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SUBJ/PAY AND PERSONNEL INFORMATION BULLETIN 15-23//
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MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2008/COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//

REF/A/DOC/DOD/28OCT2010//
REF/B/DOC/BUMED/07APR2014//
REF/C/DOC/DOD/10JUN2004//
REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC 192157Z AUG 14//

NARR/REF A IS DODI 6040.45 SERVICE TREATMENT RECORD AND NON-SERVICE
TREATMENT RECORD LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT.  REF B IS MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL
DEPARTMENT, CHAPTER 16.  REF C IS DODI 6040.43 CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF 
OUTPATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS. REF D IS A NAVADMIN 187/14 CORRECTED PROPER 
TRANSFER OF HEALTH SERVICE TREATMENT RECORDS (STRS) OF TRANSITIONING 
SERVICEMEMBERS TO THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PASS TO ADMINOFF, PERSOFF, CCC/NC, AND DISBO.
THIS MESSAGE TARGETS PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE, DISBURSING, AND PASS
OFFICES REGARDING CURRENT PAY/PERSONNEL ISSUES.

2. ISSUE 152301: SERVICE TREATMENT RECORD HANDLING AND CUSTODY. 
I.  POLICY.  PER REFERENCES (A) THROUGH (C) AND AS REITERATED IN REF D, 
PARA 5, MEDICAL AND DENTAL RECORDS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE (DOD).  THEIR AVAILABILITY TO COGNIZANT MEDICAL AND DENTAL 
DEPARTMENTS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE MEDICAL CARE 
AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING, INCLUDING SUCCESSFUL VETERAN'S 
ADMINSTRATION (VA) CLAIMS PROCESSING. SERVICE MEMBERS SHALL NOT HAND 
CARRY ORIGINAL COPIES OF THEIR MEDICAL AND DENTAL RECORDS UNLESS 
AUTHORIZED BY THEIR UNIT COMMANDER.  WHEN AUTHORIZED TO HAND CARRY 
THEIR ORIGINAL MEDICAL/DENTAL RECORDS, SERVICE MEMBERS SHALL PROTECT 
THE INTEGRITY OF THESE RECORDS AND PROMPTLY PROVIDE THEM TO THE 
APPROPRIATE DOD AUTHORITY AS DIRECTED.

II. RESPONSIBILITIES.  PER REF D, PARA 6, ALL UNIT COMMANDERS SHALL
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THEIR PERSONNEL THAT, UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED, 
MEDICAL AND DENTAL RECORDS SHALL BE RETURNED TO THE APPROPRIATE 
MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENTS.

III. REQUESTED ACTION. IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE CONTENTS OF PARA 2, 
SECTIONS I AND II ABOVE BE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATED TO ALL COMMAND 
PERSONNEL TO ENSURE STRICT COMPLIANCE OF NAVADMIN 187/14.

USFFC POC IS MR. MICHAEL BREH AT EMAIL MICHAEL.BREH@NAVY.MIL OR DIAL
(757) 836-7794.  PERS-22 POC IS MR. RON ATES AT EMAIL RON.ATES@NAVY.MIL 
OR DIAL (901) 874-4363.//
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