DAFMAN48-123 — Medical Examinations And Standards

DAFMAN48-123 governs aerospace medicine medical examinations and standards, including procedures for determining fitness for duty.

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  • Publication number: DAFMAN48-123
  • Title: MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND STANDARDS
  • Date: 2020-12-08

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The manual covers medical standards, examinations, qualification requirements, preventive health assessments, and disposition of members who are unfit for duty. It requires protected information to be collected or maintained and prescribes recordkeeping and waiver processes.

Applies to: This manual applies to all applicants for service in the Department of the Air Force (DAF).

Topics covered

  • Medical standards
  • Medical examinations
  • Flight and special operational duty qualification exams
  • Preventive health assessments
  • Fitness for duty determinations
  • Medical waivers

Questions and answers

How must records created under DAFMAN48-123 be handled?

Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFI 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.

What form replaced AF Form 1042 for flying or special operational duty recommendations?

AF Form 1042, Medical Recommendation for Flying or Special Operational Duty has been replaced with DD Form 2992, Medical Recommendation for Flying or Special Operational Duty.

What is a flight or special operational duty qualification exam?

Introduced the concept of a flight or special operational duty (SOD) qualification exam as a unique type of exam, applicable to a subset of service members with unique medical requirements.

Who must complete the preventive health assessment?

Identified the preventive health assessment (PHA), applicable to every service member, as a requirement independent of any other medical qualification requirement.

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