ACN 065/18 - JUL 2018 PROMULGATION OF CHANGE 2 TO THE COAST GUARD MEDICAL MANUAL

ALCOAST COMMANDANT NOTICE                  CANCEL DATE 04 JUL 2019

R 051056 JUL 18
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-11//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N06000//
ACN 065/18
SUBJ: PROMULGATION OF CHANGE 2 TO THE COAST GUARD MEDICAL MANUAL
A. COAST GUARD MEDICAL MANUAL, COMDTINST M6000.1 (series)
1. This ACN announces the promulgation of Change 2 (CH-2) to REF (A).
2. The following summarizes the policy changes included in CH-2:
A. Chapter 2 Section E - Requires medical clearance per the Coast Guard
Occupational Medicine Manual, COMDTINST M6260.32 (series) for federally employed
civilians, non-federally employed civilians, and United States Public Health Service
officers not assigned to the Coast Guard for boat crew job assignments if they will
be berthing (whether at sea or in port) on a Coast Guard cutter.
B. Chapter 4 Section B - Added and Deleted Forms from the Health Record Forms List.
C. Chapter 4 Section E - Added and Deleted Forms from the Employee Medical Folder, SF-66D.
D. Chapter 12 - Removed Content of this Chapter and referred reader to the Coast Guard
Occupational Medicine Manual, COMDTINST M6260.32 (series).
E. Chapter 14 - Occupational Medical Surveillance and Evaluation Program (OMSEP)
examination dates will be entered into the Medical Readiness Reporting System (MRRS) database.
3. All Coast Guard health care facility personnel shall review this update to REF (A) and
implement changes.
4. No paper distribution will be made of CH-2 to REF (A). An electronic version is located
on the CGPortal at: https://cgportal.uscg.mil/library/directives/SitePages/Home.aspx.
5. The POC for this message is CAPT Gerald Taylor, Chief, Operational Medicine and Quality
Improvement Division, (CG-1121), (202) 475-5211, Gerald.N.Taylor@uscg.mil.
6. Released by RADM Erica G. Schwartz, Director, Health, Safety, and Work-Life.
7. Internet release authorized.