Military Health System

U.S. Army Special Operations Command Supplement 1 to Immunizations and Chemoprophylaxis for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 6/16/2022
• Type: Guidelines
• Topics: Japanese Encephalitis | Vaccine Recommendations by AOR

DHA-IPM 20-004: Department of Defense (DOD) Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Implementation

Establishes the Defense Health Agency’s procedures to implement instructions, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the DHA’s implementation of the DOD’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program.

• Identification #: DHA-IPM 20-004
• Date: 6/16/2022
• Type: DHA Interim Procedures Memorandum
• Topics: COVID-19

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: 4/28/2022
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

DoD Physical Fitness Body Composition Program

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02, this issuance: • Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures governing Service physical fitness/body composition (PF/BC) standards for the Military Services. • Includes the submission of an Annual Military Service PF/BC Program report to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)), Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASD(M&RA)), and the Medical and Personnel Executive Steering Committee (MEDPERS).

• Identification #: DoDI 1308.03
• Date: 3/10/2022
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

Use of Dietary Supplements in the DOD

This issuance: • Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for dietary supplement education and use throughout the DOD. • Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for administering the DOD Operation Supplement Safety (OPSS) Program and OPSS Advisory Board.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 3/9/2022
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

Continuing Implementation for Reform of the Military Health System

This memorandum directs the continued implementation of the Military Health System organizational reform required by law, extending the authority, direction and control of all military hospitals and clinics not currently under Defense Health Agency authority to the DHA, to include military hospitals and clinics in overseas areas.

• Identification #: OSD 001285-22
• Date: 2/24/2022
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: DHA Health Care Market Structure | Defense Health Agency Region Europe | Defense Health Agency Region Indo-Pacific

DOD and Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Resource Sharing Program

In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02, this issuance establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for: • Implementing Section 8111 of Title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), and Section 1104 of Title 10, U.S.C. • The development and operation of DoD and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare resource sharing agreements (hereinafter referred to as “sharing agreements”). • Entry into agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of the healthcare resources of DoD and VA with the goal of improving the access to, and quality and cost effectiveness of, the healthcare provided by the Veterans Health Administration and the Military Health System to the beneficiaries of both departments.

• Identification #: DoDI 6010.23
• Date: 2/3/2022
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: N/A

DOD Instruction 6480.04: Armed Services Blood Program Operational Procedures

This instruction assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures to carry out the responsibilities of the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) during peacetime, contingency, and wartime operations.

• Identification #: DoD Instruction 6480.04
• Date: 1/7/2022
• Type: Instructions
• Topics: Armed Services Blood Program

HIPAA Compliant Business Associate Agreement

The HIPAA Compliant Business Associate Agreement complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, Breach and Enforcement Rules (HIPAA Rules).

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 1/6/2022
• Type: Guidelines
• Topics: Privacy Contract Language | How HIPAA Protects You | HIPAA Compliance within the MHS | Data Sharing Agreements

PATCAT Table v8.0

Updated PATCAT Table

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 11/24/2021
• Type: DHA Procedural Instruction
• Topics: N/A

PATCAT Table v8

Version 8 of PATCAT Table

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 11/15/2021
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: N/A

Warrior Care Month Recognition

Join me in recognizing Warrior Care Month, an important Department-wide effort to increase awareness of programs and resources available to wounded, ill, and injured Service members, as well as their families, caregivers, and others who support them. Established in 2008, the annual Warrior Care Month recognition occurs each November. The theme of this year's observance is "Virtual Show of Strength."

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 11/9/2021
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Warrior Care | Warrior Care

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Attestation, Screening Testing, and Vaccination Verification

This memorandum provides guidance on the implementation of vaccination, attestation, and testing requirements in accordance with the References listed in Attachment 1 to reduce the transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19.

• Identification #: 21-004
• Date: 11/3/2021
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: COVID-19

Memorandum to Establish 2022 Premium Rates

Policy Memorandum to Establish 2022 Premium Rates for TRICARE Reserve Select, TRICARE Retired Reserve, TRICARE Young Adult, and the Continued Health Care Benefit Program

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 8/17/2021
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Information for Patients: About TRICARE | Rates and Reimbursement

AHOBPR Information for Patient Facing Staff and Health Care Providers

Memo about a notification sent by mail to Service members who are eligible for the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry in March 2020.

• Identification #: N/A
• Date: 7/1/2021
• Type: Memorandums
• Topics: Environmental Exposures | Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry