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A possible, suspected, or alleged violation of the law of war, for which there is credible information, or conduct during military operations other than war that would constitute a violation of the law of war if it occurred during an armed conflict.
DOD medical and dental programs, personnel, facilities, and other assets operating pursuant to chapter 55 of Title 10, by which the DOD provides health care services and support to the Military Services during the range of military operations. Health care services and support to members of the Military Services, their family members, and others entitled t...
Individuals who have received special training or education in a health-related field and who perform services in or for the DOD in that field. A health-related field may include administration, direct provision of patient care, or ancillary or other support services.
Health care personnel include, but or not limited to, individuals licensed, ce...
Any individual captured by, or transferred to the custody or control of, DoD personnel pursuant to the law of war. This does not include persons being held solely for law enforcement purposes, except where the United States is the occupying power. Detainees who are U.S. citizens or U.S. resident aliens will continue to enjoy all applicable rig...
Any member of the Armed Forces, civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or personal services contract employee under Title 10, United States Code, Section 1091 authorized by the Department of Defense to perform health care functions.
The systematic process of using interrogation approaches to question a captured or detained person to obtain reliable information to satisfy foreign intelligence collection requirements.
An individual located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of Oct. 1, 2009, who: Is not a national of the United States (as defined in Section 1101(a)(22) of Title 8, United States Code) or a member of the Military Services; and Is in the custody of or under DOD control or otherwise detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo B...
Evaluation and treatment that is accepted by medical experts and reflected in peer-reviewed medical literature as the appropriate medical approach for a condition, symptoms, illness, or disease and that is widely used by health care professionals.
Physical and mental health care.
Designated Active and Reserve Component military personnel, including the National Guard, U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and USCG; non-military persons under military jurisdiction; selected federal employees; eligible DOD civilian employees and DOD contractor personnel, as specified by operational use guidance and subject to applicable civilian...
All paid and unpaid persons working in health care settings who have the potential for exposure to patients or to infectious materials including body substances, contaminated medical supplies and equipment, contaminated environmental surfaces, or contaminated air.
HCP include both persons who provide direct or indirect care to patients and those not direc...
The process by which a person becomes protected or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine.
A single, uniform program, administered by the DHA, that the DOD Components will use to provide educational, public health, and clinical services to deliver and assess the effect of immunizations for eligible beneficiaries.
This program includes immunizations to protect the total force and other eligible beneficiaries against both naturally occurring dise...
The organizations, units, and individuals that comprise DOD resources for implementing the National Security Strategy. It includes DOD Active and Reserve Component military personnel, military retired members, DOD civilian personnel (including foreign national direct- and indirect-hire, as well as non-appropriated fund employees), contractor personnel, an...
Collectively refers to noncombatant, non-uniformed U.S. citizens, as well as other select non-U.S. citizens. The specific categories of OTUSF covered by this issuance are defined in Paragraph 3.2.
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