DAFI48-122 — Deployment Health

DAFI48-122 governs the Air Force Deployment Health program, including deployment-related health assessments throughout the Air Force.

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  • Publication number: DAFI48-122
  • Title: DEPLOYMENT HEALTH
  • Date: 2020-10-09

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DAFI48-122 addresses deployment health activity requirements, roles for medical and public health personnel, and procedural guidance for deployment-related health assessments. It requires protected information to be collected and maintained, affected forms to include Privacy Act statements, and resulting records to be managed and disposed of according to Air Force requirements.

Applies to: It applies to Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard (ANG), and Department of the Air Force (DAF) civilians at all levels that deploy (Note: ANG and AFR will be collectively referred to as Air Reserve Component (ARC) except where noted otherwise).

Topics covered

  • Deployment-related health assessments
  • Deployment health activity requirements
  • Contraception and menstruation suppression counseling
  • Base Operational Medicine Clinic
  • Deployment Waiver Manager
  • Privacy Act information requirements
  • Deployment health procedural guidance

Questions and answers

What must Privacy Act forms include under DAFI48-122?

Forms affected by the Privacy Act must have an appropriate Privacy Act statement.

How must records created under DAFI48-122 be handled?

Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.

How can recommended changes to DAFI48-122 be submitted?

Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the OPR listed above using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command.

How are waiver requests for DAFI48-122 requirements submitted?

Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items.

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