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Late and Loose Flowing (LLFs)

Date of Publication:

11/16/2015

Definition:

Documents that are discovered unattached to a medical record folder (orphaned or loose flowing) or that are received or discovered after a record has been archived (late). Generally applied to documents pertaining to an Service treatment record (STR) and discovered in an MTF after the STR has been archived or sent away.

Source of Definition:

DoD Instruction 6040.45: DoD Health Record Life Cycle Management

Last Updated: December 05, 2018
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