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Evaluation of the DoD’s Management of Opioid Use Disorder for Military Health System Beneficiaries

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
D-2019-7091-DEV0PB-0001-0001.A1 Open No
Rec. A.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Navy modify Marine Corps orders and policies, and memorandums of understanding between the Marine Corps and the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, to be consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 1010.04, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Instruction 6010.30, and Department of Defense Instruction 6040.45, to reflect that substance Abuse Counseling Center counselors may not independently make substance use disorder diagnoses without clinical privileges, and all substance use disorder diagnoses must be documented in the DoD Health Record.
D-2019-7091-DEV0PB-0001-0003.A3 Open No
Rec. A.3: The DoD OIG recommended that the Secretary of the Navy review all historical records of individuals served by the Marine Corps Substance Abuse Counseling Centers and document all appropriate medical information about substance use disorder diagnosis and treatment within the DoD Health Record, consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 6040.45.
D-2019-7091-DEV0PB-0002-0001.B1 Open No
Rec. B.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) develop policy to standardize the methodology to identify the population of patients with opioid use disorder within the Military Health System.
D-2019-7091-DEV0PB-0002-0002.B2 Open No
Rec. B.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) develop policy establish and implement minimum standard outcome and process measures, including data for both direct care and purchased care, for the treatment of opioid use disorder.
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