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PURPOSE. This instruction reissues and renames DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6015.23 (Reference (a)), in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)), to establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures on provisions in the delivery of health care at MTFs in the Military Health System (MHS) regarding foreign military personnel care, Uniform Business Offices (UBOs), beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators (BCAC), and debt collection assistance officers (DCAO). 

APPLICABILITY. This instruction:

a. Applies to the OSD, the Military Departments, 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 (referred to collectively in this instruction as the "DoD Components").

b. Does not apply to medical and dental facilities in expeditionary environments that are funded by sources other than the Defense Health Program (DHP).