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Meeting References

Search for meeting agendas, minutes and other meeting references for future and past meetings (i.e. Defense Health Board, Beneficiary Advisory Panel, DoD P&T Committee, etc.)

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May 6, 2018

Military Department

One of the departments within the Department of Defense created by the National Security Act of 1947, which are the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.

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May 6, 2018

Gender Identity

An individual’s internal or personal sense of gender, which may or may not match the individual’s biological sex.

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May 6, 2018

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

An agency within the National Institutes of Health that provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.

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May 6, 2018

Existed Prior To Service

A term used to signify there is clear and unmistakable evidence that the disease or injury, or the underlying condition producing the disease or injury, existed prior to the individual's entry into military service.

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May 6, 2018

Induction

Transition from civilian to military status for a period of definite military obligation in accordance with Chapter 49 of Title 50, U.S.C. also known as the “Military Selective Service Act."

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May 6, 2018

Medical Waiver

A formal request to consider the suitability for service of an applicant who, because of current or past medical conditions, does not meet medical standards.  Upon the completion of a thorough review, the applicant may be considered for a waiver.  The applicant must have displayed sufficient mitigating circumstances/provided medical documentatio...

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May 6, 2018

Medical and Personnel Executive Steering Committee (MEDPERS)

Includes leaders from the medical and personnel communities to develop, discuss, and make decisions about common medical issues that require resolution.  The primary focus is the nexus of medical and personnel systems that impact the total force to include those seeking entry into the armed forces and those who must depart prior to completion of an e...

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May 6, 2018

504 Plan

The 504 Plan is a plan developed to ensure that a child who has a disability identified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and codified at Section 701 of Title 29, U.S.C. and is attending an elementary or secondary educational institution, receives accommodations that will ensure their academic success and access to the learnin...

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May 6, 2018

Accession

An enlistment, appointment, or induction that increases the incremental strength of the regular or reserve components of the military services. Personnel enlisted under the Delayed Entry Program are not involved in this category.

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May 6, 2018

Covered Personnel

Individuals who have been identified as HIV positive, are asymptomatic, and who have a clinically confirmed undetectable viral load.

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Mar 16, 2018

TCCC All Service Member (TCCC All Service Member)

Core Tactical Combat Casualty Care skill-level curriculum and training that is not based on occupation and that provides fundamental, life-saving trauma management skills used by all Service members and DOD-EC in the pre-hospital setting. The TCCC All Service Member course is designed for use in Service initial entry programs and for training the maj...

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Mar 16, 2018

Medical KSAs (Medical KSAs)

Criteria specifically designed for military personnel within their scope of practice to assist in measuring the state of the Ready Medical Force.

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Mar 16, 2018

TCCC Paramedic Provider (TCCC Paramedic Provider)

Tactical Combat Casualty Care skill-level curriculum and training developed for personnel whose expeditionary scope of practice requires training on advanced trauma management skills exceeding those taught in TCCC combat medic/hospital corpsman/aerospace medicine technician training. TCCC combat paramedic/provider represents the DOD’s most advanced ...

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