DISTRIBUTION - SDL No. 170
NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION:
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 6300.3A
COMDTINST 6300.3A
22 JUL 2021
Subj: TELEHEALTH
Ref: (a) Coast Guard Medical Manual, COMDTINST M6000.1 (series)
(b)
Management Standards for Medical Coding of DoD Health Records, DoD Instruction
6040.42
(c)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law
104-191
(d)
Department of Defense, Telemental Health Guidebook, Version 2, June 2013
(e)
Use of Imaging and Recording Devices in USCG Healthcare Facilities, COMDTINST
6010.6 (series) (FOUO)
(f)
Medical Quality Assurance (MQA) and Clinical Quality Management in the Military
Health System (MHS), DoD M6025.13
(g)
Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 482.12(a)(1) through 482.12(a)(7)
(h)
Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 482.22(a)(1) through 482.22(a)(2)
(i)
Department of Defense, Provision of Telemedicine at a Patient’s Location, 03 Feb 2016
(j)
Records & Information Management Program Roles and Responsibilities,
COMDTINST 5212.12 (series)
1.
PURPOSE. To establish policy and procedures for patient care using telehealth.
2.
ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officer-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements who choose to employ
telehealth shall comply with the provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Telemedicine, COMDTINST 6300.3 is cancelled.
4.
DISCUSSION. This revision to the Telehealth Instruction continues the ongoing efforts to
provide Coast Guard patients with a means for obtaining readily accessible, high quality care
using the Coast Guard’s first telehealth platform. The telehealth program enhances access to
medical care that can
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