Case_Management_Meeting_-_Agenda.docx

Medical Support Branch The basis of Medical Support Branch is to ensure a medically ready National Guard force. Which means all Soldiers in the ILARNG are medically ready for training, domestic response, and military conflict. This is accomplished through many functions which include but not limited to the following.

1. Annual PHA events: (6 locations at least monthly and up to 3 weekends a month the first and second quarter) (additional physicals to include Flight, Chap 2, Chap 5 and SRPs)

a. Schedule the event compiling rosters for each location

b. Pull medical records and prepare them for the event

c. Each location has a contractor to oversee the event, help resolve issues, and take care of Soldiers.

d. Out process Soldiers and explain the medical suspense process to those who are identified as having medical issues.

e. Check in medical records after the event.

f. All case managers review all the no go’s and initiate a case for medical suspense or note on those who were on medical suspense prior to the event.

g. Care Coordinators create the medical suspense memo, notify the BDE medical dental NCO, and track the suspense.

h. All PHAs are scanned into the medical data base HRR, medical records are put into proper order and filed in the medical records vault according to regulation.

2. Tracking Medical suspenses:

a. Care Coordinators receive medical documentation from BDE medical dental NCOs, pull the medical record, and hand it to their case manager for review and action.

b. At the end of each month the suspense that are going to expire are pulled by the BDE CC and given to the case manager for review.

c. Care coordinators complete the actions needed for each suspense and communicate with the BDE Med Den NCO.

3. Additional responsibilities for contractors include:

a. Scanning project

b. Maintain medical records

c. Schedule special events such as dental treatment and SPRINTs

d. Track Soldiers in the WTU and CCU

e. Follow Soldiers identified in an SIR to include working with the BH contractors

f. Process and follow the MEB/PEB cases

g. Track the Soldiers needing special appointments such as dental treatment and hearing follow-up (SPRINT, audiologist follow up)

h. Assist with other medical board processes such as the MAR2