Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 6015.23
February 23, 2015
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Foreign Military Personnel Care and Uniform Business Offices in Military
Treatment Facilities (MTFs)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction reissues and renames DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6015.23
(Reference (a)), in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (b)), to
establish policy, assign responsibilities, and prescribe procedures on provisions in the delivery of
health care at MTFs in the Military Health System (MHS) regarding foreign military personnel
care, Uniform Business Offices (UBOs), beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators
(BCAC), and debt collection assistance officers (DCAO).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction:
a. Applies to the OSD, the Military Departments, 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 instruction as the
“DoD Components”).
b. Does not apply to medical and dental facilities in expeditionary environments that are
funded by sources other than the Defense Health Program (DHP).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. Under certain conditions (described in Enclosure 3 of this instruction), the DoD may
provide inpatient and outpatient medical and dental care, pharmaceuticals, or durable medical
equipment to foreign military personnel (FMP) and their dependents.
(1) FMP care may be reimbursable or at no-cost, depending on the conditions described
in this instruction.
