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Audit of Active Duty Service Member Alcohol Misuse Screening and Treatment

Submitting OIG: 
Department of Defense OIG
Date Issued: 
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of Defense
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
DODIG-2022-071
Component, if applicable: 
Defense Health Agency (DHA)
United States Air Force (USAF)
United States Army (USA)
United States Marine Corps (USMC)
United States Navy (USN)
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
2
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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
D-2022-0071-D000AW-0001-0001.A1 Open No
Rec. A.1: The DoD OIG recommended that the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness revise DoD Instruction 1010.04, "Problematic Substance Use by DoD Personnel," February 20, 2014, DoD Instruction 6200.06, "Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) Program," September 8, 2016, and DoD Instruction 6025.19, "Individual Medical Readiness," June 9, 2014, to align the frequency with which Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption screenings and periodic health assessments are conducted.
D-2022-0071-D000AW-0001-0002.A2 Open No
Rec. A.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director require a standardized mechanism that will track when Service members are due for their annual Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption screenings, until this capability is implemented in Military Health System GENESIS and fully deployed to all medical treatment facilities.
D-2022-0071-D000AW-0002-0001.B1a Open No
Rec. B.1.a: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director, in coordination with the Military Services, should establish a maximum number of days between a substance abuse referral and an intake assessment for a substance use disorder.
D-2022-0071-D000AW-0002-0001.B1b Open No
Rec. B.1.b: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director, in coordination with the Military Services, should establish a maximum number of days to provide substance abuse treatment following a diagnosis of a substance use disorder.
D-2022-0071-D000AW-0002-0001.B1c Open No
Rec. B.1.c: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director, in coordination with the Military Services, should review the civilian hiring and retention practices for substance abuse personnel and make applicable improvements to minimize vacant positions.
D-2022-0071-D000AW-0002-0002.B2 Open No
Rec. B.2: The DoD OIG recommended that the Defense Health Agency Director require substance abuse centers to implement a standardized tracking mechanism in the electronic health care record to track the progress of a Service member's substance use treatment, including uploading referrals, documenting delays in intake assessments and treatment, and transferring treatment when Service members have a permanent change of station.
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