DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1740.6
N12
4 JAN 2013
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1740.6
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: NAVY SAFE HARBOR
Ref: (a) Public Law 109-163
(b) Public Law 110-181
(c) DoD Instruction 1300.24 of 1 December 2009
(d) Public Law 110-417
(e) Public Law 112-81
(f) SECNAVINST 1740.5
1. Purpose. To establish policy and assign responsibilities
for operations, program management and overall coordination and
execution of Navy Safe Harbor.
2. Background. References (a) through (e) established policy,
assigned responsibilities, and prescribed guidelines, procedures
and standards for medical and non-medical care of recovering
Service Members across the Military Departments. Reference (f)
established Department of the Navy (DON) policy and assigned
responsibilities for the implementation of recovery coordination
programs in support of Navy recovering Service Members and their
families, per references (a) through (e).
3. Scope. Provisions of this instruction are applicable to all
DON active-duty and reserve personnel, regular and reserve
commands.
4. Definitions
a. Recovering Service Member. For purposes of this policy,
is defined as a member of the Military Services who is
undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy and is in
an inpatient or outpatient status; who incurred or aggravated a
serious illness or injury in the line of duty; and who may be
assigned to a temporary disability retired or permanent
disability retired list due to the Navy’s disability evaluation
system proceedings.
