BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE MANUAL 41-120
28 AUGUST 2019
Health Services
MEDICAL RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT 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: AF/SG1/8Y
Supersedes: AFMAN 41-120, 6 November 2014
Certified by: AF/SG1/8
(Brigadier General Susan J. Pietrykowski)
Pages: 122
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 41-1, Health Care Programs and
Resources, 3 October 2018. It provides general guidance and procedures for Air Force planning,
programming, budgeting, and execution of the Defense Health Program (DHP) appropriation. This
Air Force Manual (AFMAN) applies to uniformed members and civilian employees of the Regular
Air Force and Air Force Reserve at all levels who manage, approve, expend, or distribute Defense
Health Program appropriations. It only applies to the Air National Guard (ANG) when operating
in a Title 10 status. This AFMAN may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be
routed to AF/SG1/8Y for coordination prior to certification and approval. Refer recommended
changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using
the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field
through the appropriate functional chain of command. The authorities to waive wing/unit level
requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following
the compliance statement. See Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms
Management, 1 December 2015, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier
numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver
approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.
This manual requires the collection and/or maintenance of information protected by Title 5 United
States Code Section 552a(b), Privacy Act of 1974, authorized by Title 10 U.S.C. 8013, Secretary
of the Air Force. The applicable SORN F044 AF SG F, Uniform Business Office Records (August
29, 2003, 68 FR 51998) is available at http://dpclo.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNs.aspx.
