R 112037Z OCT 12
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 580/12
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MF(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ICO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUICIDE EVENT REPORT//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MFC-5/YMD:20120410//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC MFPC/YMD:20110301//
REF/C/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/272015ZFEB2008//
REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CMC WASHINGTON DC/190821ZDEC2009//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1720.2 MARINE CORPS SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM. REF B IS MCO P3040.4 MARINE CORPS CASUALTY PROCEDURES MANUAL. REF C IS MARADMIN 147/08, THE MESSAGE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUICIDE EVENT REPORT. REF D IS MARADMIN 725/09, THE MESSAGE FOR THE ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ICO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUICIDE EVENT REPORT. REF C AND D ARE PREVIOUS MARADMINS THAT HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED WITHIN THIS MARADMIN AND ARE HEREBY CANCELLED.//
POC/SHERRY TODD-PEARSON/CIV/UNIT:MFC-5/-/TEL:703-784-9542//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REFS A AND B, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUICIDE EVENT REPORT (DODSER)IS REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF A SUICIDE OR SUICIDE ATTEMPT. THE DODSER IS DESIGNED TO STANDARDIZE THE REVIEW AND REPORTING PROCESS ON SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR AMONG MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL AND ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. THE INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS TO ASSIST COMMANDERS IN TARGETING AND IMPROVING LOCAL SUICIDE PREVENTION EFFORTS. THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS FOR THE DODSER IS A MEANS TO IMPROVE RISK MANAGEMENT, NOT AN INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE NEGLIGENCE OR ACCOUNTABILITY IN CASES OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR.
2. THE DODSER IS REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF A CONFIRMED SUICIDE (AND AN UNDETERMINED MANNER OF DEATH WHERE SUICIDE IS A SUSPECTED POSSIBILITY) AND A SUICIDE ATTEMPT (AS VERIFIED BY COMPETENT MEDICAL AUTHORITY) AND SHALL BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED ONLINE AT HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH) DODSER.T2.HEALTH.MIL. THE DODSER FORM REQUIRES A LOGIN, ACCOMPLISHED VIA THE DEFENSE KNOWLEDGE ONLINE SINGLE SIGN-ON CRITERIA AT HTTPS (SLASH)(SLASH) WWW.US.ARMY.MIL.
3. MAJOR COMMAND POLICY WILL DETERMINE THE COMMAND LEVEL AT WHICH THE SUICIDE DODSER WILL BE COMPLETED. WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS OF TRANSMITING THE INITIAL PERSONNEL CASUALTY REPORT (PCR), THE COMMAND SHALL APPOINT A MARINE OFFICER AND SUPPORTING TEAM TO COLLECT, EXAMINE, AND RECORD INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE SUICIDE DODSER.
4. WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE INITIAL PCR, THE SUICIDE DODSER SHALL BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE FORWARDED, TO THE POC LISTED ABOVE, AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE (E.G., TOXICOLOGY REPORTS).
5. THE SUICIDE ATTEMPT DODSER SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE MEDICAL ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINATION OF SUICIDE ATTEMPT BY COMPETENT MEDICAL AUTHORITY.
6. THE SUICIDE ATTEMPT DODSER SHALL BE COMPLETED BY A MEDICAL PROVIDER AT THE MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY THAT PERFORMS THE MARINE OR SAILOR'S PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AFTER THE SUICIDE ATTEMPT. IN THE EVENT A SERVICEMEMBER IS NOT TREATED IN A MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY, THE DODSER SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE UNIT MEDICAL OFFICER OR DIVISION PSYCHIATRIST WITH THE MOST FAMILIARITY OF THE EVENT; OR BY THE MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY RESPONSIBLE FOR A TRICARE REFERRAL; OR BY THE RESERVE COMPONENT COMMAND MEDICAL REPRESENTATIVE (FOR RESERVE COMPONENT NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY). AMPLIFYING INFORMATION SHALL BE SOUGHT BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL FROM THE MARINE OR SAILOR'S LEADERSHIP, AS NECESSARY.
7. COMMANDERS SHALL VERIFY THE COMPLETION OF A DODSER IN THE EVENT OF A SUICIDE ATTEMPT BY ONE OF THEIR MARINES OR SAILORS, BUT SHALL NOT RECEIVE TRANSMISSION OF THE REPORT WHICH IS CONSIDERED PROTECTED MEDICAL INFORMATION.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN R. F. HEDELUND, DIRECTOR, MARINE AND FAMILY PROGRAMS DIVISION.//