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Fact Sheet
Nov 26, 2024

HPD Fit Test Fact Sheet

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Hearing protector fit testing is a procedure used to quantitively measure the amount of noise reduction a specific hearing protector is providing a user. Fit testing measures the personal attenuation rating (PAR) specific to each individual ear and hearing protector. The PAR is a real-world measurement of the overall attenuation the hearing protector ...

Fact Sheet
Oct 17, 2024

Info Paper Sending and Receiving PHI by Facsimile

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The Department of Defense Manual DoDM 6025.18, Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule in DoD Health Care Programs, requires that DoD covered entities have in place reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of PHI.

Publication
Jul 2, 2024

Sending and Receiving PHI By Facsimile

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The Department of Defense Manual DoDM 6025.18, Implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule in DoD Health Care Programs, requires that DoD covered entities have in place reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the privacy of PHI. The Health Insurance Portability and ...

Fact Sheet
Jan 9, 2024

Hearing Protector Fit-Testing Requirement in the Department of Defense

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Significant updates to the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6055.12 “Hearing Conservation Program” are expected to be published in April 2023. The significant change is a new requirement for initial hearing protector fit-testing to be conducted for all DOD personnel who have documented noise exposure greater than or equal to 95 dBA 8-hour time ...

Policy
Nov 22, 2023

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 ...

  • Identification #: 6055.12
  • Type: Instruction
Glossary Term
Jul 26, 2023

Potentially Compensable Event

Any PS event that both reaches the patient (i.e., adverse events and no-harm events) and has an HRM assessment that determines that the event is likely to present a possible financial loss to the Federal Government. All DOD RE are PCEs. All events that trigger a PCE will also be referred to the PS manager to ensure capture in the joint PS reporting system...

Glossary Term
Feb 24, 2023

Designated Representative

A person designated to make DES decisions for the service member. This could be a court-appointed guardian or a representative in accordance with DoDM 6025.18.

Glossary Term
Nov 10, 2022

Personal Representative

A person designated to make DES decisions for the Service member. This could be a court-appointed guardian or a representative in accordance with DoDI 6025.18.

Policy
Jul 13, 2022

Instruction: #DODI 6025.19, Individual Medical Readiness Program

This issuance implements requirements in Sections 1074a, 10149, and 10206 of Title 10, United States Code; establishes policy, assigns responsibility, and provides procedures for individual medical readiness; establishes a total force medical readiness goal of 90 percent or higher for each Military Service and DOD Component and establishes a partially ...

  • Identification #: DODI 6025.19
  • Type: Instruction
Congressional Testimony
Feb 19, 2021

DOD Instruction 6055.12: Hearing Conservation Program

.PDF | 223.26 KB

In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive (DODD) 5134.01 and the April 10, 2019 Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, this issuance: •Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for administering an HCP to prevent hearing loss resulting from occupational and operational illness and injury. •Establishes the DOD ...

Glossary Term
Feb 7, 2020

Privileged Health Care Provider

A health care professional who, in accordance with the regulations of a military department or the DHA, is granted clinical practice privileges to provide health care services in a military hospital or clinic, in accordance with DHA Procedures Manual 6025.13. Privileged providers include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certain o...

Publication
Jan 15, 2020

CQM Staff Briefing

.PDF | 2.40 MB

A briefing for staff to utilize in implementing DHA-PM 6025.13

Publication
Jan 13, 2020

CQM Overview Infographic

.PDF | 177.96 KB

An infographic providing an overview of DHA-PM 6025.13

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