DODD 5154.06 CE-01

Abstract

<u>PURPOSE</u>. This Instruction reissues DoD Directive 5154.06 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures for the implementation of Armed Services medical regulating during peacetime and contingency operations (both military and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in accordance with DoD Directive 3025.18 (Reference (c))). <br><u>APPLICABILITY</u>. This Instruction applies to: <br>a. OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"). <br>b. The Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, under agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under agreement with the Department of Commerce. <br>c. The Department of Health and Human Services with respect to the medical regulation of patients as part of Emergency Support Function 8 (ESF #8) of the National Response Framework (Reference (d)). <br>d. The medical regulation of active duty personnel transported to facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.