Policy Memorandum: 2024 Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Retired Reserve, TRICARE Young Adult, and the Continued Health Care Benefit Program

This policy memorandum establishes the 2024 premium rates for TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Retired Reserve, TRICARE Young Adult, and the Continued Health Care Benefit Program.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 9/28/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Rates and Reimbursement | TRICARE Health Plan

Alternative Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management Policy

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 9/19/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act Policy

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 9/19/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Policy

It is DHA policy to ensure that no applicant for employment or employee of the DHA is denied equal opportunity because of race; color; religion; sex, (including pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender expression, gender identity, or transgender status); national origin; sexual orientation; age; physical/mental disability; protected genetic information; status as a parent; marital or military status; political affiliation; reprisal for opposing discrimination, participation in the EEO process, or any other non-merit-based factor.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 9/19/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

DOD Instruction 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.

• Identification #: DOD Instruction 6490.08
• Date: 9/6/2023
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System

This Instruction reissues DOD Directive 6025.13 (Reference (a)) as a DOD Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (b)), and establishes DOD policy on issues related to MQA programs and clinical quality management activities.

• Identification #: DoD Instruction Number 6025.13
• Date: 7/26/2023
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

DHA Reportable Medical Event Memo

The reporting of important preventable medical events has long been a cornerstone of public health surveillance rooted in international and national regulations to prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 5/1/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

DODI 6205.02 DOD Immunization Program

Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures to establish a uniform DoD immunization program, in accordance with the authority in DoDD 6200.04 and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1010.10.

• Identification #: DODI 6205.02
• Date: 2/27/2023
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: Immunization Healthcare Division

DoDM 1332.18, Volume 1: Disability Evaluation System Manual: General Information and Legacy Disability Evaluation System Time Standards

This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. The purpose of the overall manual, in accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), is to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for the DES pursuant to DOD Instruction 1332.18 (Reference (b)).

• Identification #: DoDM 1332.18, Volume 1
• Date: 2/24/2023
• Type: Manual
• Topics: Warrior Care

OASD(HA) Memo Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccination

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Memorandum on the availability of Tick-Borne Encephalitis vaccine.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 1/11/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Tick-Borne Encephalitis

International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11)

ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (Version : 01/2023)

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 1/1/2023
• Type: N/A
• Topics: Transgender & Gender-Diverse Health Care Services

DOD Instruction 1300.28: In Service Transition for Transgender Service Members (Change 1)

In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02, this issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures regarding the process by which Service members may transition gender while serving; for changing a Service member’s gender marker in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System; and for medical care for Active Component and Reserve Component transgender Service members.

• Identification #: 1300.28
• Date: 12/20/2022
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)

This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for referral, evaluation, return to duty, separation, or retirement of Service members for disability

• Identification #: DoDI 1332.18
• Date: 11/10/2022
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: Warrior Care

Review of Policies to Eliminate Stigmatizing Language Related to Mental Health

This policy memo direct the heads of DOD Components to eliminate inaccurate, outdated, or inappropriate language that may contribute to mental health stigma in policy and guidance documents.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 11/7/2022
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

Memorandum: Implementation of Public Health Reform of the Military Health System

This memorandum directs implementation of the Military Health System (MHS) 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 (DHA) responsible for the operations of Public Health Centers and public health programs, further integrating the public health capabilities of the Armed Forces.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 10/31/2022
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

Policy Memorandum: 2024 Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Retired Reserve, TRICARE Young Adult, and the Continued Health Care Benefit Program

This policy memorandum establishes the 2024 premium rates for TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Retired Reserve, TRICARE Young Adult, and the Continued Health Care Benefit Program.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 9/28/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Rates and Reimbursement | TRICARE Health Plan

Alternative Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management Policy

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 9/19/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act Policy

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 9/19/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Policy

It is DHA policy to ensure that no applicant for employment or employee of the DHA is denied equal opportunity because of race; color; religion; sex, (including pregnancy, sex stereotyping, gender expression, gender identity, or transgender status); national origin; sexual orientation; age; physical/mental disability; protected genetic information; status as a parent; marital or military status; political affiliation; reprisal for opposing discrimination, participation in the EEO process, or any other non-merit-based factor.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 9/19/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

DOD Instruction 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.

• Identification #: DOD Instruction 6490.08
• Date: 9/6/2023
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

Medical Quality Assurance and Clinical Quality Management in the Military Health System

This Instruction reissues DOD Directive 6025.13 (Reference (a)) as a DOD Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (b)), and establishes DOD policy on issues related to MQA programs and clinical quality management activities.

• Identification #: DoD Instruction Number 6025.13
• Date: 7/26/2023
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

DHA Reportable Medical Event Memo

The reporting of important preventable medical events has long been a cornerstone of public health surveillance rooted in international and national regulations to prevent the introduction, transmission, and spread of communicable diseases.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 5/1/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

DODI 6205.02 DOD Immunization Program

Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures to establish a uniform DoD immunization program, in accordance with the authority in DoDD 6200.04 and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1010.10.

• Identification #: DODI 6205.02
• Date: 2/27/2023
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: Immunization Healthcare Division

DoDM 1332.18, Volume 1: Disability Evaluation System Manual: General Information and Legacy Disability Evaluation System Time Standards

This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. The purpose of the overall manual, in accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)), is to implement policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for the DES pursuant to DOD Instruction 1332.18 (Reference (b)).

• Identification #: DoDM 1332.18, Volume 1
• Date: 2/24/2023
• Type: Manual
• Topics: Warrior Care

OASD(HA) Memo Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccination

Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Memorandum on the availability of Tick-Borne Encephalitis vaccine.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 1/11/2023
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Tick-Borne Encephalitis

International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11)

ICD-11 for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics (Version : 01/2023)

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 1/1/2023
• Type: N/A
• Topics: Transgender & Gender-Diverse Health Care Services

DOD Instruction 1300.28: In Service Transition for Transgender Service Members (Change 1)

In accordance with the authority in DOD Directive 5124.02, this issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures regarding the process by which Service members may transition gender while serving; for changing a Service member’s gender marker in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System; and for medical care for Active Component and Reserve Component transgender Service members.

• Identification #: 1300.28
• Date: 12/20/2022
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

DoDI 1332.18: Disability Evaluation System (DES)

This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for referral, evaluation, return to duty, separation, or retirement of Service members for disability

• Identification #: DoDI 1332.18
• Date: 11/10/2022
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: Warrior Care

Review of Policies to Eliminate Stigmatizing Language Related to Mental Health

This policy memo direct the heads of DOD Components to eliminate inaccurate, outdated, or inappropriate language that may contribute to mental health stigma in policy and guidance documents.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 11/7/2022
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

Memorandum: Implementation of Public Health Reform of the Military Health System

This memorandum directs implementation of the Military Health System (MHS) 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 (DHA) responsible for the operations of Public Health Centers and public health programs, further integrating the public health capabilities of the Armed Forces.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 10/31/2022
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A