scope:

Purpose. To publish Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) policy, assign responsibility, and prescribe procedures for complying with references (a) through (m). This is a complete revision and must be read in its entirety.

Applicability. Applies to all military (active duty and Reserves) and civilian health care practitioners who are assigned to, employed by, contracted to, or under partnership agreements with Department of the Navy (DON) activities and who are required to possess a license, granted privileges to provide health care services to active duty members or any other military health system beneficiaries, and covered for liability purposes under reference (m).