scope:

Scope and Applicability.

This instruction applies to all NAVMED personnel, ashore and afloat. This includes all military (active duty and Reserve), civilian, and contract staff. This also includes personnel assigned, employed, contracted, or under resource sharing agreements and clinical support agreements with Department of the Navy (DON) activities or who are enrolled in a Navy-sponsored training programs. The instruction does not take precedence over other instructions where tobacco use is controlled because of the potential for fire or explosion, health hazards or other specific health and safety considerations. Before implementing this policy for civilian employees, activities must discharge their labor relations obligations, where applicable. In these negotiations, the concern for the health of employees and beneficiaries is paramount.

Purpose.

To provide policy governing tobacco use within Navy Medicine (NAVMED), to include smoked and smokeless tobacco, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) such as e-cigarettes, synthetic nicotine, and new, novel, and emerging tobacco products. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.