Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 6010.04
August 17, 2015
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Healthcare for Uniformed Services Members and Beneficiaries
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 6010.04 (Reference (a)) to update
established policy and assigned responsibilities for administering Title 10, United States Code
(Reference (b)). It serves as the joint document for administration of healthcare benefits required
pursuant to Reference (b), and is issued by the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and
Health and Human Services.
2. APPLICABILITY
a. This directive applies to the OSD, the Military Departments (including the Coast Guard at
all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security by agreement
with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff,
the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the
Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD
(referred to collectively in this directive as the “DoD Components”).
b. This directive also applies, by agreement, with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, to the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
and the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service pursuant to chapter 55 of
Reference (b).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The Secretary of Defense administers health care benefits for members, retirees, and
dependents of the uniformed services pursuant to section 1073 of Reference (b).
b. Medical and dental treatment facilities are operated in accordance with applicable law,
regulation, and policy.
