Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 6000.11
May 4, 2012
Incorporating Change 1, December 1, 2017
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Patient Movement (PM)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6000.11 (Reference (a)) in accordance with the
authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5124.02 (Reference (b)) to establish policy, define roles, and
assign responsibilities for the implementation of the DoD global PM mission.
b. Implements policy established in DoDDs 4500.09E and 5158.04 (References (c) and (d))
governing the management and use of DoD conveyances for PM.
c. Designates the Commander, United States Transportation Command
(CDRUSTRANSCOM) as the DoD single manager for PM/Patient Movement Items (PMI).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to:
a. 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 .
b. The Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service, pursuant to an agreement with the
Department of Health and Human Services, and the Commissioned Corps of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), pursuant to an agreement with the
Department of Commerce.
c. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with respect to the movement of active duty
personnel in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement between the VA and the DoD
(Reference (e)).
