PAM 40-502 — Medical Readiness Procedures
PAM 40-502 governs Army processes for assessing, documenting, and reporting medical readiness, profiles, examinations, and deployment considerations.
- Publication number: PAM 40-502
- Title: MEDICAL READINESS PROCEDURES
- Date: 12/18/2023
- Proponent: TSG
- Status: ACTIVE
View PAM 40-502 on armypubs.army.mil
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PAM 40-502 defines individual medical readiness, medical readiness classifications, physical profiles, medical examinations, and deployment requirements. It requires medical readiness data, profiles, examinations, and deployment health information to be assessed, documented, reported, and maintained through designated systems and procedures.
Applies to: Soldiers, health care providers, unit commanders, and oversight and reporting officials will find basic processes and general procedures to provide medical information and to support force management officials and senior Army leaders.
Topics covered
- Medical readiness information systems
- Individual medical readiness
- Medical readiness classifications
- Physical profiles
- Medical examinations
- Deployment health requirements
- Deployment-limiting codes
- Flying Duty Medical Exams
Questions and answers
Who is responsible for maintaining individual medical readiness?
Maintaining readiness is an individual Soldiers responsibility. (paragraph 3-1)
What elements does the Army report as individual medical readiness?
There are six measurable elements of IMR for all Services. (paragraph 3-2)
What must commanders do about individual medical readiness requirements?
Since IMR is the basis of unit readiness, commanders must ensure that all unit members comply with IMR requirements and coordinate with supporting medical assets to achieve the Armys readiness goals. (paragraph 3-2)
How much prescription medication must force health protection prescription products include before deployment?
FHP prescription products will include a minimum of a 90 day supply of prescription medication. (paragraph 7-2)
What must deployable personnel maintain before deployment?
Deployable personnel will maintain a high state of pre-deployment health and medical readiness. (paragraph 7-2)