Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1341.02
August 18, 2016
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) Program and
Procedures
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1341.2 (Reference (a)) to establish policy and assign
responsibility for the procedures associated with the DEERS in accordance with the authority in
DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)).
b. Establishes procedures to use identification (ID) cards in the DoD and to ensure access to
DoD benefits (e.g., healthcare, commissary, exchange), in accordance with DoDI 1000.13 and
Volumes 1 and 2 of DoD Manual 1000.13 (References (c) through (e)).
c. Establishes DEERS as the authoritative data source for:
(1) Identity and verification of affiliation with the DoD in accordance with DoDI
1000.25 (Reference (f)).
(2) TRICARE medical and dental enrollments and medical, dental, and pharmacy
eligibility in accordance with References (c) and (e) and Chapter 55 of Title 10, United States
Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (g)).
(3) Patient registration, demographic information, and separation data for the Virtual
Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) and DoD interoperable Electronic Health Record
Modernization (EHR-M) in accordance with the Joint Strategic Plan (Reference (h)) and the
President’s Announcement of a Joint VLER (Reference (i)).
d. Establishes the Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) as the
registration tool and the definitive data source for DEERS for eligible dependents.
e. Establishes policy for DoD person ID and how the DoD uniquely identifies persons who
are authorized benefits in accordance with References (d) and (e). Ensures the minimal use of
the social security number (SSN) in accordance with DoDI 1000.30 (Reference (j)).
