Note: 13 September 2022.
Re: The Coast Guard Medical Manual, COMDTINST M6000.1 (series)
Due to indexing changes, this Commandant Instruction will be cancelled and removed from the
Directives library and replaced with a new version in the very near future IAW Publication of Directives:
Commandant Instruction (CI), ALCOAST and ALCOAST Commandant Notices (ACN), COMDTINST 5215.6I
(April 2022).
New Commandant Instructions containing medical content will include (final publication titles may vary
slightly):
Dental Policy and Operations, COMDTINST 6000.2
Physical Standards and Examinations for Accession and Retention, COMDTINST 6000.3
Health Record Management, COMDTINST 6000.4
Behavioral Health, COMDTINST 6000.5
Medical Readiness and Deployment Health, COMDTINST 6000.6
Preventative Medicine and Population Health, COMDTINST 6000.7
HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance in Coast Guard Medical Programs, COMDTINST 6000.8
Health Information Systems, COMDTINST 6000.9
Pharmacy Policy and Operations, COMDTINST 6000.10
The remaining core content of the Medical Manual, COMDTINST 6000.1 (series) will include:
Chapter 1. Organization and Personnel
Chapter 2. Health Care and Facilities
Chapter 3. Fiscal and Supply Management
Chapter 4. Heath Services Technician Assigned to Independent Duty
Chapter 5. Health Care Procurement
Chapter 6. Quality Improvement
