Defense-wide Policy on Combat Trauma Casualty Hypothermia Prevention and Treatment

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.

Policy Guidance for Medical Deferral Pending Deployment to Theaters of Operation

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.

Waiver of Limitation on Preventive Eye Examinations for TRICARE Prime Enrollees Affected by the Hurricane Disasters

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

Comprehensive pandemic influenza policy for use in the development of Combatant Command and Installation-level pandemic influenza plans.

Policy for Release of Tamiflu® (Oseltamivir) Antiviral Stockpile During an Influenza Pandemic

Policy Guidance for Medical Deferral Pending Deployment to Theaters of Operation

Policy for the Use of Influenza Vaccine for 2005-2006 Influenza Season

Policy Memorandum for Name Change of the DoD Automated Health Assessment Tool from HEAR to HART

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 ...

Training for Health Care Providers in Detainee Operations

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 ...

Policy for Scholarship Allocations under the F. Edward Hèbert Armed Forces Health Protection Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program (AFHPSP/FAP)