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MARADMIN 752/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION TO FAMILY MEMBERS /OF ILL OR INJURED MARINES/SAILORS//
REF/A/-/CMC WASHINGTON DC MR/YMD:20071011//
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NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 592/07, MCBUL 3040 COMMAND REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING/PROCESSING FOR MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES.  REF B IS THE MARINE CORPS CASUALTY PROCEDURES MANUAL.  REF C IS THE ADMINISTRATION
AND PROCESSING OF INJURED/ILL/HOSPITALIZED MARINES.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1.THIS MARADMIN PROVIDES CHANGES TO MARINE CORPS PROCEDURES REGARDING NOTIFICATION TO THE NEXT OF KIN (NOK) OF ALL MARINES OR SAILORS ASSIGNED TO MARINE UNITS WHO ARE VERY SERIOUSLY ILL/INJURED (VSI), SERIOUSLY ILL/INJURED (SI), OR WOUNDED IN ACTION (WIA) AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED IN REF A.
2.  BACKGROUND.  PER REF A, HQMC (MRPC) WILL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION TO THE NOK OF MARINES/SAILORS REPORTED AS VSI, SI OR WIA BEGINNING 27 DEC 07.
3.  ACTION
A.  UPON RECEIVING INFORMATION REGARDING AN INJURED/ILL MARINE/SAILOR, THE REPORTING UNIT WILL PROVIDE MRPC WITH A HEADS-UP VOICE REPORT.  THE HEADS-UP VOICE REPORT WILL PROVIDE MRPC TIME TO OBTAIN THE NOK CONTACT INFORMATION.
NOK CONTACT INFORMATION MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED BY THE REPORTING UNIT DURING THE VOICE REPORT OR VIA EMAIL AT CASUALTY.SECTION@USMC.MIL.
B.  THE REPORTING UNIT WILL SUBMIT A PERSONNEL CASUALTY REPORT (PCR) AS DIRECTED IN REF B.  THE CASUALTY CIRCUMSTANCES, PROGNOSIS, DIAGNOSIS, LOCATION OF THE MARINE/SAILOR, MEDEVAC PLANS, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED FROM THE MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY (MTF) OR COMBAT SUPPORT HOSPITAL (CSH) MUST BE CLEAR AS IT WILL BE RELAYED TO THE NOK OVER THE TELEPHONE DURING NOTIFICATION. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION TO THE NOK, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT UNITS GENERATING CASUALTY REPORTS ENSURE THAT INFORMATION IS CLEAR AND NOT AMBIGUOUS OR CONFLICTING INFORMATION FROM THE CIRCUMSTANCES BLOCK OF THE PCR.
C.  FOR THOSE HOSPITALIZED INJURED/ILL MARINES/SAILORS LOCATED IN THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS OR WHO ARE OVERSEAS FROM THE NOK, MRPC WILL TELEPHONICALLY CONTACT THE HOSPITAL LIAISONS LOCATED AT THE MTF OR CSH WHERE
THE MARINE/SAILOR IS LOCATED TO VERIFY AND UPDATE INJURY/ILLNESS STATUS AND ANY POSSIBLE MEDEVAC/MOVEMENT PLANS PRIOR TO CALLING NOK.
D.  UPON RECEIPT OF THE PCR, MRPC WILL CONDUCT TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION TO NOK (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 0500 AND 2400 LOCAL TIME.
E.  THE MARINE'S NOK WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A 24 HOUR TOLL FREE NUMBER (800-847-1597) TO CALL FOR UPDATES.  FOR VSI CASES, MRPC WILL CALL THE NOK TWICE DAILY TO PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION.  NOK OF SI MARINES WILL BE CALLED ONCE A DAY.
F.  AFTER CONDUCTING TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION TO A SAILOR'S NOK, MRPC WILL RELAY THE NOTIFICATION INFORMATION TO THE NAVY CASUALTY OFFICE (800-368-3202) FOR FOLLOW-UP AND APPROPRIATE ACTION.
G.  WITH REGARDS TO MARINES/SAILORS WHO ARE WIA BUT NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED (NSI), MRPC WILL MAKE NOTIFICATION UNLESS IT IS SPECIFICALLY STATED ON THE PCR THAT THE "SNM HAS CONTACTED NOK AND DOES NOT DESIRE FURTHER NOTIFICATION" OR "SNM DOES NOT DESIRE NOK NOTIFICATION".  THE DESIRES OF THE MARINE/SAILOR WILL BE RESPECTED.
H.  AFTER INITIAL NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY MRPC, MRPC WILL PROVIDE NOTIFICATION INFORMATION (NAME OF NOK, DTG OF NOTIFICATION AND NOK CONTACT INFORMATION) AND ANY UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE MARINE/SAILOR TO THE
REPORTING UNIT'S CORRESPONDING MEF HEADQUARTERS LEVEL AND MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND, BASE/STATION (NON-MEF UNITS), MARFORRES (RESERVE MARINES) AND THE FORWARD DEPLOYED COMBAT CASUALTY CELL (OEF/OIF CASUALTIES).
I.  AFTER THE PARENT COMMAND HAS VERIFIED THAT NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE PARENT COMMAND MAY CALL THE NOK TO OFFER SUPPORT. HOWEVER, QUESTIONS REGARDING CASUALTY STATUS OR UPDATED MEDICAL INFORMATION
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MRPC TO AVOID CONFLICTING OR OUTDATED INFORMATION FROM BEING PROVIDED TO THE NOK.  MRPC WILL BE THE NOK'S SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT
FOR THE MEDICAL STATUS OF VSI/SI/WIA MARINES.  NAVY CASUALTY WILL BE THE NOK'S SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE MEDICAL STATUS OF VSI/SI/WIA SAILORS.
J.  SUPPLEMENTAL PCRS FOR INJURED/ILL CASUALTIES WILL BE GENERATED PER REF B, INCLUDING WHEN THE MARINE'S/SAILOR'S STATUS CHANGES, WHEN HE/SHE IS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER MTF, WHEN HE/SHE ARRIVES AT THE DESTINATION MTF, AND
WHEN RETURNED TO DUTY OR PLACED ON CONVALESCENT LEAVE.  FOR INJURED/ILL MARINES AND SAILORS LOCATED IN THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS, SUPPLEMENTAL PCRS WILL BE GENERATED BY THE FORWARD COMMAND ELEMENT.  FOR MARINES/SAILORS MEDEVACED OUT OF THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS, SUPPLEMENTAL PCRS WILL BE GENERATED BY HOSPITAL LIAISONS UNTIL THE MARINE/SAILOR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE PARENT COMMAND OR ADMINISTRATIVELY ATTACHED TO ANOTHER UNIT PER REF C.
K.  INVITATIONAL TRAVEL ORDERS (ITOS) WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MRPC AND NAVY CASUALTY.  WHEN APPLICABLE, COORDINATION FOR BEDSIDE TRAVEL
VIA ITO WILL BEGIN FOLLOWING THE INITIAL NOTIFICATION TO THE NOK.  MRPC AND NAVY CASUALTY WILL ISSUE ORDERS AND ASSIST WITH TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS TO BEDSIDE.
4.  THE AFOREMENTIONED CHANGES IN PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE UPCOMING RELEASE OF MARINE CORPS ORDER 3040.4F (MARINE CORPS CASUALTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM).
5.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. TIMOTHY R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND
FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//
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