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AFI 10-2519

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Public Health Emergencies and Incidents of Public Health Concern

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AFI 10-2519, "Public Health Emergencies and Incidents of Public Health Concern", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated December 10, 2019.

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December 10, 2019

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AFI 10-2519 — index record

NumberAFI 10-2519
TitlePublic Health Emergencies and Incidents of Public Health Concern
PublishedDecember 10, 2019
Certified currentDecember 10, 2019
Office of primary responsibilityAF/SG
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionRewrite, December 10, 2019
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 10-25, Air Force Emergency Management, and Global Campaign Plan (GCP) for Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Disease (PI&ID) 3551-13, Department of Defense Global Campaign Plan for Pandemic Influenza and Infectious Disease. It also supports the World Health Organization, International Health Regulations, Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 6440.03, DoD Laboratory Network (DLN), DoDD 6400.04E, DoD Veterinary Public and Animal Health Services, DoDM 6025.18, Implementation of The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule In DoD Health Care Programs, AFPD 10-2, Readiness, AFPD 10-26, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, AFPD 48-1, Aerospace and Operational Medicine Enterprise, Air Force Instruction (AFI) 10-208, Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program, and Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 10-2502, Air Force Incident Management System (AFIMS) Standards and Procedures.

Summary of changes, as printed

This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. The changes in this document align it with DoDI 6200.03 and GCP PI&ID 3551-13. This Instruction provides guidance on emergency health powers, further delineates roles and responsibilities, summarizes disease containment planning and response for a public health emergency or incident of public health concern, outlines available medical countermeasures and the appropriate process for acquisition/use of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), and includes specific guidance for the Air National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—PROGRAM OVERVIEWp. 5
  2. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 11
  3. Chapter 3—EMERGENCY HEALTH POWERS FOR INSTALLATION COMMANDERSp. 26
  4. Chapter 4—PLANNING AND RESPONSEp. 30
  5. Chapter 6—AIR NATIONAL GUARDp. 37
  6. Chapter 7—AIR FORCE RESERVEp. 43
  7. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 50
  8. Attachment 2—TEMPLATE: DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCYp. 57
  9. Attachment 3—TEMPLATE: NOTICE OF QUARANTINEp. 59
  10. Attachment 4—TEMPLATE: NOTICE OF ISOLATIONp. 61
All 41 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—PROGRAM OVERVIEWp. 5
  2. 1.1. Overviewp. 5
  3. 1.2. Public Health Emergenciesp. 6
  4. 1.3. Incidents of Public Health Concernp. 7
  5. 1.4. Situational Standards of Carep. 8
  6. 1.5. Installation Response Plansp. 8
  7. 1.6. Overseas Limitationsp. 8
  8. 1.8. Joint Base Requirementsp. 9
  9. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 11
  10. 2.1. Headquarters Air Forcep. 11
  11. 2.2. Major Commands and Direct Reporting Unitsp. 14
  12. 2.3. Installationsp. 16
  13. Chapter 3—EMERGENCY HEALTH POWERS FOR INSTALLATION COMMANDERSp. 26
  14. 3.1. Public Health Emergency Declarationp. 26
  15. 3.2. Legal Authoritiesp. 26
  16. 3.3. Violation of Restriction of Movementp. 29
  17. 3.4. Contesting Restriction of Movementp. 29
  18. Chapter 4—PLANNING AND RESPONSEp. 30
  19. 4.1. Purposep. 30
  20. 4.2. Assumptions of Biological Incidentsp. 30
  21. 4.3. Planningp. 30
  22. 4.4. Responsep. 30
  23. 5.1. Medical Countermeasure Sourcesp. 34
  24. 5.2. Strategic National Stockpile Planning Guidancep. 34
  25. 5.3. Mass Prophylaxis Point of Dispensingp. 35
  26. 5.4. Receiving, Staging, and Storage (RSS) Sitesp. 35
  27. 5.5. Overseas Installationsp. 35
  28. Chapter 6—AIR NATIONAL GUARDp. 37
  29. 6.1. Purposep. 37
  30. 6.2. Co-located Installationsp. 37
  31. 6.3. Stand-alone Air National Guard Medical Unitsp. 37
  32. 6.4. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 39
  33. Chapter 7—AIR FORCE RESERVEp. 43
  34. 7.1. Purposep. 43
  35. 7.2. Co-located Installationsp. 43
  36. 7.3. Stand-alone Air Force Reserve Installationsp. 43
  37. 7.4. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 45
  38. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 50
  39. Attachment 2—TEMPLATE: DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCYp. 57
  40. Attachment 3—TEMPLATE: NOTICE OF QUARANTINEp. 59
  41. Attachment 4—TEMPLATE: NOTICE OF ISOLATIONp. 61

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