ACN 018/22 - MAR 2022 MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS

R 091915Z MAR 22 MID200001570213U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST COMDT NOTICE
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UNCLAS
ACN 018/22
SSIC 6110
SUBJ: MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS
A. The Coast Guard Medical Manual, COMDTINST M6000.1F
B. Medical Standards for Military Service: Appointment,
Enlistment, or Induction, DoDI 6130.03, Vol. 1
C. Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention,
DoDI 6130.03, Vol. 2
1. This ACN announces an update to REF (A).
2. Effective upon release of this ACN, REFs (B) and (C) supersede
REF (A) with regard to CG accession and retention medical standards
for mental and behavioral health conditions.
3. As specified in REFs (B) and (C), these standards shall be
applied in accordance with the needs of the CG with regard to
accession and retention waiver dispositions and the processing
and adjudication of Medical Evaluation Boards (MEBs).
4. CG health services personnel involved with the fitness for duty
evaluation process shall ensure that clinical improvement or
deterioration during the MEB and/or waiver process is taken into
account during the entirety of the process. CG health services
personnel shall withdraw waiver and/or MEB processing requests
when a CG service member is able to achieve Available for
Full Duty (AFFD) status prior to package submission to PSC-PSD-Med.
Cases already in receipt or processing by PSC-PSC-Med will require
updated notes or addendum NARSUM.
5. These changes will be made to the next revision of REF (A),
which will be released within the next year.
6. POC: CAPT Shane Steiner, Chief, Operational Medicine,
COMDT (CG-1121), 202-475-5256, Shane.C.Steiner@uscg.mil.
7. This ACN will be cancelled on 08 MAR 2023.
8. Released by RADM Dana Thomas, Director of Health, Safety and
Work-Life (CG-11).
9. Internet release is authorized.