Medical Services

Medical Readiness

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

MARK A. MILLEY
General, United States Army
Chief of Staff

Official:

KATHLEEN S. MILLER
Administrative Assistant
to the Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is an administrative revision. The portions affected by this revision are listed in the summary of change.

Summary. Implements DoDI 6025.19 and DoDI 6490.07, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs memorandum, Subject: Individual Medical Readiness Measure Goal, dated July 15, 2015; and supplements the information provided in AR 220-1. This regulation provides policies and guidance for medical readiness and is to be used with DA PamDA PamDepartment of the Army Pamphlets 40-502. This regulation provides information on medical deployment determinations and individual medical readiness elements. It describes the profiling system for communicating individual's functional abilities and establishes a readiness reporting system. It also provides administrative requirements for military examinations. Specifically, this regulation will more effectively manage, communicate, and report Soldier readiness to maximize deployment status.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, the U.S. Army Reserve, and Department of the Army Civilians.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is The Surgeon General. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field-operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal controls and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (appendix B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from The Surgeon General (DASG-HCO), 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church VA 22042.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Office of The Surgeon General (DASG-HCO) 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22042.

Distribution. This publication is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.