scope:

Purpose

a. To implement references (a) through (j) at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and throughout the Navy Medical Department. To provide policies and procedures which further clarify references (a) through (j) at BUMED and throughout the Navy Medical Department.

b. To ensure command authority and version control are maintained for all official Navy Medical Department forms.

c. To ensure all Navy Medical Department personnel use only official forms

d. To ensure all Navy Medical Department forms are simple, practical, and up to date; to minimize the burden imposed by reports; to expedite the flow of information through the use of technological advances; and to minimize costs in these areas.

e. To establish a method for the Navy Medical Inspector General (MEDINSGEN) to perform form and report related inspections.

f. This instruction is significantly revised and should be read in its entirety.