BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 41-104
21 MAY 2019
Health Services
PROFESSIONAL BOARD AND
NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
EXAMINATIONS
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/SG1/8
Supersedes: AFI 41-104,
18 February 2014
Certified by: AF/SG1/8
(Brig Gen Susan J. Pietrykowski)
Pages: 12
This instruction implements AFPD 41-1, Healthcare Programs and Resources, and 10 U.S.C. §
2015 pursuant to authority delegated in Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness
(USD (P&R)) memorandum, “Payment of Professional Credentialing Expenses for Military
Members,” July 16, 2009; Secretary of the Air Force memorandum, “Authority to Pay
Professional Credential Expenses,” July 27, 2009; and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
memorandum, “Delegation to the Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG) Regarding the Credentials
Program and Formal Delegation of Authority to Implement a Professional Credentialing Expense
Reimbursement Program for the Air Force Medical Service,” December 4, 2018. It provides
requirements and procedures for applying for reimbursement and/or Temporary Duty (TDY)
status for board certification and Maintenance of Certification (MOC). This AFI may be
supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the OPR for coordination prior
to certification and approval. 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 AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, 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 requestors
commander or director for non-tiered compliance items. 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. Ensure all records created as a result of
processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual 33-
363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records
