scope:

Scope and Applicability. The provisions of this instruction apply to all members of the U.S. Navy, and other U.S. Government personnel assigned or attached to U.S. Navy organizations or units.

Purpose

a. To issue policy, identify responsibilities, and set forth standards for pandemic influenza and infectious disease (PI&ID) planning within the Navy as required by reference (a).

b. This revision expands Navy policy to include infectious diseases other than influenza in alignment with the Department of Defense (DoD) Global Campaign Plan; adds the requirement for Navy component commands (NCC) to ensure all operational units with organic medical departments report weekly disease and injury surveillance data to Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and comply with the BUMED disease surveillance and medical event reporting; and eliminates verbiage that creates redundancy in BUMED responsibilities. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.