Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5505.12
October 19, 2006
Incorporating Change 1, Effective October 3, 2013
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Anti-Fraud Program at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs)
References: (a) Section 3512 of title 31, United Stated Code
(b) DoD Directive 7050.05, “Coordination of Remedies for Fraud and Corruption
Related to Procurement Activities,” June 7, 1989 June 4, 2008
(c) Section 2 of Public Law 97-255, “Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act
of 1982,” September 8, 1982
(d) Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-123, “Management’s
Responsibilities for Internal Control,” August 5, 2005
(e) through (h), see Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures under
References (a) and (b) for preventing, detecting, reporting, and evaluating suspected fraud by
contracted civilian healthcare providers at all DoD MTFs. This Anti-Fraud Program is part of
the DoD management control program prescribed by References (c), (d), and DoD Instruction
5010.40 (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY
This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 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 in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as
the “DoD Components”).
3. POLICY
It is DoD policy pursuant to Reference (e) that DoD MTFs and responsible contracting activities
of the Military Departments will exercise responsibility in establishing and implementing anti-
fraud programs designed to ensure appropriate expenditure of financial resources in the delivery
