BUMEDINST 5430.8A B U M E D O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L M A N U A L - BUMED is the Echelon II Headquarters of Navy Medicine.
Chief of BUMED ( Surgeon General ) - Principle Advisor to CNO and DON on Health Service Programs. - Principle Advisor to Assistant SECDEF for Health Affairs. - Issue Health Policies and Publications. - Sponsor and coordinate EMF-Expeditionary Medical Facilities and hospital ships. - Directs Health Care Policy. - Directs Bio Medical Research Programs. - Implement Physical Standards and Examinations of persons to enter Naval Service. - Conducts inspections of MTFs. - Execute budget for Budget Submitting Office (BSO). - 1. Special Assistants CORPS CHIEFS - Medical Corps M00C1 - Dental Corps2 M00C2 - Nurse Corps M00C3 - Medical Service Corps M00C4 - Hospital Corps3 M00C5 Functions of Corps Chiefs - Deputy to Corps Chief Director. - Primary Advisors, Admin: Support to Surgeon General. - Primary Advisors to Deputy Chief, Total Force. - Liaison with Deputy Assistance Chief. Other Special Assistants - 2. Special Assistant For Navy Medicine Diversity 1. Strategic Five Pillars Approach to create diversity. 2. Mentorship Program - 3. Special Assistant For Ethics and Professional Integrity 1. Medical Humanities 2. Health Care Ethics 3. Research ethics/integrity 4. Educational Programs - 4. Special Assistant For Equal Opportunity. 1. EO trainings, Assessments and Affirmative Actions
2. EO Complaints - 5. Special Assistant For Force Master Chief 1. DIRECTOR OF HOSPITAL CORPS 2. Hospital Corps Policies and Enlisted Issues 3. Cooperate with MCPON - 6. Special Assistant For Pastoral Care. 1. Moral, Religious, Spiritual 2. Liaison to Chief of Chaplain - 7. Special Assistant For Health Care Resolutions 1. Mitigating and Resolution of unexpected outcomes. 2. Complex Health Care Issues 3. Train and Compliance with Joint Commission ( JC) - 8. Special Assistant For Medical Inspector General 1. Eyes, Ears and Conscience of Chief of BUMED. 2. Allegations of Fraud, Waste and Mismanagement 3. Liaison with Navy IG inspector, Inspector General of Marine Corps, Civilian and Government inspector offices. - 9. Special Assistant For Meidcal-Legal Affairs ( Staff Judge Advocate) 1. SENIOR HEALTH LAW ADVISOR FOR DEPT OF NAVY 2. Navy Medicine Liaison for Medical-Legal matters with Office of General Counsel Attorneys 3. Advisor to Navy Medicine Health Care Law Policy 4. Program Director for NAVY MEDICINE ADVERSE PRIVILEDGING PROGRAM 5. Quality Assurance and Risk Management (ORM) 6. Malpractice claims and litigations 7. Advisor to Chief of BUMED for Court Martial Convening Authority 8. Military Justice and disciplinary matters, NJPs 9. Director for Medical Freedom of Information Act, and Medical Privacy Act Programs 10. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) - 10. Special Assistant For OGC Counsel Office of General Counsel ( Business Law Financial)
1. Business and Commercial Law 2. Fiscal law, Acquisition law, Contracts, grants, Patient-trademark-copy right law 3. Appropriations and authorization acts 4. Third Party Collections 5. MWR 6. DOD, Navy audits, - 11. Special Assistant For Organizational Development 1. Annual Leadership Training Symposium - 12. Special Assistant For Communications/ Legislative Affair 1. Public Affairs, Legislative Affairs 2. Publication of Communication Products 3. Coordinates with Media 4. Liaison with Navy Chief of Information 5. Liaison with Navy office of Legislative Affairs 6. Liaison with SEDEF for Health Affairs, Strategic Communications 7. DIRECTOR, BUMED OFFICE OF COMMUNICATION - 13. Special Assistant For Research Protections 14. Research Development 1. Issues involving human subjects & animals. 2. Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care 3. Liaison to Director, Defense Research and Engineering 4. Liaison to US Army Veterinary Support - 15. Special Assistant For Safety & Occupational Health Manager 1. Occupational Safety Regulations - 16. Special Assistant For Wounded, Injured Warrior Care WWII 1. Principle Staff Advisor for Woulded, Ill and Injured ( WWII) 2. Primary Liaison with DOD Wounded Warrior Program 3. Liaison with Dept of Veteran Affairs. 4. Medical Board, Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) 5. IA Suitability Screening 6. Behavioral Health
DEPUTY CHIEF - Support Surgeon General - Primary liaison with civilian authorities in public health, disasters and emergencies. - Primary intergovernal liaison between offices of government and civilian authorities. Chief of Staffs (COS) - Liaison with Office of Attending Physician to Congress. - Reporting Senior for all BUMED enlisted FITREPs. Assistant Chief of Staff (ACOS) - Assists COS. COMMAND MASTER CHIEF OF BUMED - Advise COS for Enlisted Matters - Runs the following programs. 1. Command Idoc / I-Div 2. Command Sponsor Program 3. Petty Officer Idoc / Leadership Courses / CPO Induction 4. CDBs 5. Command Retention Team 6. Enlisted Award Board 7. SOQ/SOY Boards 8. Family Advocacy Program, OMBUDSMAN 9. Command Physical Readiness Program 10. DRBs 11. CMEO 12. Command Assessment Team 13. Command Training Team