NAVMEDCOMINST 5360.1 Flashcards
What does the dap program provide?
Search, Recovery, identification, care, and disposition of remains of deceased persons from the department of the navy is responsible
What is the instruction for decedent affairs program?
NAVMEDCOMINST 5360.1
What five programs have been established by the secretary of the Navy?
1) Current death program
2) Graves registration program
3) Concurrently return program
4) Return of remains program
5) Casualty assistance calls program
Describe the current program
Program provides professional mortuary services supplies and related services incident of care and disposition of remains of persons eligible for the services
Under the current death program Where are remains supposed to be shipped to?
Hey location designated by the primary next of kin
Describe graves registration program
Provides the search, recovered, evacuation, initial identification, disposition of personal effect found with each deceased, and burial of eligible deceased persons in temporary cemeteries
This program is only operational when authorized by the responsible commander during major military operations
Describe the concurrent return program
This program is a combination of the current death program and Graves registration program maybe activated during the emergencies are a major military operations when conditions and capabilities permit
What program includes remains buried in temporary cemeteries being excavated and then return to Pnok?
Concurrent return policy
Describe the return remains program
The return government program can only be activated upon the the enactment of special legislation. This program provides for permanent disposition of remains of those persons in temporary cemeteries that could not be evacuated under the concurrent return program.
The casually assistance calls program helps PNOK and SNOK With problems surrounding the death and provides information on such matters as?
(12)
1) Disposition of remains
2) Death gratuity and unpaid pay and allowances
3) Personal effects of deceased
4) Settlement of decedents estate
5) SGLI
6) Application for VA survivor benefits
7) Shipment of household items
8) Travel dependents to gravesite and to permanent residence
9) Medical care
10) Exchange commissary privileges
11) Employment and education
12) Application for government headstone
Primary next of kin Is decided using the following order
1) Legal spouse
2) Eldest child over age of majority
3) Father or mother
4) Eldest brother or sister
6) Other blood relatives
In deciding who will be the primary next of kin if the parents are married who will be the primary next?
Father
For remains of prisoners of war or personnel missing in action for lengthy periods. If the family cannot decide who will be the primary next of kin In what order will the military decide the primary next of kin?
6
1) The unmarried surviving spouse
2) Natural had adopted children ages 18 Or above
The rights of minor children will be exercised by the surviving parent or legal guardian
3) parents
4) The remarried surviving spouse
5) Other blood relatives
6) a person sending in loco parentis to the deceased
This individual may waive that right in favor the next available party
Define primary expenses
Expenses incurred in connection with recovery, preparation, encasement of remains
Including but not limited to expenses incurred from recovery removal embalming casket shipping container cremation urn clothing and delivery remains to a common carrier terminal
Define secondary expenses
Expenses incurred in connection with the funeral and burial to include but not limited to: Transportation of local relatives Single gravesite Vault Funereal director expenses Clergyman services Opening and closing of graves Floral tribute Obituary
