Chapter 25 - Decedent Affairs Flashcards
Who’s responsibility is it to manage the Decedent Affairs Program on small independent operational units and on board naval vessels?
CO, OIC, Medical Service Corps Officer, and the senior corpsman under the guidance of Navy Mortuary Affairs.
Who is overall the manager of the Navy and Marine Corps Decedent Affairs Program?
Navy Casualty, Navy Mortuary Affairs (Millington, TN)
What instruction is the “Decedent Affairs Manual”?
OPNAVINST 5360.1
To carry out the various responsibility of the Decedent Affairs Program, what are the five programs that have been established?
- Current Death
- Graves Registration
- Concurrent Return
- Return of Remains
- Casualty Assistance Calls
The _________ __________ Program provides professional mortuary services,supplies, and related services incident to the care and disposition of remains of persons eligible for theses services. Under this program, remains are shipped to a place designated by the primary next of kin also known as Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD).
Current Death Program
Which of the five programs is normally operational on a worldwide basis during peacetime, but may also be used during major conflicts?
Current Death Program
The _________ ___________ Program provides the search, recovery, evacuation to a temporary cemetery or a mortuary, initial identification, disposition of personal effects found, and burial in the temporary cemeteries.
Graves Registration Program (GR or GREGG)
What program is only operational when authorized by the responsible commander during military operations?
Graves Registration Program (GR or GREGG)
The _________ _________ Program combines the Current Death Program and Graves Registration Program. This program provides for the search, recovery, and evacuation of remains to a processing point; identification and preparation of remains in a mortuary; and shipment, for permanent disposition to a final designation designed by the Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD).
Concurrent Return Program
What program normally becomes operational when large numbers of military personnel are committed to a strategic area?
Concurrent Return Program
Under what program are remains buried in temporary cemeteries (under the Graves Registration Program) normally disinterred and evacuated if conditions and capabilities permit?
Concurrent Return Program
The __________ ___ __________ Program provides for permanent disposition of remains of persons buried in temporary cemeteries who could not be evacuated under the Concurrent Return Program. This program is activated only upon the enactment of special legislation.
Return of Remains Program
What may authorize the establishment of one or more permanent American cemeteries in the overseas area and may give Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD) the option of having the remains buried therein or shipped to another place of their choosing?
Special legislation
When the Return of Remains becomes activated, who is responsible for notifying fields of activities of its activation?
Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)
What program is not part of the Decedent Affairs Program and is administered by the Chief of Naval Operations Personnel Command and the Commandant of the Marine Corps?
Casualty Assistance Calls Program (CACP)
What program details a Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (CACO), a commissioned officer or enlisted personnel, to personally contact Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD) and SNOK with problems surrounding the death and information about member’s personal effects, estate, SGLI, funeral planning, and allowances?
Casualty Assistance Calls Program
What instruction is the “Navy Casualty Assistance Calls Program”?
BUPERINST 1770.1
Personnel under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy are eligible for what?
Decedent Affairs
Within how many hours after it is determined a casualty has occurred, must a casualty report be submitted?
Four hours
Who are required for the submission of a Personnel Casualty Report?
All active duty members, retired navy inpatient at MTF, DoD civilians, and dependents
Who must submit a Personnel Casualty Report when a member becomes a casualty?
The service member’s Commanding Officer
Personnel Casualty Report should be sent as what urgency message?
Priority
The Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD) should be notified of a death by a uniformed Navy or Marine Corps representative, during what hours of operation?
0500-2400
When a death occurs CONUS, who’s responsibility is it to make sure that the personal notification is made?
Member’s Commanding Officer (CO)
Duty watch personnel from where, is available 24 hours a day to receive message traffic, phone calls, and email traffic from OCONUS command when a death occurs?
Navy Personnel Command (NAVPERSCOM)
A Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (CACO) is normally assigned to assist the needs of family members for what period of time?
90 days to 9 months depending on the needs of the families
An initial notification is made by the Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (CACO) who schedules a follow-up notification to complete the paperwork associated with the death within how many hours?
24 hours
The Commanding Officer must write a letter of condolence to the appropriate NOK within what time frame?
48 hours
What two places do a copy of the condolence letter must be sent to?
Navy Personnel Command (NAVPERSCOM) and Office of the Judge Advocate General (OJAG) Investigations Division
What must be performed on the remains of active duty if the death is considered accidental, intentional, suicide, homicide, or absent care of a physician?
Autopsy
Remains of individuals that are in motorcycle accidents, automobile accidents, or under the care of the physician, autopsies are at the discretion of whom because it is not a requirement?
Discretion of the local medical examiner
Who may request an autopsy if he or she deems it necessary?
Commanding Officer (CO)
When an autopsy is desired but not required permission must be granted from the Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD). True or False?
True
If federal government or local jurisdiction determine than an autopsy is not necessary, who is financially responsible for the movement of the remains and the pathologist’s private autopsy fees?
Families
What type of message should be used to notify Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and Navy Mortuary Affairs of a disaster resulting in the death of naval members?
Priority
What must the priority message include?
Identification of dead or missing personnel, equipments required, and technical help required.
When a search and recovery operation continuous longer than 36 hours, how often is a chronological progress report submitted to BUMED and Navy Casualty Office?
Every 24 hours
What is the minimum amount of recognition that is required for the Commanding Officer (CO) to be satisfied about remains being considered identified?
Two: fingerprint and dental compressions
Who will establish the final conclusions and take actions that are required for final disposition of the remains if shipped from outside CONUS to CONUS?
Navy Mortuary Affairs
What are three ways utilized to determine positive identification?
DNA, fingerprint analysis and forensic odontology review
For cases that are pending identification, the personnel casualty report status shall categorize the service member as?
Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN)
What contracts are awarded to funeral directions serving local area of activities anticipating three or more deaths per year?
Annual Contracts
What contract are created through Navy Casualty Office, Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) to a funeral home when an annual contract is not in effect?
One-time Contracts
What arrangement is made by the Person Authorized Direct Disposition (PADD) and is coordinated between the PADD, Casualty Assistance Calls Officer (CACO), Navy Mortuary Affairs, and the funeral home?
Private Arrangements