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04/17/2011
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Standard systems are those that are standardized across more than one
 Definition
command
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Which system supports the admissions and dispositions functions in the medical treatment facility (MTF)?
 Definition
CHCS
Term
Which devices are considered auxiliary storage devices?
 Definition
Floppy disk, hard disk, USB and magnetic tape
Term
Hard disk devices
 Definition
are standard in most microcomputers
Term
A program or set of programs that manages and directs a computer system is called
 Definition
an ope
Term
Random access memory (RAM) is
 Definition
the temporary electrical storage space that holds program instructions
Term
TRICARE Online allows authorized users to do all of the following except
 Definition
check medications
Term
Which system is designed to store, share, and exchange knowledge among all Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) members?
 Definition
Knowledge Exchange (Kx)
Term
Which files, if tampered with, can cause an unstable or unrecoverable operating system?
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Program
Term
What process realigns the separated files and moves them into a more defined structure increasing data access rate and performance of the system?
 Definition
Defragment
Term
What device is used to junction between local area networks (LAN) and wide area networks (WAN)?
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Router
Term
Who is accountable for equipment assigned to their organization?
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Commander
Term
A physical inventory of all equipment is conducted
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annually
Term
Where do you place the Automated Data Processing Equipment (ADPE) identification label?
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Front or top of the equipment
Term
What computer security (COMPUSEC) objective is reached when there is no unexpected downtime due to a virus or sabotage?
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Availability
Term
What computer security (COMPUSEC) objective is attained when access to sensitive information is allowed only to those with the proper clearance, authorization, and need-to-know?
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Confidentiality
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Who is responsible for ensuring computer users are trained in computer security (COMPUSEC) awareness and local operating instructions?
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Information systems security officer (ISSO)
Term
When is computer security (COMPUSEC) training provided to the user?
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Prior to being granted system access and annually thereafter
Term
Who represents the Information Systems security officer (ISSO) at locations the ISSO cannot effectively monitor users or system activities?
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Client support administrator
Term
Information needing protection from public interest is marked
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For Official Use Only
Term
The Privacy Act of 1974
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safeguards personal information from unauthorized use
Term
An individual is allowed access to classified information after a determination is made that
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the individual is trustworthy and access is necessary for performance of duty
Term
When writing, which way would be the simplest way for making a personal contact?
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Familiar, everyday words
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The body of your correspondence explains and clarifies your
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purpose
Term
What is the MOST common format used in Air Force correspondence?
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Official Memorandum
Term
The BEST way to manage correspondence involves sorting, routing, and
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controlling suspenses
Term
An emergency involving military forces caused by natural disaster, terrorists, subversives, or by required military operations is called
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contingency
Term
What is the relocation of forces to a desired area of operation called?
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Deployment
Term
What is the quality or capability of military forces to move from place-to-place while retaining the ability to fulfill their primary mission called
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Mobility
Term
Who is the chairperson of the Medical Readiness staff function (MRSF)?
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MTF commander
Term
According to the Department of Defense (DOD) a unit type code (UTC) is developed and assigned by the
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Joint Chief of Staff (JCS)
Term
Substitution shall NOT exceed what percent of any Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) requirement in a single unit type code (UTC) or set of UTCs that collectively make up an operational platform?
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40 percent
Term
Who keeps the Medical Group (MDG) commander and squadron commanders informed of the deployment status of unit personnel and equipment subject to deployments?
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UDM
Term
When following the procedures to process individuals for deployment, who will review the deployment records for the members of each unit type codes (UTC) being tasked?
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Medical Readiness staff
Term
Which scenario is NOT included in the full spectrum threat response (FSTR) as a required emergency response and mitigation event?
 Definition
Minor government vehicle accident
Term
Into which triage category and color would you place a patient with injuries requiring inordinate medical treatment to the detriment or neglect of other patients?
 Definition
Expectant-Blue
Term
Update disaster team checklists as necessary and review them at least
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once a year
Term
What telephone communication system is designated to save lives through the rapid relay of emergency information to specific base agencies?
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Primary crash alarm circuit
Term
Horizontal and vertical lines on a grid map are called grid
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lines
Term
On a grid map, the grid square is identified by its grid
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coordinates
Term
The two types of official Air Force E-mail are
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organizational and individual
Term
Which type of E-mail must contain a complete signature element clearly indicating who sent the communication?
 Definition
Organizational
Term
The success of the global message communication depends on a secure
 Definition
writer-to-reader message system
Term
What bar provides access to various Microsoft Outlook Defense Message System (DMS) functions while the user is composing of drafting a message?
 Definition
Menu bar
Term
Where does the user type summarizing the content of the message?
 Definition
Subject line
Term
The portion of the situation report (SITREP) that specifically addresses significant deficiencies that are above the commander's capability to overcome in a timely manner is
 Definition
Logistics
Term
What is an internal management tool used by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS), Unified Commands, and Combat Support Agencies?
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SORTS
Term
The prefix that means "above or excessive" is
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hyper-
Term
The suffix "-plasty" means
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surgical reshaping
Term
The suffix "-penia" means
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lack or reduction in number of
Term
Encephal (o) is the root word meaning
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brain
Term
What is the abbreviation for "both ears"
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AU
Term
The anatomical term "peripheral" refers to something
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outward from the center of the body
Term
The anatomical term meaning "away from the midline" of the body is
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lateral
Term
What provide the body energy?
 Definition
food and oxygen
Term
Which macromolecules carry instructions that tell each cell how to perform their particular jobs?
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Nucleic acids
Term
Which type of tissue helps support and join together various parts of the body?
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Connective
Term
The epidermis
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forms the outermost layer of the skin
Term
The place where bones meet is a
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joint
Term
What works together with the muscles enabling the body to move?
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skeleton
Term
What type of muscle is known as "involuntary"?
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Smooth
Term
What empties into the small intestine through a duct?
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pancreatic enzymes
Term
Inhaling and exhaling result mainly from contractions of the
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diaphragm
Term
Arteries carry blood
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away from the heart
Term
The largest artery in the body is the
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aorta
Term
All of the lymph flows into either the thoracic duct or the
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right lymphatic duct
Term
What nourishes the cells of the body tissues?
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Interstitial fluid
Term
Urine leaves the body through the
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urethra
Term
What carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder?
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Ureters
Term
What enables a developing baby to obtain food and oxygen from the mother's bloodstream?
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Placenta
Term
Which glands control body functions by producing hormones?
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Endocrine
Term
Which gland is the "master gland"?
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Pituitary
Term
Sensory neurons carry information
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to the central nervous system
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Which laws take precedence over other directives pertaining to access and release of medical information?
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Drug and alcohol
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Information that may affect a patient's morale, character, medical progress, or mental health is considered
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sensitive
Term
If a physician determines that a direct disclosure of medical information to the patient could have an adverse affect on the physical or mental health or safety and welfare of the individual,
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only release the information to a physician named by the patient or to a person qualified to make psychiatric or mental determinations.
Term
Which kind of information CANNOT be released without a patient's informed consent?
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general extent of the injury or disease
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What establishes your identity to Composite Health Care System (CHCS) and authenticates your use of the system?
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access and verify codes
Term
Which is NOT an input used for accessing help in the Composite Health Care System (CHCS)?
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OLUM
Term
To avoid confusion and duplication, what action should be taken prior to registering a new patient in the Composite Health Care System (CHCS)?
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Accomplish a "patient lookup"
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The validity of registration data entered into the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) is critical because
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it is used by every CHCS user within the MTF
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A perpetual link exists between the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) and the Defense Enrollment Eligibility System (DEERS) to accomplish what task?
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Verify the patient's eligibility for care
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What information can be obtained using the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) Patient Record Inquiry option?
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History of the record's movement
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What information does the Composite Health Care System (CHCS) record when using the Check-In Record option?
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Date and time of record being returned
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Which Composite Health Care System (CHCS) component is composed of timeslots that have been assigned appropriate appointment types, durations and a maximum number of patient slots?
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Schedule
Term
In Composite Health Care System CHCS) what does the Schedule Hold Duration parameter (located in the clinic profile) accomplish?
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Defines how much time will elapse before the system automatically releases frozen slots
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If a divorced sponsor remarries, the new spouse's family member prefix (FMP) will be
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31
Term
Which number is blocked out on the right hand side of the AF Form 2100A series health record for a sponsor whose social security number is 987-65-4321?
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1
Term
What procedure would be used to identify the outpatient record of an individual assigned to the Personnel Reliability Program (PRP)?
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Block the last character of the social security number along the right hand side of the record with red tape or marker
Term
What procedure would be used to identify the outpatient record of an individual assigned to a mobility position?
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Block the last character of the social security number along the right hand side of the record with a green marker or tape
Term
When are new outpatient record jackets prepared for patients with existing outpatient records?
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When the folder no longer protects the contents
Term
Where would miscellaneous forms (forms that are not specifically designated to be filed elsewhere) be placed within an AF Form 2100A, Health Record-Outpatient?
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Section 3
Term
Where is the withdrawal of material from an outpatient medical record to an inpatient record recorded?
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On SF 600, Health Record-Chronological Record of Medical Care
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Outpatient records are the property of the
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Department of Defense
Term
If a record must be transferred from one clinic to another, whose responsibility is it to change the location of the record on the AF Form 250, Health Record Charge Out Request?
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Outpatient records personnel
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How often are active duty records inventoried?
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At least once a year
Term
What reference provides step-by-step instructions for completing health records retirement?
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MRTR2 guide
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What type of team are active duty members and their beneficiaries assigned to after the mass medical in-processing briefing?
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Primary Care Optimization Team
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When you in-process a medical record and then generate a computer charge-out, to whom do you deliver the records?
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Primary Care Manager
Term
If for some reason the sponsor's medical record is NOT present at the time of out-processing, give the individual a
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Letter of Non-Availability
Term
When an active duty sponsor is retiring and they have a dependent over the age of 18, who must fill out the DD Form 2138, Request for Transfer of Outpatient Record, for the dependent?
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The dependent
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When an active duty member is being discharged but does NOT have any type of orders, what document must they provide before you can release their records to the discharge review board?
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Memorandum from their squadron
Term
For which of the following would you NOT create an inpatient record?
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Stillbirths
Term
Who prepares AF forms 788 series folders for filing inpatient documentation?
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Inpatient records section technician
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A concise clinical summary is dictated any typed on Standard Form (SF) 502, Medical Record-Narrative Summary, for
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inpatients received by transfer for further treatment
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Final progress notes on Standard Form (SF) 509 may be substituted for narrative summaries for all of the following patients EXCEPT
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patients treated at tactical MTFs
Term
When documenting care in inpatient records, symbols and abbreviations
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cannot be used when recording the final diagnosis on the AF Form 560
Term
Inpatient records on a family member of a retired Air Force Chief are the property of the
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Department of Defense
Term
An inpatient record of an Air Force Staff Sergeant admitted on 28 Dec 98 and dispositioned on 4 Jan 99 (no other inpatient episodes) at a facility with an inpatient records library is
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eligible for retirement on 31 Dec 2001
Term
Who performs a risk assessment when the patient verification process results in questionable eligibility?
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Competent medical authority
Term
Before a patient without proper identification or verification of Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) eligibility is provided care in a military treatment facility (MTF) they must first sign a statement agreeing to provide proof of eligibility within
 Definition
30 days
Term
Who will establish local procedures for management of the quarters program?
 Definition
MTF
Term
After a military treatment facility (MTF) establishes local procedure for management of the Quarters Program, what must be done next?
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Produce a local quarters authorization form
Term
During completion of a Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) designee letter, the request must contain the effective date, period covered and
 Definition
determination as to whether the Air Force is providing aeromedical evacuation
Term
When can patients request for a renewal of their Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) designee status?
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Continued care is still necessary
Term
When an abused family member applies for Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) designee status after the sponsor was discharged from the service, the approval authority is the
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MTF Commander
Term
Generally, applications for designee status are submitted through the
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command surgeon general's office to HQ USAF/SGMA
Term
In most military treatment facilities (MTF) the majority of requests for Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) designee status come from
 Definition
former Air Force females discharged under OTHER THAN HONORABLE conditions who were pregnant at the time of discharge
Term
Under the Secretary of the Air Force (SAF) Designee Program, pregnant former active duty females are limited to prenatal and delivery, as well as follow-up care not to exceed
 Definition
6 weeks
Term
Which is NOT part of the mission of the special needs identification and assignment coordination (SNIAC) process?
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Locates providers and establishes the consults for care
Term
What process provides coordination to determine if family members needs can be met at a projected location prior to the sponsor receiving permanent change of station (PCS) orders?
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Family member relocation clearance
Term
For sponsors on unaccompanied assignments, a family member clearance screening is accomplished by the
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military treatment facility (MTF) in closest proximity to the family
Term
Which is NOT a requirement for selection to the Personnel Reliability Program (PRP)?
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Individuals MUST be a citizen of the United States by birth
Term
A Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) position is considered CRITICAL when duties
 Definition
would permit the launch of nuclear weapons
Term
Positions to which individuals are assigned duties on a permanent or full-time basis in direct support of the President of the United States are called
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category one
Term
When an individual is suspended from Personnel Reliability Program (PRP) duties, the military treatment facility (MTF) will
 Definition
take no action
Term
Which agency uses line of duty (LOD) determinations to determine eligibility for physical disability retirement?
 Definition
Air Force
Term
Which agency uses line of duty (LOD) determinations to determine eligibility for disability compensation and hospital benefits?
 Definition
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Term
The three types of line of duty (LOD) determinations are informal, formal, and
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administrative
Term
The purpose of what type of line of duty (LOD) and misconduct investigation is to protect the interests of the member being investigated and to ensure government benefits are awarded justly and according to law?
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Formal
Term
The interim line of duty (LOD) for Reserve members is valid for no more than
 Definition
90 days
Term
If the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) determines an administrative line of duty (LOD) is more appropriate after an AF Form 348 has been completed, the SJA will return the AF Form 348 through the Military Personnel Flight (MPF)/DFMPEP to the
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LOD-MFP
Term
The only individual who has the authority to deny a request for reinvestigation of the line of duty (LOD) findings is the
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approval authority
Term
Who has the authority to retire or separate members who can no longer perform the duties of their grade because of medical impairment?
 Definition
Secretary of the United States Air Force
Term
Who designates the military treatment facility (MTF) to conduct a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) on a general officer?
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HQ AFPC/DPAMM
Term
When should a first term airman, diagnosed with a seizure disorder, be referred to a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB)?
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Within 90 days of the onset of the illness
Term
What special processing should be accomplished when processing an imminent death case for a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB)?
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None; imminent death processing was rescinded
Term
Under normal conditions, how many board members are required for a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB)?
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Three
Term
How often must a member be examined after being placed on the temporary duty retired list (TDRL) by the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB)?
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At least once every 18 months
Term
Which is an appropriate Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) recommendation?
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Return to duty
Term
Which Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) finding is the appointing authority NOT allowed to reverse?
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Competency or sanity
Term
Who will be reimbursed from military treatment facility (MTF) operating funds on a monthly basis?
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Managed care support contractor (MCSC)
Term
Before you can ensure military treatment facility (MTF) capabilities are fully and accurately defined, what should you review?
 Definition
Service availability listings (SAL)
Term
Who has the ultimate responsibility to ensure the AF Form 560 is accurate?
 Definition
Health care provider
Term
For which patient would an AF commander at the nearest medical treatment facility accept administrative responsibility?
 Definition
AD SSgt admitted to a nearby civilian hospital while on leave status
Term
The number used to identify an inpatient's case from beginning to end is called the
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register number
Term
When is the only occasion a register number may be omitted?
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Never
Term
Who completes the remaining blocks of the AF Form 560 once the health care provider has completed his or her entries?
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admissions technician
Term
Which entry is not acceptable for block 21 (current organization) of AF Form 560?
 Definition
Term
Which entry is not acceptable for block 21 (Current Organization) of AF Form 560?
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AD E6 OSI Agent
Term
Which CHCS subsystem supports admissions functions?
 Definition
PAD patient administration
Term
The Admissions and Dispositions Report is a daily report of?
 Definition
admissions,dispositions,change of status, newborns, and interward transfers
Term
Which is not included in the admission package that accompanies a patient to the inpatient unit?
 Definition
patient suspense file
Term
What action must be accomplished when active duty personnel are admitted to a nonmilitary treatment facility?
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Complete section 1 of the AF Form 560
Term
Infants are admitted as a direct admission(not a liveborn) when they are
 Definition
transferred from a civilian facility
Term
An inventory of patient valuables is conducted?
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monthly
Term
AD members hospitalized in nonmilitary(civilian) hospitals and then moved to a military treatment facility, are considered?
 Definition
a change of status, in
Term
When a health care provider makes the decision to report a patient in a casualty status, he or she makes the appropriate entry on?
 Definition
AF Form 3066, Doctors Orders
Term
What form is used to document dates and times of casualty status notifications made to outside organizations and individuals?
 Definition
Term
What form is used to document dates and times of casualty status notifications made to outside organizations and individuals?
 Definition
AF Form 570, Notification of Patients Medical Status
Term
When must the military treatment facility release a deceased patient's remains to mortuary personnel?
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within 24 hours after death
Term
How must corrections to medical documentation be accomplished?
 Definition
line through the incorrect data with one straight line
Term
Corrections to entries made in health records should be done by the
 Definition
practitioner who originally entered the incorrect data
Term
A provider's verbal or telephone orders may be taken by
 Definition
a registered nurse only
Term
Once a pass has been approved for an inpatient, give the original AF Form 569, Absence Record, Section 1 to the patient and file the copy in the?
 Definition
inpatient record
Term
Of the following, who may authorize a patient dispositions?
 Definition
physician or dentist
Term
In concert with acquiring long-range aeromedical evacuation(AE)aircraft, full use of helicopters and rapid airlift, what else was instrumental with the reduction of mortality rates?
 Definition
trained AE crews
Term
What usually accommodates from 50-250 patients and receives, shelters,processes and provides care to patients who enter in or leave the AE system?
 Definition
Aeromedical Staging Facility
Term
What is the largest turbo prop driven cargo aircraft in the AF inventory?
 Definition
C-130 Hercules
Term
What AF assest is the primary aircraft used for AE in tactical situations within the combat zone?
 Definition
C-130
Term
Who is responsible for coordinating patient movement once the mission arrives at the continental US reception aerial port?
 Definition
Global Patient Movement Requirement Center
Term
Patients requiring rest during a long AE flight because of recent surgery should be classified as
 Definition
liter
Term
What classification is given to medical attendants flying in the AE system?
 Definition
6A
Term
What does the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO) code written to the left of the red cross on the DD Form 600, Patients Baggage Tag represent?
 Definition
The facility where an AE patient will remain overnight(RON) awaiting AE movement to the final destination
Term
To ensure continuous care while patients are in transit, what supply(amount)of medication (in days)must be provided?
 Definition
3-day for intra theater flight, 5-day for inter theater flight
Term
vol 3 The manage access to care (ATC) tools are available in the Composite Health Care System and are also located on the web at the?
 Definition
TRICARE Operations Center
Term
What is composed of timeslots that have been assigned appropriate appointment types,durations,and a maximum number of patients per slot?
 Definition
schedule
Term
What is a pattern of time slots specific to a provider, but not linked to any particular date?
 Definition
template
Term
What schedule in the CHCS makes it simple for you to add, delete,cancel,freeze, and release schedule time slots for specific days within any provider's schedule?
 Definition
Maintain/Cancel
Term
Which CHCS option allows you to cancel all or part of an existing schedule at the request of the provider or another agency at the medical treatment facility?
 Definition
Cancellation by facility
Term
What includes all units, organizations, and members of the ANG and AFR?
 Definition
Air Reserve Component
Term
The favorable dependency determination must specifically state the individual is eligible for medical care and this eligiblity determination is made by the
 Definition
military personnel flight
Term
The former Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) option that pays a share of the cost of covered healthcare services you obtain from an authorized, non-network, civilian healthcare provider is?
 Definition
TRICARE Standard
Term
Pregnant females discharged under other than honorable conditions who must be authorized by a general court-martial authority to apply to the medical group commander for obstetrical care, fall within what program?
 Definition
Secretary of the AF Designee
Term
Children retain their eligibility unless they marry before the age of?
 Definition
21
Term
AD service members' family members not enrolled in TRICARE Prime belong in priority group?
 Definition
One
Term
When creating a personal master schedule, the appointment personnel must coordinate with the
 Definition
provider
Term
To be cognizant of the information you are inputting into the system, you must remember what?
 Definition
accuracy and effectiveness ensure the report is good
Term
When you print reports by using the appropriate option, and enter the necessary report, and print parameters what will happen next?
 Definition
On-demand reports will print
Term
The function that ensures the preventive individual medical readiness program is evaluated during operational readiness inspections(ORI), major command (MAJCOM)-level staff assistance visits, and health service inspections and JACHO inspections?
 Definition
MAJCOM SG
Term
Who is required to conduct medical record reviews in order to identify significant items of medical history and any information that may be potentially disqualifying for deployment or worldwide duty?
 Definition
primary care element and primary care management teams
Term
MTF use what two data systems to identify and describe their enrolled population by age, gender, and beneficiary category, and to assess their healthcare needs?
 Definition
DOD and AFMS
Term
What non-electronic,folder-style form documenting immunizations is used by all active duty,reserve, and ANG personnel?
 Definition
DD Form 2766, Adult Preventive and Chronic Care Flowsheet
Term
What process for inpatients begins before or on admission and continues after appropriate discharge to include follow-up and evaluation of services provided?
 Definition
MTF Discharge and Disposition Planning Process (DCP)
Term
What military treatment facility process is a broad-spectrum scope and approach to identifying beneficiaries experiencing conditions which may indicate the need for case management services?
 Definition
MTF Case Management Process
Term
At least how often must medical treatment facilities assess centrally and locally produced performance measures for effectiveness and efficiency?
 Definition
Quarterly
Term
The federal government's healthcare financing for the elderly is called?
 Definition
Medicare
Term
When legislation was passed enabling managed care plans to increase in numbers and expand enrollments through healthcare programs financed by grants, contracts, and loans, which of the following was the name?
 Definition
Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973
Term
If a healthcare system is responsible for both the financing and delivery of a broad range of comprehensive health services to a voluntarily enrolled population,what plan would apply?
 Definition
HMO
Term
If an individual is enrolled in a healthcare plan, who is responsible for reimbursing covered individuals for the cost of their healthcare?
 Definition
Health care insurance companies
Term
If a patient has routine medical needs, who would be the patient's principal provider?
 Definition
Primary Care Manager
Term
What was formerly known as the Public Health Services Hospitals,and now operates much like TRICARE Prime?
 Definition
Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
Term
What is the main challenge for most eligible beneficiaries?
 Definition
deciding what TRICARE option is best for their particular situation
Term
The TRICARE program is geographically structured by
 Definition
regions
Term
How many regions are there within TRICARE?
 Definition
3
Term
Within each local delivery area, how is TRICARE health care managed?
 Definition
Locally
Term
The benefits of TRICARE cannot be fully realized without timely information regarding access, utilization and ?
 Definition
costs
Term
For at least how many months is the enrollment period for TRICARE Prime?
 Definition
12
Term
Currently TRICARE Standard pays what percentage of the approved or allowable cost for outpatient care, for active duty families, after the annual deductible is paid?
 Definition
80
Term
TRICARE Plus enrollment is noted on beneficiary records in
 Definition
DEERS
Term
TRICARE Standard has
 Definition
the broadest choice of providers
Term
What document reflects a reasoned and balanced approach to managing the military health benefit with military medical readiness as a first priority?
 Definition
TRICARE governance plan
Term
The TRICARE Regional Office (TRO) operates under the authority, direction, and control of the
 Definition
regional director
Term
One of the most important functions of the managed care support contractor is the development of ocivilian provider networks in support of TRICARE?
 Definition
Prime and Extra benefits
Term
What does the TRICARE Regional Office use as the baseline to build additional network needs, develop referrals for delivery of care?
 Definition
assists with resolving contractual issues
Term
Who is each TRICARE Regional Office and medical treatment facility required to have available to assist beneficiaries in determining the validity of collection agent claims received for debts incurred as a result of medical/dental care under the TRICARE Program?
 Definition
DCAO
Term
A nonenrolled beneficiary is required to obtain authorization for care from the Health Care Finder when
 Definition
a NAS is required
Term
Nonavailability statements (NAS) are processed through the
 Definition
DEERS
Term
There is no copayment or deductible for beneficiaries referred for civilian medical care
 Definition
while in an inpatient status in the MTF
Term
Who authorizes non-medical treatment facility Referred Supplemental Care for the uniformed services?
 Definition
SPOC (service point of contact)
Term
The TRICARE Management Activity(TMA) is a field activity of the
 Definition
Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Term
Who, along with the TRICARE Regional Offices(TRO), are responsible for conducting provider training on TRICARE and managed care in accordance with contract provisions?
 Definition
MCS contractors
Term
Who is responsible for oversight of the managed care support(MCS) contractor's marketing programs?
 Definition
Regional TROs
Term
TRICARE presentations are most effective when done jointly by a knowledgeable uniformed representative and a
 Definition
MCSC marketing representative office
Term
What should be the first priority in developing marketing material for a region?
 Definition
enrollment packages
Term
The Customer Satisfaction Survey primarily attempts to collect information regarding
 Definition
a specific appointment
Term
When utilizing resource support, who may request a task order for personnel equipment, equipment maintenance, and supplies?
 Definition
MTF commander
Term
Whose policy requires you to consider resource sharing agreements are in the best interest of the government and are in support of the regional healthcare plan?
 Definition
TRICARE
Term
Who determines whether or not resource sharing agreements are in the best interest of the government and are in support of the regional health care plan?
 Definition
TROs
Term
Who establishes the resource sharing agreements with the managed care support contractor?
 Definition
MTF Commander
Term
Who performs periodic reviews of the medical treatment facility/Veterans Administration facility resource sharing agreements to ensure compatibility with agreements including VA facilities as network providers?
 Definition
TRO
Term
As a minimum, the medical portion of in-and -out-processing should include information on how access health care at the medical treatment facility and in the community, and how to
 Definition
resolve problems accessing health care
Term
AD personnel who have family members may or may not elect to enroll their family in
 Definition
TRICARE Prime
Term
Which office conducts the required medical out-processing briefing?
 Definition
TRICARE office
Term
vol 4 What term is defined as a funding document that represents cash and authorizes commands
 Definition
an allocation
Term
The amount of operations and maintenance (O & M) dollars which a command base can reasonably expect to receive to carry out its mission for the forthcoming operating year is called
 Definition
bogey
Term
Which term represents an intent to purchase that will eventually become a legal obligation?
 Definition
commitment
Term
Which statement best defines the operating budget account number (OBAN)
 Definition
code identifying fund accounts to which military funds are authorized
Term
Which entity or unit of activity is subordinate to a responsibility center?
 Definition
cost center
Term
What funding structure,mandated by the TRICARE Management Activity (TMA), must military treatment facility commanders, resource management personnel and flight commanders review and manage?
 Definition
Budget activity groups
Term
Upon what structure is the AF Resource Management System(RMS) based?
 Definition
DDPPBES department of defense planning, programming, budgeting, and execution system
Term
Who is responsible for training cost center managers (CCM) within a military treatment facility?
 Definition
Resource advisor
Term
Who is responsible for reviewing backorder lists,evaluating stock supply levels and inventorying all equipment within their responsibility?
 Definition
cost center manager
Term
What time frame constitutes the first quarter of a fiscal year?
 Definition
1 October through 31 December
Term
Which two budgetary phases commence during the first fiscal quarter?
 Definition
initial distribution and execution
Term
During the initial distribution phase of the budget process, who is responsible for dispersing funds to the MTF?
 Definition
MAJCOM
Term
Locating and clearing discrepancies between the resource advisor's (RA) record and the official accounting records occurs during the tri-annual review of the
 Definition
Open Document Listing
Term
Which document's primary purpose is to explain to higher levels how much money will be to carry out the MTF objectives and how the funds will be used?
 Definition
Financial Plan
Term
Which document is often referred to as the financial blueprint for an organization for a specific period of time and reflects an organization's funded and unfounded requirements?
 Definition
Financial Plan
Term
When must the second phase of the tri-annual review of the ODL?
 Definition
3rd quarter
Term
Which document provides the basis for all decisions regarding the management of dollar resources?
 Definition
Spend Plan
Term
Who develops the Spend Plan?
 Definition
Resource Advisor
Term
How many times during the fiscal year must the triannual review of the ODL be completed?
 Definition
3
Term
In what time frame is the fiscal year-end close out completed?
 Definition
July through September
Term
Who is responsible for storing and safeguarding patient valuables such as cash, jewelry, and similar articles?
 Definition
Medical Service Accounts office
Term
Under the patients' valuables guidelines, which item must not be accepted for storing and safekeeping?
 Definition
knives with blades above the length permitted by law
Term
Who is responsible for maintaining the necessary patient valuable records and protecting the security of the valuables accepted for safekeeping?
 Definition
custodian for patient valuables
Term
Who is responsible for reporting the loss of patient valuables to the MDG/CC?
 Definition
Any individual who discovers the loss
Term
Which is an acceptable form of payment for health care rendered at a military treatment facility?
 Definition
Foreign currency not credit cards
Term
Which form supports the entries made on AF FORM 1086, Cash and Sales Journal?
 Definition
SF 1080, Voucher for Transfers Between Appropriations and/or Funds
Term
Where can you find information regarding entitlements, appropriation rates, and mode and site of collection for all patient categories?
 Definition
Patient Billing Category Standardization Table
Term
What is the primary document used for billing patients?
 Definition
AF Form 1127, Hospital Invoice/Receipt/Account Receivable Record
Term
The active accounts receivable file should be broken down into inpatients discharged, outpatients from whom full payment has not been received and accounts?
 Definition
Term
The SF 1080, Voucher for Transfer between Appropriation and /or Funds, is used when billing?
 Definition
governmental agencies other than the military
Term
The purpose of the SF 1081, Voucher and Schedule of Withdrawals and Credits, is to bill
 Definition
Reserve and National Guard forces
Term
Which Composite Health Care System(CHCS) report is printed for each account that is 30 days delinquent?
 Definition
Batch DD 139
Term
Which CHCS report provides a synopsis of the patient accounts that were transfered?
 Definition
The I and R
Term
When must MSA funds be transferred to the Defense Accounting Office (DAO)?
 Definition
when the amount on hand at the end of a business day exceeds the amount approved for the container
Term
Which form is used to transfer all money received by the MSA office to the DAO
 Definition
DD Form 1131, Cash Collection Voucher
Term
Which term is defined as the allowance given to military personnel of money in place of subsistence?
 Definition
Patient basic daily food allowance
Term
A prescribed quantity of food, as defined by components and monetary value, required to provide a nutritionally adequate diet for one person for one day explains the
 Definition
basic daily food allowance
Term
Which form is used to record all dining patrons who pay for their meals at a Subsisitence Credit Allowance Management System(SCAMS) dining facility?
 Definition
AF FORM 1087, Cash Meal Log
Term
How often must a physical inventory of the MSA book balance and the count of each subsistence line item be performed?
 Definition
monthly
Term
To whom is the inventory adjustment report submitted for approval?
 Definition
squadron commander
Term
Which form does the MSA office use to maintain perpetual inventory records of subsistence purchased, stored and consumed by the Nutritional Medicine Flight (NMF) activities?
 Definition
AF Form 542, Subsistence Stock Record
Term
Which report provides specific daily information on categories of patrons served for each meal, total meals, weighted meal days, cash, other income collected, and earned income?
 Definition
Daily Facility Summary Report
Term
Which form provides operating data for NMF managers to control expenditures for subsistence in their activities?
 Definition
AF Form 546, Food Cost Record
Term
Who determines if an injury is actually a Medial Affirmative Claims case?
 Definition
Base Legal Office
Term
What is the objective of the Medical Affirmative Claims Program?
 Definition
Assist the SJA in attempting to recover the cost of providing medical care to individuals whose injury or disease was caused by a third party
Term
What form should be initiated by the Medical Affirmative Claims manager for patients identified as a Medical Affirmative Claims case by the SJA?
 Definition
AF 438, Medical Care-Third Party Liability Notification
Term
Which agency would most likely use information World-Wide Workload Report(WWR) to develop staffing justification, trending patient care demand, and marketing?
 Definition
MTF
Term
Which agency would most likely use information from the WWR to evaluate performance against budget execution, to reallocate resources when necessary and to project future programs as well as planning needs?
 Definition
MAJCOM
Term
Which agency would most likely use information from the WWR to coordinate care under the MCS contracts of TRICARE and for the management of bid price adjustments with the TRICARE MCS Contracts?
 Definition
TRO
Term
Who is responsible for the patient administration data quality, and the collection,processing, reduction and transmittal of the WWR?
 Definition
WWR monitor
Term
Who "owns" the WWR process within the MTF?
 Definition
MDG/CC
Term
Who is responsible for establishing an environment that recognizes the improtance of data quality and monitoring the data quality metrics within the MTF?
 Definition
MDG/CC
Term
Which computer system permits the generation of the WWR
 Definition
CHCS
Term
When submitting the WWR electronically, in what form is the data?
 Definition
ASCII
Term
When collected electronically,what completes the audit trail for the WWR?
 Definition
the CHCS, the Ambulatory Data System, and the record of treatment
Term
When collected manually, what completes the audit trail for the WWR
 Definition
the patient appointment roster, the sign-in log, daily tally reports, monthly clinic reports and the record of treatment
Term
For what purpose is the AF Form 235a, Report of Patients (Sec VIII-IX), used?
 Definition
as a continuation of the AF Form 235, Report of Patients (SecI-VII)
Term
Who signs the WWR when it is completed manually?
 Definition
Person preparing the report
Term
The MEPRS information is routinely channeled to which person or agency?
 Definition
DOD, Secretary of Health Affairs
Term
The MEPRS captures MTF data relating to personnel,workload, and
 Definition
expense
Term
Which is not a benefit from properly reporting MEPRS data
 Definition
determine number of AE missions to support MTF activities
Term
Which account does the first letter of every functional cost code (FCC)represent
 Definition
functional account
Term
Which account does the first two letters of every functional cost code represent
 Definition
summary account
Term
Which is established to collect operating expenses when two or more centers share physical space, personnel, and supplies?
 Definition
cost pool
Term
On the average, what percentage of a MTF budget is allocated for personnel in the form of salaries?
 Definition
70-75%
Term
Personnel data documented on the AF Form 3078, Time and Salary Distribution Worksheet, must be turned in to the MTF MEPRS program manager by close of business on the
 Definition
3rd duty day of the beginning of each month
Term
What system is responsible for incorporating all of a MTF captured expense, workload and personnel data into one single report?
 Definition
EASIVi
Term
What identifies all of the functional cost codes used by your facility
 Definition
ASD table
Term
How does the MTF MEPRS program manager receive the MTFs financial data?
 Definition
through the Commander's Resource Integration System (CRIS)
Term
A full time equivalent(FTE) is equal to how many hours?
 Definition
168
Term
What report will give you a detailed picture of the expenses processed through EASIVi
 Definition
EASIVi Allocation Summary Report
Term
The responsibility an individual has when they have acquired possession of government property is known as
 Definition
custodial responsibility
Term
The two major classifications of medical material are
 Definition
supplies and equipment
Term
Which are additional classifications of medical equipment
 Definition
expense or investment
Term
The end item of medical equipment that has a unit cost of between $2500 and 250,000, a life expectancy of at least 5 years, and maintains its identity during use is classified as
 Definition
medical expense equipment
Term
A medical supply item with a unit cost of less than $2500 that requires upkeep is classified as
 Definition
maintenance significant supply item
Term
A medical supply item with a unit cost of less than $2500 that does not require any form of maintenance is classified as
 Definition
medical supply item
Term
Which is established when there is no stock on hand or there is not enough stock to fill the total order?
 Definition
back order
Term
The property custodian ensures that all property in his or her account is properly charged to the account and is physically on hand by
 Definition
performing spot checks and periodic inventory
Term
Who is responsible for completing an AF Form 601, Equipment Action Request, to transfer equipment from on account to another?
 Definition
the losing property custodian
Term
Which document is used as an interm listing to update the custody receipt-locator list (CRLL)
 Definition
custodial action list
Term
When changes or a cancellation of a due-in is required, when must the property custodian return the annotated back order report to the Medical Logistics Flight?
 Definition
by the seventh calendar day of the month
Term
Which term is defined as to the number of people contributing to or needed for a work force?
 Definition
manpower
Term
Which term represents a description of the workload, and includes a grade and skill level, approved variances, and a process analysis summary?
 Definition
manpower standard
Term
What term in the manpower standards process means that requirements start at zero and are increased based on workload?
 Definition
zero-based
Term
Determining manpower requirements involves the development and use of manpower?
 Definition
standards
Term
How often must a review and application of each approved AF manpower standard be done?
 Definition
annually
Term
Which quarterly produced document shows manpower spaces by functional account with the authorizations displayed over fiscal quarters?
 Definition
unit manpower document
Term
Within the unit manpower document (umd), what identifies a manpower requirement?
 Definition
position number
Term
What part of the UMD reflects a six-digit code identifying a particular function, with the first four digits controlled by HQ USAF and the last two by the major command (MAJCOM)
 Definition
functional account code
Term
Which is the senior review body within the AFMS corporate structure and makes recommendations to the SG?
 Definition
AFMS council
Term
Which term refers to the way the AFMS views the strategic viewpoint and incorporates the use of readiness case analysis (RCA), currency case analysis CCA, and business case analysis (BCA)in decison making?
 Definition
long view
Term
Which tool is a web-based application tool that allows the MTF user to collect and enter all the necessary data required to run each manpower standard or model?
 Definition
data collection tool
Term
Which tool is an Air Staff tool used to run existing manpower standards and models?
 Definition
impact application tool
Term
Which tool is used to support the resource funding decision process at the work center level of detail?
 Definition
manpower requirement tool
Term
vol 5
 Definition
Term
What is the AF primary human resource system?
 Definition
MilPDS
Term
What system allows commanders and managers near real-time retrieval capability for alpha rosters and other routine reports?
 Definition
PCIII
Term
What was designed to make official travel management easy and efficient for DOD personnel and save taxpayer money?
 Definition
DTS Defense Travel System
Term
AF members cannot carry leave in excess of how many days into the next fiscal year if they are not eligible for special leave accrual?
 Definition
60 days
Term
is the maximum number of unused leave days the AF can pay members for?
 Definition
30 days
Term
What is emergency leave?
 Definition
chargeable leave that is granted within the limits of accrued,advance,or excess leave for a personal or family emergency that requires the member's presence
Term
How many continental US(CONUS) or outside of CONUS (OCONUS) permissive TDY days may a losing commander approve for eligible members?
 Definition
20 days CONUS/ 30 days OCONUS
Term
Which of the following factors is not considered when a commander decides if a member is entitled to BAS?
 Definition
time in grade
Term
How often is a unit required to conduct reviews to verify members entitled to BAS are receiving it?
 Definition
annually
Term
How many copies of the substance-in-kind(SIK)roster is provided monthly to each unit?
 Definition
two
Term
Within how many days must a substance-in-kind letter on newly assigned personnel be prepared and submitted to food service?
 Definition
3
Term
What is used by commanders to perform various quality force actions?
 Definition
Unfavorable information file (UIF)
Term
Who determines which optional documents are filed in a memeber's unfavorable information file?
 Definition
commander
Term
Today, the commander signed section V of an AF Form 1058, UIF Action, putting a staff sergeant on the control roster. What is the final disposition date?
 Definition
12 months from today
Term
Which document is an optional item that may be filed in an UIF?
 Definition
Article 15 punishment
Term
How many duty days does a member have to acknowledge notice of an intended action to establish an UIF?
 Definition
3
Term
What is marked on the front and the back of an UIF folder?
 Definition
For Official Use Only
Term
Who should not be allowed to access an UIF?
 Definition
members of enlisted promotion selection boards
Term
Upon assumption of command, when must a commander review all UIF?
 Definition
within 90 days
Term
When does the UIF monitor remove documentation pertaining to Article 15 action?
 Definition
upon receipt of a record of action from the staff judge advocate showing that punishment was set aside
Term
What action is taken by the temporary duty (TDY) commander when an UIF is established on members who will return to their permanent duty station after completion of TDY?
 Definition
send the completed package to the member's unit commander
Term
Who can place a member on the control roster?
 Definition
unit commander
Term
What is the maximum time an individual's name can remain on the control roster?
 Definition
6 months
Term
How often is duty status reporting accomplished?
 Definition
whenever changes occur
Term
Who is responsible for updating, maintaining, and correcting duty status conditions?
 Definition
member's unit
Term
You change member's duty status to "absent without leave-AWOL" when they have an unauthorized absence of more than
 Definition
24 hours, but less than 30 days
Term
What is one of the most important aspect of in-processing?
 Definition
individual base agencies will be unable to track member
Term
What is not an action a personnel action changes (PAC) worksheet can communicate to the commander's support staff(CSS)?
 Definition
promotion
Term
What is a tool used for notifying units that they have inbound personnel?
 Definition
allocation notice
Term
Through what system are allocation notices generated?
 Definition
PCIII (personnel concepts)
Term
Which of the following service characterizations is not authorized for administrative separation?
 Definition
dishonorable
Term
Which of the following is not a reason members may be retained beyond their expiration time of separation(ETS)?
 Definition
for completion of involuntary discharge processing
Term
Which of the following is not a consideration for a hardship voluntary separation?
 Definition
the family is separated
Term
When is involuntary discharge not mandatory?
 Definition
alcohol abuse
Term
Within how many days should personnel be notified of reassignment?
 Definition
7 calendar days
Term
Who approves a member's projected departure date on the assignment notification printout?
 Definition
commander
Term
When considering an airman for reenlistment, commanders should consider all of the following except?
 Definition
airman's career goals
Term
MSgt Bryce has over 20 years active service. When will he be considered under the selective reenlistment program (SRP)?
 Definition
when he is within 13 months of his expiration term of service (ETS)
Term
The Selective Reenlistment Program(SRP)roster, part 1, identifies for the commander's support staff airmen who
 Definition
are due SRP consideration or reconsideration
Term
To whom does a career airman with 14 years active service appeal when the unit commander does not select him or her for reenlistment?
 Definition
wing commander
Term
What part of the SRP roster identifies airmen who have not applied for a career job reservation?
 Definition
Part III, Career Job Reservation
Term
First term airmen who enlisted for 6 years may apply for a career job reservation (CJR) as early as the first duty day after he or she completes how many months on his or her current enlistment?
 Definition
59 months
Term
Which of the following is not a rank order factor when personnel are given a waiting-list position number?
 Definition
last 5 enlisted performance reports
Term
Who can not be a rater?
 Definition
a senior airman who has not completed ALS
Term
When should the commander's support staff send the rater a computer-generated performance feedback notice?
 Definition
30 days after supervision began
Term
What form is used for an enlisted performance report on a SrA?
 Definition
AF Form 910
Term
Who is the evaluation forwarded to upon completion?
 Definition
AF Personnel Center or Air Reserve Personnel Center
Term
In which situation would an LOE not be mandatory?
 Definition
AIC with 5 months total active military service
Term
Which of the following is awarded only to an organization that performed meritorious service or outstanding achievements that clearly set the unit above and apart from similar units?
 Definition
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (AFOEA)
Term
Who is responsible for monitoring all decoration program requirements?
 Definition
Commander's support staff
Term
Who may initiate a recommendation for a decoration?
 Definition
any other person having first hand knowledge of the achievement
Term
When are individuals considered for below-the-zone(BTZ) promotion to Senior Airman
 Definition
the month prior to the quarter in which they will be eligible for BTZ promotion
Term
What is the promotion eligibilty status (PES) code for Airman with an Article 15 suspended reduction that prevents the airman from being promoted until the PES code is changed to a date on or after the PES date in the military personnel data system (MilPDS)
 Definition
A
Term
In the weighted airman promotion system, what two weighted factors account for 44 percent of the total point value?
 Definition
specialty knowledge test and promotional fitness examination
Term
In the weighted airman promotion system, time-in-grade is computed at the rate of
 Definition
one-half point per month in grade up to 10 years
Term
What is the enlisted performance report conversion factor?
 Definition
27
Term
How many months time-in-grade(TIG) and years total active federal military service (TAFMS) does a 7-level technical sergeant require to be promoted to master sergeant
 Definition
24 months TIG and 8 years TAFMS
Term
Under the stripes for exceptional performers program, no airman may be promoted more than once during any 12-month period under any combination of promotion programs except
 Definition
SrA
Term
In which situation does a member remain eligible for promotion consideration and selection but, if selected, is prevented from assuming the higher grade?
 Definition
awaiting a decision on an application as a conscientious objector
Term
When career enhancements or the commander's support staff schedules personnel for weighted airmen promotion system (WAPS) testing, they do so by annotating the
 Definition
unit eligible for promotion testing roster
Term
Which phase of promotion process begins when promotion selections are actually made at Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC)
 Definition
initial
Term
Which brief is a one-page,computer-generated extract of selected data from the Headquarters Air Force (HAF) military personnel flight(MPF)that is used by all officer selection boards?
 Definition
Officer selection brief (OSB)
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