Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/12/2020
The joint DoD-VA process by which DoD determines whether ill or injured Service members are fit for continued service and DoD and VA determine appropriate benefits for Service members who are separated or retired for disability.
Source of Definition
DTM 20-001 Policy Revisions for the Disability Evaluation System
Related Glossary Terms
Integrated Disability Evaluation System | Integrated Disability Evaluation System | Integrated Disability Evaluation System | Integrated Disability Evaluation System
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/12/2020
A DoD-only disability evaluation mechanism to assess ill or injured Service members’ fitness for continued military service and, if unfit, the appropriate disability disposition. Service members processed through the LDES must be ...
Source of Definition
DTM 20-001 Policy Revisions for the Disability Evaluation System
Related Glossary Terms
Legacy Disability Evaluation System | Legacy Disability Evaluation System
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/12/2020
A briefing that establishes Service member expectations, prepares Service members for each stage of the DES process, and informs Service members of what is expected of them during the DES process.
Source of Definition
DTM 20-001 Policy Revisions for the Disability Evaluation System
Related Glossary Terms
Multi Disciplinary Briefing
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
Specific abilities required by medical personnel that are essential to the success of the medical mission during deployed operations.
Source of Definition
DoDI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Wartime Medical Skills
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
Applied to medical personnel, this includes all of the clinical and nonclinical individual and team requirements necessary to accomplish the deployed mission.
Source of Definition
DoDI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Medical Readiness
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
Service personnel who are authorized to perform health care functions. This includes members of the Active and Reserve Components.
Source of Definition
DoDI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Military Health Care Provider
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
Medical care provided to Service members and beneficiaries from healthcare facilities and medical support organizations owned by the DoD.
Source of Definition
DoDI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Direct Care
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
Relocated from a person’s regular, fixed duty location to a temporary duty location that is in support of a DoD-supported operation.
Source of Definition
DoDI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Deployed | Deployed
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
Persons authorized to receive care in accordance with Chapter 55 of Title 10, United States Code, who are not currently a member of the Military Services (any component). This includes family members of active duty military personnel, ...
Source of Definition
DODI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Non Military Patients
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
Clinical practice that is relevant to a provider or provider team’s ability to perform their assigned deployed role. This would include MTF-based practice as well as clinical experience gained through partnerships. Also ...
Source of Definition
DoDI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Clinical Readiness
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
Possession of the appropriate KSAs required to perform duties of a Service member’s assigned specialty in a deployed or operational setting.
Source of Definition
DoDI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Expeditionary Readiness
Glossary Term
Date of Publication
2/7/2020
A health care professional who, in accordance with the regulations of care provider a Military Department or the DHA, is granted clinical practice privileges to provide health care services in a MTF, in accordance with DHA Procedures Manual ...
Source of Definition
DoDI 6000.19 Military Medical Treatment Facility Support of Medical Readiness Skills of Health Care Providers
Related Glossary Terms
Privileged Health Care Provider | Privileged Healthcare Provider