee Operations | This instruction establishes policy and assigns responsibility, consistent with References (b) through (d), DoD Directive 3115.09, and Section 1403 of the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 (References (e) and (f)) for medical program support for detainee operations. | 06/06/2006 | DoD |
| Memorandum | OMB Memorandum 06-15 | Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information | This Memorandum reemphasizes responsibilities under law and policy to appropriately safeguard sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) and train employees on responsibilities in this area. | 05/22/2006 | OMB |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Federal Health Care Resources Sharing Database | This MOU is intended to facilitate effective management ofthe VA and DOD Health Care Resources Sharing Program through the use of an automated joint database. This MOU establishes the objectives, policies, and guidelines for collecting, maintaining, generating, and using data in the Federal Health Care Resource Sharing Database. This MOU delineates Departmental responsibility for development, maintenance, and operations. | 05/08/2006 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 06-012 | Uniform Policy for Meeting Mobilization-Related Medical Care Needs at Military Installations | Uniform Policy for Meeting Mobilization-Related Medical Care Needs at Military Installations | 05/01/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Understanding | U.S. Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Participation in TRICARE | The purpose of this MOU is to document the broad understanding between the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service and of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps regarding participation in TRICARE, the DOD medical program for the Military Health System. | 04/13/2006 | DoD | |
| Directive | ALARACT THE ACCESSION SCREENING AND IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM | ALARACT THE ACCESSION SCREENING AND IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM | 04/01/2006 | Army | |
| Instruction | DODI 5105.33 | Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute | This instruction sets forth the organizational relationships and establishes the management and administrative procedures for the AFRRI, and provides for the establishment of a Board of Governors (BoG). | 03/29/2006 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 06-009 | Policy on Military Health System (MHS) Decision-Making Process (This replaces Policy 02-012) | Policy on Military Health System (MHS) Decision-Making Process (This replaces Policy 02-012) | 03/22/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | 3-08 | Joint Publication 3-08 on interagency Coordination, Vol. 1 | Discusses the interagency, intergovernmental organization (IGO), and nongovernmental organization (NGO) environment and provides fundamental principles and guidance to facilitate coordination between the Department of Defense, and other U.S. Government agencies, IGOs, NGOs, and regional organizations. | 03/17/2006 | DoD |
| Guideline | 3-08 | Joint Publication 3-08 on interagency Coordination, Vol. 2 | Describes key U.S. Government departments and agencies, IGOs and NGOs — their core competencies, basic organizational structures, and relationship, or potential relationship, with the Armed Forces of the United States. | 03/17/2006 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 06-008 | Policy for Pre- and Post-deployment Serum Collection | The reference, responding to the 2005 National Defense Authorization Act (Section 733), established interim standards for the collection of pre-and postdeployment blood specimens. It also authorized the Joint Medical Readiness Oversight Committee (JMROC) to recommend changes to the interim standards. | 03/14/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 06-006 | Periodic Health Assessment Policy for Active Duty and Selected Reserve Members | This policy explains the requirement to perform annual Periodic Health Assessments (PHAs) for all members of the Active Duty and the Selected Reserve (SELRES) members. | 02/16/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 06-005 | Defense-wide Policy on Combat Trauma Casualty Hypothermia Prevention and Treatment | Defense-wide Policy on Combat Trauma Casualty Hypothermia Prevention and Treatment | 02/16/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Policy Guidance for Medical Deferral Pending Deployment to Theaters of Operation | Policy Guidance for Medical Deferral Pending Deployment to Theaters of Operation | 02/09/2006 | DoD | |
| Memorandum | Medical Services Account Collections Credited in Year Received | This memorandum describes new policy for military treatment facilities to credit MSA collections from a third-party payer or any other payer for health care services provided at or through MTFs in the year of receipt, rather than in the year the services were rendered. | 02/06/2006 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 06-004 | Waiver of Limitation on Preventive Eye Examinations for TRICARE Prime Enrollees Affected by the Hurricane Disasters | Waiver of Limitation on Preventive Eye Examinations for TRICARE Prime Enrollees Affected by the Hurricane Disasters | 02/06/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 06-003 | Waiver of the 3-Day Prior Hospital Qualifying Stay Requirement for Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care for TRICARE Beneficiares Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita | Waiver of the 3-Day Prior Hospital Qualifying Stay Requirement for Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care for TRICARE Beneficiares Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita | 02/06/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | Department of Defense Influenza Pandemic Preparation and Response Health Policy Guidance | Comprehensive pandemic influenza policy for use in the development of Combatant Command and Installation-level pandemic influenza plans. | 01/25/2006 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 06-002 | Policy for Release of Tamiflu® (Oseltamivir) Antiviral Stockpile During an Influenza Pandemic | Policy for Release of Tamiflu® (Oseltamivir) Antiviral Stockpile During an Influenza Pandemic | 01/10/2006 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | Policy Guidance for Medical Deferral Pending Deployment to Theaters of Operation | Policy Guidance for Medical Deferral Pending Deployment to Theaters of Operation | 12/06/2005 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 05-022 | Use of Influenza Vaccine for 2005-2006 Influenza Season | Policy for the Use of Influenza Vaccine for 2005-2006 Influenza Season | 11/08/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-021 | Name Change of the DoD Automated Health Assessment Tool from HEAR to HART | Policy Memorandum for Name Change of the DoD Automated Health Assessment Tool from HEAR to HART | 10/28/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-020 | Policy for Cosmetic Surgery Procedures in the Military Health System | The Cosmetic Surgery Policy implemented in the Military Health System (MHS) in 1992 permitted limited numbers of cosmetic surgery cases, while emphasizing that cosmetic surgery was not a covered benefit under TRICARE. The policy outlined cosmetic surgery procedures permitted in support of graduate medical education training, board eligibility and certification, and skill maintenance for certified specialists in plastic surgery, ears, nose and throat, ophthalmology, dermatology, and oral surgeries. | 10/25/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-019 | Training for Health Care Providers in Detainee Operations | Training for Health Care Providers in Detainee Operations | 10/13/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-018 | Expediting Veterans Benefits to Members with Serious Injuries and Illness | This Memorandum outlines the roles of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense in identifying an initiative to expedite data exchange between the DOD and the VA for "seriously injured" members, and those members entering the Physical Evaluation Board Process. The goal is to assist the VA in its efforts to better ensure members are aware of their benefits and that these benefits start as soon as possible when the member is eligible. | 09/27/2005 | DoD, VA |
| Memorandum | 05-017 | Policy for Scholarship Allocations under the F. Edward Hèbert Armed Forces Health Protection Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (AFHPSP/FAP) | Policy for Scholarship Allocations under the F. Edward Hèbert Armed Forces Health Protection Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (AFHPSP/FAP) | 09/26/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-016 | Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Accession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2006 | Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Accession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2006 | 09/23/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-015 | Medical & Dental Officer Special Pay Plans | Medical & Dental Officer Special Pay Plans | 08/29/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-013 | Interim Policy Memorandum on Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures for Clinical Documentation | Interim Policy Memorandum on Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures for Clinical Documentation | 08/04/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-012 | The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act National Provider Identifier Enumeration Process for Military Health System Organizational (Type 2) Health Care Providers | The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act National Provider Identifier Enumeration Process for Military Health System Organizational (Type 2) Health Care Providers | 08/01/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-008 | Policy Procedures for Approving TRICARE Prime Lock-Out Waivers | Policy Procedures for Approving TRICARE Prime Lock-Out Waivers | 07/19/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-007 | Policy for the Use of Prussian Blue for Protection of United States Personnel | Policy for the Use of Prussian Blue for Protection of United States Personnel | 07/13/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-010 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2006 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2006 | 07/11/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-009 | Policy for Annual Stipend/Grant Increase for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program and Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program | Policy for Annual Stipend/Grant Increase for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program and Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program | 07/01/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Federal Regulation | 32 Code of Federal Regulations Part 219 | Protection of Human Subjects | This policy applies to all research involving human subjects conducted, supported or otherwise subject to regulation by any federal department or agency which takes appropriate administrative action to make the policy applicable to such research. | 06/23/2005 | |
| Memorandum | 05-006 | Further Clarification on Policy for Enrollment in TRICARE Prime in Overseas TRICARE Regions | Further Clarification on Policy for Enrollment in TRICARE Prime in Overseas TRICARE Regions | 06/21/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | Joint Electronic Health Records Interoperability Plan | This document provides an update to the Memorandum of Agreement for Federal Health Information Exchange Governance and Management and extends the expiration date of the current agreement between the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs. This document also contains the overarching agreement between VA and DOD to manage the activities and projects that fall within the joint strategy to develop interoperable health record systems. | 06/15/2005 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 05-006 | Medical Program Principles and Procedures for the Protection and Treatment of Detainees in the Custody of the Armed Forces of the United States | Medical Program Principles and Procedures for the Protection and Treatment of Detainees in the Custody of the Armed Forces of the United States | 06/03/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-004 | Transitional Survivor Healthcare Benefits for Overseas Family Members | Transitional Survivor Healthcare Benefits for Overseas Family Members | 05/03/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Training Requirements for Authorization of Eligibility to Engage in HSPP Activities | Under the management plan for the Human Subject Protection Program, all personnel involved in the program, including Component Designated Official (CDO) Oversight Office staff, Institutional Officials, IRB members, administrative staff, and investigators must complete initial and annual refresher training (listed in attached information paper) to be eligible to participate in activities under the purview of the HSPP. These activities include the support, review or conduct of research involving humans. | 05/03/2005 | Health Affairs | |
| Guideline | Policy Clarification for Enrollment of Reserve Component Members and their Eligible Family Members under Section 703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 | Policy Clarification for Enrollment of Reserve Component Members and their Eligible Family Members under Section 703 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 | 04/11/2005 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 05-003 | Protection of Human Subjects in Department of Defense Sponsored Research | Protection of Human Subjects in Department of Defense Sponsored Research | 03/28/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | HA Policy 04-032 | TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit Program Formulary Management Clarification | Questions have arisen concerning the requirement for military treatment facilities (MTFs) to provide medications prescribed by MTF providers. This requirement has commonly been referred to as the "You write it, you fill it" policy. | 03/22/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-011 | Post-Deployment Health Reassessment | Post-Deployment Health Reassessment | 03/10/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 05-002 | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act National Provider Identifier Enumeration Policy for Military Health System Individual (Type 1) Health Care Providers | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act National Provider Identifier Enumeration Policy for Military Health System Individual (Type 1) Health Care Providers | 01/26/2005 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-031 | Coordination of Policy to Establish a Joint Theater Trauma Registry | Coordination of Policy to Establish a Joint Theater Trauma Registry | 12/22/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-032 | TRICARE Pharmacy Benefit Program Formulary Management | The Department ofDefense was directed to establish an effective, efficient, integrated pharmacy benefits program for the Military Health System, to include a Uniform Formulary of pharmaceutical agents. | 12/22/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-029 | Amendment to the Policy of Implementing Payments of Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2004 Retroactive to October 1, 2004 | Amendment to the Policy of Implementing Payments of Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2004 Retroactive to October 1, 2004 | 12/20/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-028 | Termination of Subsistence Surcharge for Uniformed Services Personnel in Military Treatment Facilities | Termination of Subsistence Surcharge for Uniformed Services Personnel in Military Treatment Facilities | 12/15/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | Implementation of Cooperative Separation Process/Examinations at Discharge Sites | This Memorandum of Agreement provides the conditions, stipulations, and responsibilities of each party to support a cooperative separation process that will meet the needs of VA disability compensation evaluation and DoD separation/retirement assessment. | 11/17/2004 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 04-026 | Designation of Protocols as "Contingency Investigational New Drug Protocols for Force Health Protection." This policy supercedes HA Policy 03-003. | Designation of Protocols as "Contingency Investigational New Drug Protocols for Force Health Protection." This policy supercedes HA Policy 03-003. | 10/25/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Directive | DODD 6200.04 | Force Health Protection | This Directive establishes policy and assigns responsibility for implementing Force Health Protection measures, on behalf of all Military Service members during active and Reserve military service, encompassing the full spectrum of missions, responsibilities, and actions of the DOD Components in establishing, sustaining, restoring, and improving the health of their forces. | 10/04/2004 | DoD |
| Memorandum | HIPAA Security Officer Letter - TRICARE Regional Office | This letter outlines the roles of the HIPAA Security Official at the TRICARE Regional Offices. This person oversees all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, and maintenance of the organization’s policies and procedures covering the security of electronic patient information. | 09/09/2004 | TMA | |
| Memorandum | HIPAA Security Officer Letter - Service Headquarters | This letter outlines HIPAA Security responsibilities for Service specific policy and procedure development and implementation. A Service Headquarters level HIPAA Security Official in each Service is needed. | 09/09/2004 | TMA | |
| Memorandum | HIPAA Security Officer Letter - MTF/DTF | This letter outlines the requirements for Medical Treatment Facility and Dental Treatment Facility (MTF/DTF) personnel to be assigned the responsibility of managing and supervising the execution and use of security measures to protect data as well as the responsibility of managing and supervising the conduct of personnel in relation to those measures. | 09/09/2004 | TMA | |
| Memorandum | 04-023 | Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Accession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2005 | Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Accession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2005 | 08/23/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-022 | Policy Revision to Increase Pre-deployment Administration of Anthrax and Smallpox Vaccinations to 60 Days | Policy Revision to Increase Pre-deployment Administration of Anthrax and Smallpox Vaccinations to 60 Days | 08/20/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | Policy Guidance for Referral Management | Policy Guidance for Referral Management | 07/29/2004 | TMA | |
| Memorandum | 04-018 | Policy on Reporting Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations-Reviewable Sentinel Events in the Military Health System | Policy on Reporting Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations-Reviewable Sentinel Events in the Military Health System | 07/13/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-017 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2005 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2005 | 07/12/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-016 | Fiscal Year 2005 Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plan | Fiscal Year 2005 Medical and Dental Officer Special Pay Plan | 07/09/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | DOD/VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund | This document explains the Incentive Fund which identifies, provides incentives to, and implements, funds and evaluates creative coordination and sharing initiatives at the faciliy, regional and national levels. | 07/08/2004 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 04-014 | Policy for Implementation of Prospective Payment System | This memorandum establishes policy and provides program guidance for implementation of a Prospective Payment System for Department of Defense military treatment facilties. | 06/11/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-011 | Policy for Stipend/Annual Grant Increase for the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program | Policy for Stipend/Annual Grant Increase for the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program | 06/03/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-010 | Treatment of Reserve Component Members with Delayed-Effective Date Active Duty Orders in Military Treatment Facilities | Treatment of Reserve Component Members with Delayed-Effective Date Active Duty Orders in Military Treatment Facilities | 06/03/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 3210.07 | Research Integrity and Misconduct | This Instruction supplements the policy established by paragraph 4.8. of reference (a) and implements subparagraph 5.1.5. of reference (a) by specifying detailed procedures and standards for the Department of Defense for the prevention of research misconduct. This Instruction is consistent with the "Federal Policy on Research Misconduct" (reference (b)), which calls upon those Federal Agencies that support or conduct research on an intramural or extramural basis to issue policies and procedures that conform to the Federal policy. | 05/14/2004 | DoD |
| Guideline | Policy Guidance for Referral Management | Policy Guidance for Referral Management | 05/05/2004 | TMA | |
| Guideline | GA-04-410 | Government Accountability Office Report: GA-04-410 | Government Accountability Office Report: 04-410, “DOD Needs to Continue to Collect and Provide Information on Tests and on Potentially Exposed Personnel”. | 05/01/2004 | |
| Memorandum | Medical Management of Army Personnel Exposed to Depleted Uranium | All personnel with actual or potential exposures to DU will be identified, assessed, treated (if needed), and assigned a potential exposure level (I, II, or Ill). | 04/29/2004 | Army | |
| Memorandum | Operation Iraqi Freedom Depleted Uranium Medical Management | This memo directs the Services to report their DU urine bioassay results | 04/09/2004 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 04-008 | Interim Policy Guidance for Implementation of Medical Management Programs | This policy memorandum establishes policy and provides program guidance for Medical Management (MM) programs within the Direct Care System (DCS) of the Military Health System (MHS). | 04/07/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-007 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus Interval Testing | All Services shall modify their Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) testing program to provide a maximum two-year interval between routine tests for active duty personnel. | 03/29/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-009 | Policy on Reserve Transitional Assistance Management Program | Policy on Reserve Transitional Assistance Management Program | 03/15/2004 | |
| Memorandum | 04-006 | Military Health System Information Assurance Policy Guidance | Military Health System Information Assurance Policy Guidance | 03/05/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-005 | Status Report of Anthrax and Smallpox Vaccinations | This memo establishes DOD policy on status reporting procedures for anthrax and smallpox vaccinations. | 02/11/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-004 | Department of Defense Deployment Biomonitoring Policy and Approved Bioassays for Depleted Uranium and Lead | The Department has developed criteria for the approval of bioassays to support deployment operations (Attachment 2). Bioassays for Depleted Uranium and lead (Attachments 3 and 4) are approved for use at this time to assess human exposures during or after deployment and combat operations. | 02/06/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-003 | Implementation of Standardization of Family-Centered Obstetrical Services in Military Treatment Facilities | The policy memorandum establishes the plan to improve obstetrical services in military treatment facilities through the implementation of family-centered care before, during and after childbirth. | 01/22/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-002 | Waivers of Licensure Requirements for Qualified Military Physician Assistants | Waivers of Licensure Requirements for Qualified Military Physician Assistants | 01/15/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 04-001 | Policy for Department of Defense Deployment Health Quality Assurance Program | This memorandum establishes policy and provides guidance for the DOD Deployment Health QA Program. | 01/09/2004 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-023 | Policy on Department of Defense Standardization of Lab Test Definition Files | Policy on Department of Defense Standardization of Lab Test Definition Files | 11/10/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-024 | Policy Guidance for the Health Enrollment Assessment Review Program | Policy Guidance for the Health Enrollment Assessment Review Program | 11/10/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-022 | Medical Surveillance Information Management Strategy for Force Health Protection | Medical Surveillance Information Management Strategy for Force Health Protection | 11/06/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-021 | Chiropractic Care for Active Duty Members of the Uniformed Services | Chiropractic Care for Active Duty Members of the Uniformed Services. This supplements policy 03-001 and 03-005 | 10/29/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-026 | Policy on Personnel on Medical Hold | Policy on Personnel on Medical Hold | 10/29/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-019 | Revised Policy for "Board Certification Pay for Non-Physician Health Care Providers" | Revised Policy for "Board Certification Pay for Non-Physician Health Care Providers." This revises policy 95-013 | 10/20/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-018 | Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Acession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2004 | Policy for Implementing Payments of the Nurse Officer Acession Bonus and Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists for Fiscal Year 2004 | 10/03/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Title 10 | Title 38 Section 8111 | Title 38 Section 8111, DOD-VA Sharing of Health Care Resources | The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall enter into agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with the goal of improving the access to, and quality and cost effectiveness of, the health care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health System to the beneficaries of both Departments. | 10/01/2003 | |
| Instruction | 6470.10C | Initial Management of Irradiated or Radioactively Contaminated Personnel | Provides direction to the Medical Department, civilian medical personnel of the naval services, and Navy and Marine Corps commands for the initial exposure assessment, management, and treatment of individuals who are irradiated or externally or internally radioactively contaminated. References (a) through (d) provide additional guidance. | 09/26/2003 | Navy |
| Instruction | Air Force Medical Service Depleted Uranium Medical Management Implementation Instructions | Air Force instructions for managing patients with potential exposure to DU | 08/25/2003 | Air Force | |
| Memorandum | 03-028 | FY04 Medical Officer Special Pay Plan | FY04 Medical Officer Special Pay Plan | 08/21/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | Combined Buying Power | This Memorandum of Agreement establishes the actions to be taken by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to achieve a common goal. The common goal is to combine the strengths and buying power of VA with those of the DOD to achieve lower medical materiel costs of these Departments and to eliminate redundancies in contracting. | 07/24/2003 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 03-017 | Policy for Standardized Dental Appointment Types. | Policy for Standardized Dental Appointment Types. | 07/23/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-014 | Designation of a Single Human Use Review Board for the Review of Blood Donor Screening for West Nile Virus Using an Investigational Test | Designation of a Single Human Use Review Board for the Review of Blood Donor Screening for West Nile Virus Using an Investigational Test | 06/27/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-016 | Revised Interim Policy for the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program. This revises policy 98-018 | Revised Interim Policy for the Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program. This revises policy 98-018 | 06/26/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-015 | Policy for Annual Stipend/Grant Increase for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program and Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program | Policy for Annual Stipend/Grant Increase for Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship/Financial Assistance Program and Active Duty Health Professions Loan Repayment Program | 06/26/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-012 | Policy for the Operation Iraqi Freedom Depleted Uranium Medical Management | This policy outlines the military Services responsibilities for the DU Medical Management program. | 05/30/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Joint Acquisitions and Materiel Management Actions | This understanding between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs establishes a partnering initiative to seek and obtain increased efficiencies through joint acquisitions and materiel management actions. The understanding initially focuses on five major areas: joint procurements, readiness support, automation, integration, and technical exchange/sharing programs. It outlines procedural requirements and commitments, along with establishing expected benefits and quality indicators of success. Additional areas will be identified upon implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding. | 05/21/2003 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 03-010 | Military Health System - Measures for Success | Military Health System -- Measures for Success | 05/05/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-009 | Policy for Individual Medical Readiness Metrics | Policy for Individual Medical Readiness Metrics | 05/02/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-007 | Policy for Use of Force Health Protection Prescription Products | Policy for Use of Force Health Protection Prescription Products | 04/24/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-005 | Policy for Chiropractic Care for Active Duty Members of the Uniformed Services. This supplements policy 03-001 | Policy for Chiropractic Care for Active Duty Members of the Uniformed Services. This supplements policy 03-001 | 04/16/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Federal Regulation | 68 Fed. Reg. 17357-58 | 68 Fed. Reg. 17357-58 | Under 45 CFR part 164, "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information" and DOD 6025.18–R, "DOD Health Information Privacy Regulation" provisions are made to allow appropriate uses and disclosures of protected health information concerning members of the armed forces to assure the proper execution of the military mission, provided that the DOD publishes in the Federal Register a notice describing implementation of these provisions. This notice implements those provisions (refer to pages 17357-58). | 04/09/2003 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 03-011 | Policy for Requirements Associated with the Food and Drug Administration Approval of Pyridostigmine Bromide Tablets as a Nerve Agent Pretreatment | Policy for Requirements Associated with the Food and Drug Administration Approval of Pyridostigmine Bromide Tablets as a Nerve Agent Pretreatment | 03/27/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-004 | TRICARE Benefits for Activated Reserve Component Personnel and Families | This memorandum revises TRICARE policy to ensure a consistent and improved benefit for Reserve Component members and their families. | 03/10/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-003 | Designation of Protocals as "Contigency Investigational New Drug Protocals for Force Health Protection." | This policy memorandum officially designates the following U.S. Army Surgeon General IND protocols as "Contingency IND Protocols for Force Health Protection." This policy has been superceded by HA Policy 04-26. | 02/03/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 03-001 | Policy for Chiropractic Care for Active Duty Members of the Uniformed Services | This policy memorandum identifies the military treatment facilities that will offer chiropractic care to active duty service members in response to Section 702 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 | 01/17/2003 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-021 | Policy for Signature Authority of Defense Hotline Cases | Policy for Signature Authority of Defense Hotline Cases | 12/18/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-022 | Policy for Department of Veterans Affairs Participation in TRICARE | Policy for Department of Veterans Affairs Participation in TRICARE | 12/18/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Federal Regulation | Section 208 | E-Government (E-Gov) Act of 2002, Section 208 | The purpose of this section of the E-Government Act of 2002 is to ensure sufficient protections for the privacy of personal information as agencies implement citizen-centered electronic government. | 12/17/2002 | |
| Instruction | DODI 6040.40 | Military Health System Data Quality Management Control Process | This Instruction implements policy for implementation of the Data Quality Management Control Program for the Military Health System. | 11/26/2002 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 02-020 | Department of Defense Policy on Reprocessing of Medical Single Use Devices | Department of Defense Policy on Reprocessing of Medical Single Use Devices | 10/18/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-019 | Policy for the Use of Influenza Vaccine - 2002-2003 Influenza Season | Policy for the Use of Influenza Vaccine - 2002-2003 Influenza Season | 10/02/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | PAM 700-48 | Handling Procedures for Equipment Contaminated with Depleted Uranium or Radioactive Commodities | Provides specific guidance on the handling of U.S. and foreign equipment that may have been contaminated with radioactive materials as a result of DU munitions/armor or damaged radioactive commodities. | 09/27/2002 | Army |
| Memorandum | 02-017 | Specialized Treatment Services and Centers of Excellence Programs | Specialized Treatment Services and Centers of Excellence Programs.This policy supercedes Policy 96-004, 97-027, and 98-008 | 09/17/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-015 | Policy on Clinical Issues Related to Anthrax Vaccination | Policy on Clinical Issues Related to Anthrax Vaccination | 08/06/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-014 | Policy for West Nile Virus Surveillance at Military Installations | Policy for West Nile Virus Surveillance at Military Installations | 07/11/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Hearing: Military Exposures: The Continuing Challenges of Care and Compensation | Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Hearing: Military Exposures: The Continuing Challenges of Care and Compensation | 07/10/2002 | ||
| Memorandum | 02-012 | Policy on MHS Decision-Making Process | Policy on MHS Decision-Making Process. This replaces policy 96-061 | 06/19/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | Request To Appoint Military Treatment Facility/Dental Treatment Facility Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Officer | The purpose of this letter is to request that a Privacy Officer be appointed at each Military Treatment Facility and Dental Treatment Facility in the Military Health System. | 06/18/2002 | TMA | |
| Guideline | Automated Systems of the Military Health System Usage | Automated Systems of the Military Health System Usage | 06/14/2002 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 02-011 | Policy on Standardization of Oral Health and Readiness Classifications | Policy on Standardization of Oral Health and Readiness Classifications | 06/04/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-009 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2003 | Policy for Increase in the Maximum Annual Amount Paid Under the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program for Fiscal Year 2003 | 05/14/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-008 | Policy for Stipend and Grant Increases for F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs | Policy for Stipend and Grant Increases for F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs | 05/14/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-016 | Military Health System Definition of Quality in Health Care | Military Health System Definition of Quality in Health Care | 05/09/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Agreement | Federal Health Information Exchange Governance and Management | This MOA establishes the management and governance structure for the Federal Health Information Exchange (FHIE) previously known as the Government Computerbased Patient Record (GCPR). It replaces documents originally signed in July 1998 by RADM Todd Fisher, RADM Richard Church and Dr. Thomas Garthwaite. | 05/03/2002 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum | 02-007 | Policy for the Implementation of the Post-Deployment Health Clinical Practice Guideline | Policy for the Implementation of the Post-Deployment Health Clinical Practice Guideline | 04/29/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-010 | Vaccination of New Recruits Against Hepatitis B | Vaccination of New Recruits Against Hepatitis B | 04/29/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-005 | DOD Policy on Medical Care for Enemy Persons Under U.S. Control Detained in Conjunction with Operation Enduring Freedom | DOD Policy on Medical Care for Enemy Persons Under U.S. Control Detained in Conjunction with Operation Enduring Freedom | 04/10/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-006 | Policy on Medical Screening for Applicants for Entrance into the Armed Forces | Policy on Medical Screening for Applicants for Entrance into the Armed Forces | 04/10/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Compliance Plan Implementation Policy | This memorandum implements the Defense Health Agency's compliance plan. | 02/28/2002 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 02-001 | Policy Memorandum for Reserve Component Individual Medical Readiness Tracking | Policy Memorandum for Reserve Component Individual Medical Readiness Tracking | 02/22/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-002 | Policy Concerning Physical Examinations for Officer Applicants | Policy Concerning Physical Examinations for Officer Applicants | 02/15/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-003 | Policy Concerning TRICARE Enrollment Status for Beneficiaries Participating in Noncombatant Evacuation Operations | Policy Concerning TRICARE Enrollment Status for Beneficiaries Participating in Noncombatant Evacuation Operations | 02/11/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-004 | Policy for the Use of Potassium Iodide for Protection of U.S. Personnel and Family Members | Policy for the Use of Potassium Iodide for Protection of U.S. Personnel and Family Members. This revises policy 01-019 | 01/24/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 02-013 | Revised Interim Policy for the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program | Revised Interim Policy for the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program. This revises policy 98-018 | 01/14/2002 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-021 | Revised Policy for Implementation of Special Pay for Pharmacy Officers. This revises policy 01-010 | Revised Policy for Implementation of Special Pay for Pharmacy Officers. This revises policy 01-010 | 12/20/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-020 | Policy on the Use of Non-US Food and Drug Administration Licensed Blood Products | Policy on the Use of Non-US Food and Drug Administration Licensed Blood Products | 12/04/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-017 | Updated Policy for Pre and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples | Updated Policy for Pre and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples - This supercedes policy 99-002 | 10/25/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-018 | Policy on Prophylaxis and Treatment fPolicy on Prophylaxis and Treatment for Anthrax Exposures | Policy on Prophylaxis and Treatment fPolicy on Prophylaxis and Treatment for Anthrax Exposures | 10/19/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Joint Publication | 3-07.6 | Foreign Humanitarian Assistance Joint Publication 3-07.6 | Foreign Humanitarian Assistance Joint Publication 3-07.6 | 08/15/2001 | DoD, Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy |
| Memorandum | 01-023 | Policy for FY02 Dental Officer Multiyear Retention Bonus (DOMRB) Pay Plan | Policy for FY02 Dental Officer Multiyear Retention Bonus (DOMRB) Pay Plan | 08/15/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-022 | DOD Policy on Blood Donor Deferral Criteria for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | DOD Policy on Blood Donor Deferral Criteria for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease | 08/09/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-024 | Policy for West Nile Virus Surveillance for Military Commands and Installations | Policy for West Nile Virus Surveillance for Military Commands and Installations | 07/10/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Slowdown of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program | Slowdown of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) | 06/08/2001 | Coast Guard | |
| Memorandum | 01-014 | Policy for Military Health System Operating Systems | Policy for Military Health System Operating Systems | 06/04/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-016 | Policy for Psychological Autopsies | Policy for Psychological Autopsies | 06/04/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-013 | Policy for Needlestick Safety for Health Care Workers | Policy for Needlestick Safety for Health Care Workers | 06/04/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-011 | Policy for Health Professions Loan Repayment Program Increase for FY2002 | Policy for Health Professions Loan Repayment Program Increase for FY2002 | 05/08/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 01-025 | Reserve Forces Periodic Dental Examination | Reserve Forces Periodic Dental Examination | 02/05/2001 | Health Affairs |
| Federal Regulation | HHS Preamble to Final HIPAA Privacy Rule, 65 Fed. Reg. 82462 | The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Preamble to Final HIPAA Privacy Rule includes standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information (see pages 82704-05). | 12/28/2000 | ||
| Guideline | OMB Circular No. A-130 Revised, Transmittal Memorandum No. 4 | OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources | This Circular (Transmittal Memorandum No. 4) establishes policy for the management of Federal information resources. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) includes procedural and analytic guidelines for implementing specific aspects of these policies as appendices. | 11/28/2000 | OMB |
| Memorandum | 00-009 | DOD Participation in the Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank | DOD Participation in the Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank | 10/31/2000 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 00-008 | Policy on Processing & Reporting Official Foreign Visits and Assignments | Policy on Processing & Reporting Official Foreign Visits and Assignments | 10/20/2000 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Preparation for Influenza Vaccine Shortage - 2000/2001 Influenza Season | Preparation for Influenza Vaccine Shortage - 2000/2001 Influenza Season | 09/21/2000 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 00-007 | Policy for Department of Defense Veterinary Service | Policy for Department of Defense Veterinary Service | 09/14/2000 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | Debt Collection Assistance Officer Program to Assist Service Members with TRICARE Claims Collection Problems Memorandum | Debt Collection Assistance Officer Program to Assist Service Members with TRICARE Claims Collection Problems Memorandum | 06/27/2000 | Army, Navy, Air Force, DoD | |
| Memorandum | 00-005 | Policy for Standardized Appointment Types | Policy for Standardized Appointment Types | 05/25/2000 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 00-004 | Use of Heatlh Care Facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs under TRICARE and the Supplemental Health Care Program | Use of Heatlh Care Facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs under TRICARE and the Supplemental Health Care Program | 05/16/2000 | Health Affairs |
| Instruction | DODI 6205.4 | Immunization of Other Than U.S. Forces for Biological Warfare Defense | This Instruction implements policy, assigns responsibilities and prescribes procedures in accordance with reference (a) against validated biological warfare threats. | 04/14/2000 | DoD |
| Memorandum | Drug Enforcement Administration Numbers for DOD Providers | As the availability of DOD pharmacy services to beneficiaries has expanded beyond the MTF in recent years to include the use of mail-order and commercial pharmacies, it has become increasingly important to be able to identify individual providers by a unique number. | 04/07/2000 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 00-003 | HA Policy on Vision Corrections Via Laser Surgery For Non-Active Duty Beneficiaries | HA Policy on Vision Corrections Via Laser Surgery For Non-Active Duty Beneficiaries | 04/07/2000 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 00-002 | Policy on Adherence to the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Schedule and Medical Exemptions to Anthrax Vaccination | Policy on Adherence to the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Schedule and Medical Exemptions to Anthrax Vaccination | 03/10/2000 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-003 | Policy Memorandum - Physical Examinations for ROTC Applicants | Policy Memorandum - Physical Examinations for ROTC Applicants | 12/18/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-000 | Policy for Dispensing Prescriptions in Outpatient Military Pharmacies | This policy is superceded by policy 04-032. Policy for Dispensing Prescriptions in Outpatient Military Pharmacies. (This policy supercedes HA Policy 97-042) | 12/08/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-033 | Individual Assignments to Primary Care Managers by Name | Individual Assignments to Primary Care Managers by Name | 12/03/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-032 | Policy Memorandum: Expanded Interagency Agreement between the DoD and National Cancer Institute for Partnership in Clinical Trials for Cancer Prevention and Treatment | Policy Memorandum: Expanded Interagency Agreement between the DoD and National Cancer Institute for Partnership in Clinical Trials for Cancer Prevention and Treatment | 11/23/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-034 | Policy for the Use of Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine | Policy for the Use of Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine | 11/22/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-030 | Policy for the Use of Lyme Disease Vaccine | Policy for the Use of Lyme Disease Vaccine | 10/28/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-029 | Policy for the Use of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine | Policy for the Use of Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine | 10/22/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-031 | Policy for Reporting Adverse Events Associated with the Anthrax Vaccine | Policy for Reporting Adverse Events Associated with the Anthrax Vaccine | 10/15/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-004 | Policy for Fiscal Year 1999 Dental Officer Multi-year Retention Bonus Pay Rates | Policy for Fiscal Year 1999 Dental Officer Multi-year Retention Bonus Pay Rates. (This policy is supplemented by memo signed by Dr. Bailey, dated Sept. 24, 1999) | 10/13/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-002 | Policy for Pre and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples | Policy for Pre and Post-Deployment Health Assessments and Blood Samples - This policy is superceded by policy 01-017 | 10/06/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-028 | Establishment of DOD Centers for Deployment Health | Establishment of DOD Centers for Deployment Health | 09/30/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-026 | Policy for Scholarship Allocations Under the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program | Policy for Scholarship Allocations Under the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program | 09/24/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-024 | Policy for Fiscal Year 2000 Dental Officer Multi-year Retention Bonus Pay Plan | Policy for Fiscal Year 2000 Dental Officer Multi-year Retention Bonus Pay Plan | 08/19/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-014 | Policy for Military Health System Office Automation. Military Health System Office Automation Standards. | Policy for Military Health System Office Automation. Military Health System Office Automation Standards. | 08/12/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-025 | Fiscal Year 2000 Medical Officer Special Pay Plan | Fiscal Year 2000 Medical Officer Special Pay Plan | 08/08/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-021 | DOD Pharmacy Year 2000 (Y2K) Transition Policy | DOD Pharmacy Year 2000 (Y2K) Transition Policy | 06/28/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-020 | Military Unique Training in DOD-Sponsored Graduate Medical Education Programs | Military Unique Training in DOD-Sponsored Graduate Medical Education Programs | 06/28/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-019 | Policy for Increase in the Annual Amount Paid Under the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) | Policy for Increase in the Annual Amount Paid Under the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) | 06/17/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-017 | Interim Policy Guidance for HEAR Program | Interim Policy Guidance for HEAR Program | 06/17/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-016 | Screening & Treatment Policy for Hepatitis C Virus. Report to Congress - Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among U.S. Military Personnel: An Assessment Of Risks and Screening Strategies. | Screening & Treatment Policy for Hepatitis C Virus. Report to Congress - Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among U.S. Military Personnel: An Assessment Of Risks and Screening Strategies. | 06/16/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-015 | Provider Identification Numbers for Pharmacy | Provider Identification Numbers for Pharmacy | 05/14/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-023 | Policy for Inclusion of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Facilities TRICARE Network Providers | Policy for Inclusion of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Facilities TRICARE Network Providers | 05/14/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-013 | Policy for Stipend and Grant Increases for the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs | Policy for Stipend and Grant Increases for the F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Programs | 04/30/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-012 | Revised Interim Policy for the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program | Revised Interim Policy for the Health Professions Loan Repayment Program | 03/01/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-010 | Policy for Data Quality Improvement for Military Health System Financial Systems | Policy for Data Quality Improvement for Military Health System Financial Systems | 02/26/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-011 | Policy Memorandum - Support to the FY 1999 DOD Breast Cancer Prevention, Education and Diagnosis Initiative | Policy Memorandum - Support to the FY 1999 DOD Breast Cancer Prevention, Education and Diagnosis Initiative | 02/22/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-009 | Policy Memorandum - Mammography Screening for Active Duty Women | Policy Memorandum - Mammography Screening for Active Duty Women | 02/09/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 99-008 | Policy for DoD Global, Laboratory-Based Influenza Surveillance | Policy for DoD Global, Laboratory-Based Influenza Surveillance | 02/03/1999 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-005 | Implementation Policy for the Dental Officer Multiyear Retention Bonus | Implementation Policy for the Dental Officer Multiyear Retention Bonus | 12/30/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Joint Publication | MCM-251-98 | Joint Staff Memorandum for Deployment Health Surveillance and Readiness | Effective Feb. 1, 1999, the uniform and stardardized health surveillance and readiness procedures described in this memorandum will be adhered to for all deployments. | 12/04/1998 | DoD |
| Memorandum | 99-006 | Policy for National Surveillance for Birth Defects Among Department of Defense Health Care Beneficiaries | Policy for National Surveillance for Birth Defects Among Department of Defense Health Care Beneficiaries | 11/17/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | Reportable Disease Database | Reportable Disease Database | 11/09/1998 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 99-005 | Medical Support for the DOD Education Activity Interscholastic Athletic Program | Medical Support for the DOD Education Activity Interscholastic Athletic Program | 10/14/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-045 | Policy for Deviation from Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Schedule | Policy for Deviation from Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Schedule | 09/11/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-046 | Policy for Transition to the SAIC Mental Health Utilization Review Criteria | Policy for Transition to the SAIC Mental Health Utilization Review Criteria | 09/11/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Guideline | TriService Reportable Events Document | TriService Reportable Events Document | 08/17/1998 | Health Affairs | |
| Guideline | Clarification of Current Policy on Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction - Hepatitis C Virus | Clarification of Current Policy on Physical Standards for Appointment, Enlistment, and Induction - Hepatitis C Virus | 08/17/1998 | Health Affairs | |
| Memorandum | 98-041 | Fiscal Year 1999 Medical Officer Special Pay Plan | Fiscal Year 1999 Medical Officer Special Pay Plan | 08/14/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-040 | Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation of Patients Requesting Sildenafil, (Viagra) | Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation of Patients Requesting Sildenafil, (Viagra). 98-040 was rescinded | 07/27/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-038 | Policy for MHS Video Teleconference Standards | Policy for MHS Video Teleconference Standards | 07/27/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-037 | Policy for Fiscal Year 1998 Dental Officer Multiyear Retention Bonus Pay Plan | Policy for Fiscal Year 1998 Dental Officer Multiyear Retention Bonus Pay Plan | 05/19/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | OMB Memorandum 99-05, Attachment B | Privacy and Personal Information in Federal Records | The OMB Memorandum 99-05, Attachment B, provides instructions for complying with the President’s Memorandum of May 14, 1998, "Privacy and Personal Information in Federal Records." | 05/14/1998 | White House |
| Memorandum | 98-033 | Policy Memorandum: Improving Patient Participation in Treatment Decisions in the Military Health System (MHS) | Policy Memorandum: Improving Patient Participation in Treatment Decisions in the Military Health System (MHS) | 04/27/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-027 | Policy to Put Prevention into Practice | Policy to Put Prevention into Practice | 03/31/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-026 | Policy Guidance for Civilians Seeking Evaluation/Treatment for Gulf War Illnesses | Policy Guidance for Civilians Seeking Evaluation/Treatment for Gulf War Illnesses | 03/27/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-030 | Military Health System Commercial Activities Program Policy | Military Health System Commercial Activities Program Policy | 03/23/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-024 | Policy on Issue and Use of the Antibiotic Ciprofloxacin for the Post-Exposure Treatment of Anthrax | Policy on Issue and Use of the Antibiotic Ciprofloxacin for the Post-Exposure Treatment of Anthrax | 03/05/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-023 | Policy on Use and Interchangeability of Licensed Adult Hepatitis A Vaccines | Policy on Use and Interchangeability of Licensed Adult Hepatitis A Vaccines | 02/27/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-021 | Policies on Uniformity of Dental Classification System, Frequency of Periodic Dental Examinations, Active Duty Overseas Screening, and Dental Deployment Standards | Policies on Uniformity of Dental Classification System, Frequency of Periodic Dental Examinations, Active Duty Overseas Screening, and Dental Deployment Standards | 02/19/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-019 | Policy on the Appropriate Resourcing for Health and Fitness Programs | Policy on the Appropriate Resourcing for Health and Fitness Programs. *This policy has been rescinded | 02/11/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-015 | Policy for Provider Directories | Policy for Provider Directories | 02/03/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-016 | Policy for Medical Treatment Facility Report Cards | Policy for Medical Treatment Facility Report Cards | 02/03/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-014 | Policy for Hospitality Training within the Military Health System | Policy for Hospitality Training within the MHS | 02/02/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-012 | Policy for Promoting the Routine Use of a Vitamin Supplement as Part of the MHS Prevention Program | Policy for Promoting the Routine Use of a Vitamin Supplement as Part of the MHS Prevention Program | 01/23/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-013 | Policy for Regional Triservice Medical Logistics Support Programs | Policy for Regional Triservice Medical Logistics Support Programs | 01/23/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-011 | Policy for Executive Committee Coordination | Policy for Executive Committee Coordination | 01/21/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-010 | Policy for Improving Access and Quality in the Military Health System | Policy for Improving Access and Quality in the Military Health System | 01/08/1998 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-006 | Implementation of Supplemental Care Program Policy Changes | Implementation of Supplemental Care Program Policy Changes | 12/31/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-028 | Policy for Simplifying Enrollment for Active Duty Families | Policy for Simplifying Enrollment for Active Duty Families | 12/19/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-029 | Policy for Supplemental Care Payments for CCEP Participants | Policy for Supplemental Care Payments for CCEP Participants | 12/15/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-009 | Revised Dental Officer Special Pay Rates | Revised Dental Officer Special Pay Rates | 12/11/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-004 | Alternatives to Active Duty Obligations for Participants of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program and Financial Assistance Program, and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) | Alternatives to Active Duty Obligations for Participants of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program and Financial Assistance Program (FAP), and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | 12/09/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 98-002 | MHSS Information Technology Leasing Policy | MHSS Information Technology Leasing Policy | 11/12/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-064 | Policy for Military Health Services System Office Automation | Policy for Military Health Services System Office Automation. This policy is superseded by 2000 Guidance. | 08/25/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-065 | Policy on Active Duty member Requests for Non-Emergency Dental Services From Civilian Providers | Policy on Active Duty member Requests for Non-Emergency Dental Services From Civilian Providers | 08/25/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Understanding | U.S. Army MEDCOM and VA Partering Initiative | This agreement between the United States Army Medical Command (USAMEDCOM) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) establishes a partnering initiative to seek and obtain increased efficiencies through joint acquisitions and materiel management actions. The agreement initially focuses on four major areas: joint procurements. readiness support, automation, integration, and technical exchange/sharing programs. It outlines procedural requirements and commitments, along with establishing expected benefits and quality indicators of success. Additional areas will be identified as the Memorandum of Understanding is implemented. | 08/21/1997 | Army, VA | |
| Memorandum | 97-062 | Policy Memorandum on Establishment of TRICARE Outpatient Clinics | Policy Memorandum on Establishment of TRICARE Outpatient Clinics | 08/20/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-061 | Policy on Reporting Dental Workload and Diagnostic Data | Policy on Reporting Dental Workload and Diagnostic Data | 08/14/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-060 | Policy for MHSS AIS Performance Standards | Policy for MHSS AIS Performance Standards | 08/12/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-059 | Policy on Conducting Pharmacy Price Analysis | Policy on Conducting Pharmacy Price Analysis | 08/08/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-058 | Policy for Active Duty Claims Processing at Overseas Locations | Policy for Active Duty Claims Processing at Overseas Locations | 07/16/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-057 | Policy for Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting SystemEligibility Checking Requirement | Policy for Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System Eligibility Checking Requirement | 07/11/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-055 | Clinical Reengineering: Policy for Medical Nutrition Therapy in Direct Care Clinical Practice | Clinical Reengineering: Policy for Medical Nutrition Therapy in Direct Care Clinical Practice | 06/20/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-054 | Policy for the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 | Policy for the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 | 06/18/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-056 | Policy Clarification Letter - Long-Haul and Regional Telecommunications Systems and Services for the Department of Defense | Policy Clarification Letter - Long-Haul and Regional Telecommunications Systems and Services for the Department of Defense | 06/16/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-053 | Policy on Changes in Services Provided at Medical and Dental Treatment Facilities | Policy on Changes in Services Provided at Medical and Dental Treatment Facilities | 06/16/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-051 | Policy For The Procurement Of High Cost Medical Equipment | This memo delegates approval authority for the procurement of high cost medical equipment to the Surgeon General of the Military Service desiring to purchase the equipment. | 05/19/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-049 | Clinical Reengineering: Policy for Documentation of Health Care Information Line Telephone Calls by TRICARE Prime Enrollees | This memorandum establishes policy for documentation in medical records of TRICARE Prime enrollees who call the Health Care Information Line and are directed to seek medical care. | 05/13/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-048 | Specialized Treatment Services Reconciliation Policy | This memorandum applies to the reconciliation of payments to military treatment facilities holding STS designation under the provisions of the referenced memorandum. The purpose of the reconciliation policy is to provide a framework to identify the source of funds and apply a consistent resource allocation process in response to shifting workload patterns that result from the STS initiative. | 05/13/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-050 | Combat Trauma Surgery | The attached Combat Trauma Surgery Committee report was approved by each of your offices. Within this process, two noteworthy comments were presented; the Navy identified the need to identify a mechanism for record keeping and the OASD was concerned with the lack of inclusion of reference to the Reserve Components. | 05/13/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-044 | Detailed Policy Guidance for Joint Awards | This memo provides vurrent policies and procedures for processing joint awards. | 04/15/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-042 | Current Policy for Dispensing Prescriptions in Military Pharmacies | This policy is superceded by HA Policy dated 8 Dec. 8, 1999. | 04/05/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-040 | Defense Health Program Resource Reduction Policy | Defense Health Program Resource Reduction Policy | 03/17/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-039 | Policy for the MHSS Information Management/Information Technology Benefits Management Program | Policy for the MHSS Information Management/Information Technology Benefits Management Program | 03/14/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-036 | Policy for TRICARE Criminal History Background Checks | Policy for TRICARE Criminal History Background Checks | 03/12/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-037 | Revised Policy for Non-physician Health Care Provider Board Certified Pay | Revised Policy for Non-physician Health Care Provider Board Certified Pay | 03/12/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-035 | Policy for Billing Occupational Health or Workers' Compensation Cases for Department of Defense Employees in Military Treatment Facilities | Policy for Billing Occupational Health or Workers' Compensation Cases for Department of Defense Employees in Military Treatment Facilities | 03/05/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-033 | Policy For External Peer Review For Defense Health Program Extramural Medical Research Involving Human Subjects | Policy For External Peer Review For Defense Health Program Extramural Medical Research Involving Human Subjects | 03/03/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-031 | Policy for Supplemental Care Payments for Active Duty Members | This policy has been rescinded. | 02/27/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-030 | Policy for Privatizing Billing and Collecting in Military Treatment Facilities | This policy recognizes that we need to utilize scarce active duty and DOD civilian resources in our core patient care competencies. | 02/13/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-029 | Policy Memorandum on TRICARE Substance Abuse Treatment | This memorandum issues interim policies, procedures, and responsibilities regarding the provision of substance abuse treatment in the Department of Defense under 10 U.S.C. 1090 and other provisions of reference (a) pending revision of reference (b). | 02/13/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-028 | Policy for Military Treatment Facility Hours of Operation | This memorandum publishes the hours of operation at military treatment facilities | 02/07/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-026 | Revised Policy for Non-physician Health Care Provider Board Certified Pay for Nurse Corp Officers | The purpose of this memorandum is to revise Health Affairs Policy 96-047, "Implementation of Board Certified Pay for Nurse Corps Officers," dated May 30, 1996. | 01/22/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-025 | Policy for Billing and Collecting for Ambulatory Procedure Visits in Medical Treatment Facilities | This memorandum explains our Ambulatory Procedure Visits billing policy. | 01/22/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-024 | Military Health Services System Configuration Management Integration Plan | The attached Configuration Management Integration Plan establishes the methodology which will be used to manage functional changes that are shared across the Military Health Services System Information Management/Information Technology Program. | 01/10/1997 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-022 | Policy for Delegation Authority for Joint Awards | The attached memo authorizes Lead Agents to approve joint awards | 12/30/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-020 | Policy for Standardization of Dental Classifications | This policy memorandum establishes policy on Dental Classifications for the DoD. | 12/19/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-019 | Off-Duty Employment by DOD Dental Care Providers | This is to clarify DOD policy that there is no conflict of interest with active duty military dentists "moonlighting" in the civilian sector as long as DOD requirements concerning off-duty employment by DOD health care practitioners (including Department of Defense Directive 6025.7) and applicable Service regulations are met. | 12/10/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-034 | FY 97 Breast Cancer Education, Diagnosis, and Prevention Program | This memo discusses the policy for the Breast Cancer Education, Diagnosis, and Prevention Program | 12/09/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-017 | Policy for Post-Deployment Mental Health Screening in the Bosnian Theater | This memo describes a change in procedure for medical surveillance of U.S. forces deploying to Bosnia. | 11/25/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-018 | Sickle Cell Policy | This memo describes how the use of Hemoglobin S testing for SCT should not be mandated for military accessions. | 11/22/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-016 | Funding Policy for the Proposed Medicare Simulation Project | This memo describes the Funding Policy for the Proposed Medicare Simulation Project | 11/19/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-015 | Policy for Issuance of Nonavailability Statements by Medical Treatment Facilities | This memo describest the policy for Issuance of Nonavailability Statements by Medical Treatment Facilities | 11/19/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-012 | Policy for Surveys within the Military Health Services System | This memo describes the policy for Surveys within the Military Health Services System | 11/18/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-014 | Policy for Resource Sharing and Resource Support | This memo describes the policy for Resource Sharing and Resource Support | 11/18/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-013 | Policy for Customer Satisfaction Survey | This memo describes the new Customer Satisfaction Survey | 11/18/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-011 | Clinical Reengineering Policy for Asthma | This memo discusses findings from recent studies about asthma treatment | 11/13/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-010 | Policy for Implementing Instructions for Early Destruction of Individual Remains Identification Reference Specimen Samples | This policy superceded by DoD 5154.24. | 11/04/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-009 | Policy for Official TRICARE Marketing Products | This memo explains the policy for official TRICARE Marketing Products | 10/31/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-008 | Policy for Special Pay for Dental Officers | The attached policy guidance for dental officer special pay is established in accordance with section 615 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 and title 37, United States Code, section 302b. | 10/28/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-006 | Hepatitis B Immunization Policy for Department of Defense Medical and Dental Personnel | This memorandum prescribes interim policy for hepatitis B immunization of medical and dental personnel, pending issuance of a revision of Department of Defense Instruction 6205.2, Immunization Requirements, dated Oct. 9, 1986. | 10/23/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum | 97-003 | Policy for TRICARE Health Enrollment Assessment Review Survey | This memorandum establishes the HEAR as the TRICARE health assessment survey instrument. Please ensure that this is implemented no later than Jan. 1, 1997. | 10/11/1996 | Health Affairs |
| Federal Regulation | 110 STAT. 1936 | Public Law 104-191 | The purpose of this document is to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes. | 08/21/1996 | |
| Instruction | 6025.5 | Personal Services Contracts for Health Care Providers | This Instruction reissues this issuance to update the policy, responsibilities, and procedures for implementing the authority for PSCs for HCPs. | 01/06/1995 | DoD |
| Memorandum of Instruction | HA 94-003 | Concerning Procedures for Conducting An Autopsy | This Memorandum of Instruction establishes policy for about procedures for conducting an autopsy | 05/27/1994 | Health Affairs |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Health Resources Sharing for Joint Venture Construction | This MOU establishes procedures to be used by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to plan, program, and execute joint venture construction projects for health care facilities. | 09/27/1992 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Medical Information Resource Sharing | This MOU is intended to encourage sharing by establishing a structured forum to jointly consider and implement medical information resources management and information sharing interagency agreements between the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration (VA) in the areas of data exchange/sharing, system architecture/planning, technology/innovation evaluation, system interoperability, and data communications. | 11/28/1988 | DoD, VA | |
| Memorandum of Understanding | Referral of Active Duty Patients to VA Medical Facilities | This MOU is intended to establish reimbursement procedures for active duty military treated at VA medical facilities when their treatment is not otherwise governed by procedures established in a local agreement. | 06/10/1986 | DoD, VA |
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