Patient Administration - Army Publishing Directorate - U.S. Army

Contents—Continued
Autopsy authority and consent 6–5, page 52
Chapter 7
Military Personnel Physical Disability Processing, page 52
General 7–1, page 52
Appointing authority 7–2, page 53
Composition 7–3, page 53
Medical board procedures for Medical Corps officers 7–4, page 53
Use of medical evaluation boards 7–5, page 53
Sanity boards 7–6, page 54
Medical evaluation board proceedings 7–7, page 54
Recording proceedings 7–8, page 54
Preparing medical evaluation board narrative summaries 7–9, page 55
Preparation of DA Form 3947 7–10, page 57
Documentation for referral to a physical evaluation board 7–11, page 58
Expeditious discharge 7–12, page 58
Medical evaluation board approving authority 7–13, page 59
Distribution of medical evaluation board proceedings 7–14, page 60
Interservice cooperation in medical evaluation board actions 7–15, page 60
Triservice medical evaluation board coordination 7–16, page 60
Options available to the Service reviewing authority 7–17, page 60
Counseling members concerning medical board results 7–18, page 60
Transmittal of medical evaluation board proceedings by Service reviewing authority to Service physical evaluation
boards 7–19, page 61
Processing actions related to physical evaluation boards 7–20, page 61
VA Physician’s Guide for Disability Evaluation Examination Worksheet and the VASRD 7–21, page 61
Referrals 7–22, page 61
Referral to the physical evaluation board liaison officer 7–23, page 61
Records sent to a physical evaluation board 7–24, page 61
Chapter 8
Warrior Transit Unit, page 61
General 8–1, page 61
Eligibility criteria 8–2, page 62
Ineligibility criteria 8–3, page 62
Unit notification 8–4, page 63
Attachment of Army personnel to a warrior transit unit 8–5, page 63
Assignment of AD Army personnel to a warrior transit unit 8–6, page 63
Individual records and clothing 8–7, page 64
Return to duty of attached patients 8–8, page 64
Disposition of assigned patients in CONUS 8–9, page 64
Requests for assignment instructions 8–10, page 64
Duty for assigned patients awaiting orders in CONUS 8–11, page 65
Disposition of patients in overseas military treatment facility 8–12, page 65
Separation of enlisted personnel assigned to a warrior transition unit 8–13, page 65
Disposition of non-mobilized Reserve Component personnel 8–14, page 65
Performance of duty while in patient status 8–15, page 65
Chapter 9
Administration of Patients in Non-Army MTFs, page 66
Care in Navy and Air Force MTFs 9–1, page 66
General policies applying to care in Navy and Air Force MTFs 9–2, page 66
Army administrative units at Navy and Air Force MTFs 9–3, page 66
Care in Federal MTFs other than those of the Uniformed Services 9–4, page 66
Authorization 9–5, page 67
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