Bumedinst 6440.5C Health Services Augmentation Program (Hsap) Alternative Deck

Front 1

State the purpose of the Health Services Augmentation Program?

Back 1

The purpose of the program is to issue policy and procedure guidelines to active duty Navy Medical Department personnel who belong to an augment operational platform or unit during contingency or wartime situations.

Front 2

What is BUMEDINST 6440.5C?

Back 2

Health Services Augmentation Program

Front 3

Who acts as the sourcing commands for augment operational platforms and units during wartime and contingency situations? (In other words…where do they get the bodies from when they need people to deploy?)

Back 3

All Navy Medical Activities inside and outside the continental United States (CONUS/OCONUS).

Front 4

True or False: Expeditionary Medical Facilities (EMF) has absolutely no peacetime staff.
(In other words…When there’s no war going on, EMF’s never have anybody working there.)

Back 4

True

Front 5

Personnel who belong to sourcing commands are ordered to what type of UIC (unit identification code) and what does that special UIC identify?

Back 5

They are ordered to a Component UIC (CUIC) and it identifies the operational platform that they are assigned to by Billet Sequence Code (BSC).

Front 6

EMPARTS is pretty much the Navy’s official manpower data system. What does EMPARTS stand for?

Back 6

Expeditionary Medicine Platform Augmentation Readiness and Training System

Front 7

Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) has what part in the HSA Program?

Back 7

BUMED directs, coordinates, and monitors the execution of the program and also the software program that the Budget Submitting Office 18 (BSO 18) uses to monitor readiness requirement.

Front 8

Who recommends and/or nominates commanding officers (CO), executive officers (XO), and command master chiefs (CMC) for positions on Navy medical platforms?
(In other words…Who is responsible for saying, “I believe ‘such&such’ should be the CO and ‘such&such’ would make a great XO and ‘such&such’ should be the CMC of this or that platform.”)

Back 8

BUMED

Front 9

Name two important topics that appear on the Joint Quarterly Readiness Report.
(One is given in the title for you)

Back 9

Augmentation platform fill rates and Training Readiness

Front 10

What data system does Budget Submitting Office 18 (BSO18) use to base their readiness requirements off of?

Back 10

EMPARTS

Front 11

Sourcing Commands, because they supply the bodies for deployments and augmentations, must have Deployment Support Centers (DCS) set up within the command. Who is responsible for establishing the guidelines for developing these Deployment Support Centers?

Back 11

BUMED

Front 12

If BUMED is responsible for establishing the guidelines for developing Deployment Support Centers, who within the sourcing command is actually responsible for the execution of the DSC and the HSA Program as a whole?

Back 12

Plans, Operations, and Medical Intelligence (POMI) Officer

Front 13

You should ensure HSAP personnel are identified, notified, meet administrative requirements, and prepare for deployment within how many days of checking onboard?

Back 13

30 days

Front 14

Before a health care provider is deployed a summary of those providers’ credentials must be forwarded to the receiving command. This process is known as what?

Back 14

Augmentation Credentialing Process

Front 15

The deployment history of all active component personnel is entered into EMPARTS and the Individual Personnel Tempo (ITEMPO) data system. How is this info used?

Back 15

They use it to manage medical augmentees and decide who to deploy

Front 16

Personnel with a past deployment history, will not deploy for a minimum of how many months following the end of their last deployment?

Back 16

6 months

Front 17

Personnel reporting to the command will deploy no earlier than how many months?

Back 17

6 months

Front 18

If you are on deployment and you are about PCS, Retire, being released from active duty (RAD), or Separate, how many months must you return before hand?

Back 18

6 months prior for PCS or Retirement 3 months prior for (RAD) or Separation

Front 19

True or False: Detailers and commands can assign qualified personnel to only one cuic and bsc.

Back 19

True

Front 20

Who is responsible for budgeting and executing the plan to obtain the clothing and equipment required to support augmentees plus coordinate readiness training on top of that?
(These two Officers pretty much have the same responsibilities)

Back 20

The Command Readiness Officer (CRO) or Plans, Operations, and Medical Intelligence Officer (POMI Officer)

Front 21

What is the responsibility of the Operational Support Officer (OSO)?

Back 21

He is pretty much a support system who is responsible for knowing and being able to assume the CRO and POMI positions if needed.

Front 22

During wartime and contingency situations, platforms will be manned to maximum extent. List in order where augmentees will be manned based on priority.
(There are 8)

Back 22

Marine Forces (MARFOR), Casualty Receiving and Treatment Ship (CRTS), Forward Deployed Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU), Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF), Construction Battalion Unit (CBU), Hospital Ship (T-AH), Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) MTF, Blood Processing Unit (BPU)

Front 23

The CRO will provide a letter of assignment (LOA) identifying their platform assignment/status, responsibilities, uniform, and training requirements for all CUIC personnel, within how many days of reporting to the command?

Back 23

10 days

Front 24

As a medical augmentee assigned to the Marine Forces (MARFOR) you could be attached to one of four divisions within the Marine Force. Name the four divisions.

Back 24

Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Marine Division (MARDIV), Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), or Marine Logistics Group (MLG)

Front 25

Marine Forces provide up to what level of health service support (HSS)?

Back 25

Level 2 health service support (HSS)

Front 26

HSAP billets assigned to USMC units will be filled with qualified personnel at a minimum of______ percent peacetime and_______ percent wartime?

Back 26

80% peacetime and 95% wartime

Front 27

All Hospital Corpsmen will be qualified Field Medical Service Technicians (NEC 8404), so that they may be assigned to what two units?

Back 27

The Marine Operating Forces and the Naval Mobile Construction Battalions (NMCB)

Front 28

True or False: Only males will be assigned to the Marine Division (MARDIV) unless females are specifically requested?

Back 28

True

Front 29

How many augmentees are assigned to the Casualty Receiving and Treatment Ships (CRTS)?

Back 29

84

Front 30

Casualty receiving and Treatment Ships (CRTS) provide up to what level of health service support (HSS)?

Back 30

Level 2 health service support (HSS)

Front 31

Construction Battalion Units (CBU) provide up to what level of health service support (HSS)?

Back 31

Level 1 health service support (HSS)

Front 32

What unit assumes the name of the primary sourcing command for the manpower set?

Back 32

Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF)

Front 33

Expeditionary Medical Facilities (EMF) provide up to what level of health service support (HSS)?

Back 33

Level 3 health service support (HSS)

Front 34

OCONUS MTF’s provide personnel augmentation and expanded bed capacity for three of our overseas United States Naval Hospitals. Which hospitals are we referring to?

Back 34

Yokosuka, Okinawa, and Guam

Front 35

OCONUS MTF’s provide up to what level of health service support (HSS)?

Back 35

Level 4 health service support (HSS)

Front 36

Hospital Ship (T-AH) provide up to what level of health service support (HSS)?

Back 36

Level 3 health service support (HSS)

Front 37

Hospital Ships (T-AH) are owned by _________ and operated by civilian mariners.

Back 37

Military Sealift Command (MSC)

Front 38

Truer or False: Navy Medicine Support Commands (NMSC) primary mission is to provide trained personnel to the Operating Forces.

Back 38

True

Front 39

USMC assigned Medical personnel casualties who need to be replaced are also known as_____?

Back 39

BSO 27 personnel

Front 40

Explain the normal service procedures for requesting replacement augmentation personnel for HSAP personnel casualties or depleted BSO 27 and USMC.
(In other words…If something happened to a deployed augmentee, how would you go about getting a body out there to take his place?)

Back 40

Your request would go through the chain of command by UIC & BSC to OPNAV (N3/5). OPNAV (N093) then validates the requirement (the skill needed to fill that slot) and BUMED-M1 will source (recruit the skill needed from sourcing commands) the requirement through NAVMED Regions.

Front 41

Navy Fleet Assigned Medical personnel casualties who need to be replaced are also known as_____?

Back 41

BSO 60, 70, & 74 personnel (Atlantic Fleet, Pacific Fleet, and the Naval Special
Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)

Front 42

What is the Stop-Loss Policy?

Back 42

Stop-Loss is when the CNO implements Service-wide or for certain rates or officer specialties, that they stop being deployed.

Front 43

What is Functional Area Code A (FAC A) used for?

Back 43

It is used to identify the need for special consideration in personnel detailing for manpower requirements.

Front 44

What is the BSO 18 automated information management system that reports platform and personnel readiness?

Back 44

EXPEDITIONARY MEDICINE PLATFORM AUGMENTATION,
READINESS AND TRAINING SYSTEM (EMPARTS)

Front 45

Forward deployed crisis response forces that are mission capable and ready to deploy within 5 days.

Back 45

Routine Deployable

Front 46

What is the Medical Fleet Readiness Plan (MFRP) designed to develop and sustain in Navy and Marine Corps HSAP platforms?

Back 46

Readiness

Front 47

Forces designated for the force build-up stage that are ready and capable of mobilizing and deploying within 30 days.

Back 47

Surge Ready

Front 48

Additional forces designated for further follow-on stages that are ready and capable of deploying within 120 days.

Back 48

Emergency Surge (A good way to remember would be to say…”In case of an Emergency” Surge)

Front 49

True or False: Ships may take the maximum number of days allowed to prepare for deployment. (Example: A ship preparing to deploy on an emergency surge can adequately prepare and be ready to ship out, but to maximize liberty for the crew the CO decides to take the full 120 days before deploying. Does the CO have the right to do so?)

Back 49

False, the ship is required to deploy as soon as it is possible

Front 50

What is the purpose of the Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS)?

Back 50

SORTS establishes joint readiness reporting requirements for reporting readiness of personnel, training, and equipment

Front 51

SORTS provides how many measures of unit readiness categories, indicating the unit’s self-reported ability to execute its mission?

Back 51

5

Front 52

Explain SORTS category C1

Back 52

C1. The unit is capable of undertaking the full wartime mission it was organized and designed for. It is considered fully mission capable

Front 53

Explain SORTS category C2

Back 53

C2. The unit is capable of undertaking the bulk of its wartime mission. It is considered substantially combat ready with only minor deficiencies reported

Front 54

Explain SORTS category C3

Back 54

C3. The unit is capable of undertaking a major portion of its wartime mission. While it has major deficiencies, it can still perform its assigned mission

Front 55

Explain SORTS category C4

Back 55

C4. The unit is unable to perform its wartime mission unless it is provided additional resources or training. However, if the situation warrants, the unit may still be required to perform portions of its mission using its existing resources.

Front 56

Explain SORTS category C5

Back 56

C5. The unit is not able to perform its wartime mission and is not mission capable. Routinely this status is assigned to ships in major overhauls, which cannot be deployed because of the need for substantial maintenance

Front 57

Our two Hospital Ships (T-AH) are also subject to readiness categories, which in addition must be capable of supporting a certain number of beds per readiness category. List the number of beds that forces are required to support for the all three readiness categories.

Back 57

When a Hospital Ship is Routine Deployable forces support a 250 bed configuration
When a Hospital Ship Surge Ready, forces support a 500 bed configuration
When a Hospital Ship is in an Emergency Surge category, forces support a 1000 bed configuration

Front 58

True or False: Two Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) systems are maintained in Routine Deployable status for 1 year. The rotation plan will be staggered so one EMF will rotate on and off “Routine Deployable” status every 6 months.

Back 58

True

Front 59

How many EMF systems are maintained in Surge Ready status for 1 year?

Back 59

Three

Front 60

No matter what Readiness Category an EMF falls under, how many beds must their forces support within their set amount of notification days?

Back 60

500