BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE POLICY DIRECTIVE 44-1
9 JUNE 2016
Certified Current 21 April 2020
Medical
MEDICAL OPERATIONS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AFMSA/SG3/5O
Supersedes: AFPD44-1, 1 September 1999
Certified by: AF/SG
(Lt Gen Ediger)
Pages: 5
This directive establishes the policies the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) will use to ensure
the highest standards of practice are applied to all aspects of healthcare rendered to eligible
beneficiaries. It also implements the policy portion of DoD Instruction (DoDI) 1010.04,
Problematic Substance Use by DoD Personnel, DoD Directive (DoDD) 6000.12E, Health
Service Support, DoDD 6465.03, Organ and Tissue Donation, DoDI 1010.09, DoD Civilian
Employee Drug-Free Workplace Program, DoDI 1010.01, Military Personnel Drug Abuse
Testing Program (MPDATP), DoDI 6000.16, Military Health Support for Stability Operations,
DoDI 6025.13, Medical Quality Assurance (MQA) and Clinical Quality Management in the
Military Health System (MHS), DoDI 6490.04, Mental Health Evaluations of Members of the
Armed Forces. It is consistent with AFPD 10-29, Worldwide Aeromedical Evacuation
Operations, and AFPD 10-43, Stability Operations. It establishes AFMS policy for Medical
Stability Operations (MSO), and Air Force Mission Directive (AFMD) 35, “Air Force Medical
Operations Agency.” This directive applies to all AFMS uniformed personnel (Active Duty, Air
Force Reserve, and Air National Guard), civilian personnel, and contractors employed as part of
the AFMS. Refer recommended changes about this publication to the office of primary
responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route
AF Form 487 from the field through the appropriate functional’s change of command. Ensure
that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW
Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of IAW the Air
Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) in the Air Force Records Information Management
System (AFRIMS).
