Section III. PREPARATION OF REQUESTS AND FORMS FOR TRANSFER
3-17. PREPARATION OF REQUESTS FOR TRANSFER
Requests to the GPMRC for designation of uniformed service MTF may be by
message, telephone, or facsimile transmitting equipment. The GPMRC will respond by
the same means. Requests for transfer to a Veterans Administration hospital are by
message only (see AR 103-05 for message preparation instructions). Alphabetical and
numerical codes are used in reporting patients to the GPMRC for regulating. These codes
are used to identify such things as the patient's departmental/civilian status,
diagnosis, classification, etc.
a. The most common and preferred method of requesting a patient be regulate is
by telephone. Upon GPMRC's receipt of a request, the information is entered into a
computer. The information is then passed on, via computer, to the AECC. This "one-
stop" call reporting eliminates a duplication of calls for the evacuation clerk. Although there
is no required format, figure 3-7 and table 3-2 show the form on which the GPMRC records
the required information. A patient evacuation request sheet is designed to conform with
the GPMRC's form to enable the request to me made in an efficient manner.
b. When the destination facility is named by the GPMRC, the transferring facility
must notify the receiving facility of contemplated transfer and arrange the necessary
transportation. The information provided will include the name and grade or status of the
patient; diagnosis and medical coding; information for advanced planning (such as
identification of general officer or other person whose identity is of congressional interest
or has public information implications); any personal or administrative considerations
which will impact on the receiving facility; mode of transportation; and estimated date of
departure from the transferring facility.
c. If a member patient requires transfer for personal, administrative, compassionate,
or humanitarian reasons (instead of purely medical reasons), the commander of an Army
facility will submit a request to the Commander of the US Army Medical Command. The
request will include the name, grade, social security number, and parent unit; the diagnosis,
prognosis, and present condition; the appropriate medical coding; the anticipated length of
further hospitalization; physical evaluation board status; home address; hospital desired;
statement of whether previous request has been submitted; reasons for submitting
request; and, if applicable, the name and title of the accepting physician at the receiving
facility. In reply, the U. S. Medical Command will include a GPMRC control number for
each approval. The GPMRC control number is cited on all orders authorizing or directing
the patient's inter-hospital transfer. Special procedures for other uniformed services are
contained in AR 40-350.
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