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Our Mission
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People are the most valuable asset of any
organization. This is especially true of any voluntary
organization such as CAP. In order for those people to
perform their tasks well, they should be optimally healthy,
physically fit, and well trained. Physical fitness, health
promotion, environmental protection, and skill and knowledge
in providing emergency care are readiness issues.
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Training
at every level must reflect these issues. Since CAP is an
integral part of the Air Force family, a program reflecting
the foregoing is necessary. CAP health services' overarching
program goal is to assist our entire membership to become
and/or remain optimally healthy and fit, and to be skilled
in providing basic emergency care. This means:
CAP
members should have the knowledge and skills to perform
emergency health care such as CPR and first aid and CAP
members should strive to reflect US Air Force fitness and
health promotion values.
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Medical care within CAP is limited to emergency care,
only (i.e., first aid and stabilization) within the training
and qualifications of the person rendering such care, until
such time that private professional or authorized military
care can be obtained.
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Appointment standards for health service personnel.
Any health professional or technician may qualify for a
health service appointment in CAP, provided that proof of
current unrestricted licensure, registration, or
certification, where such is required by law or regulation,
is furnished. (See the attached listing of specific
disciplines). Only physician categories will have the title
of “medical officer.” Only nurse categories will have the
title “nurse officer.” All others will be known as “health
service officers.”
USAF Medical Treatment
Authority -
AFR 168-6, Attachment 31 -
Members
of Civil Air Patrol, either senior or cadet, age 18 or older,
incurring an injury or illness while on official government
business for which a specific Air Force mission number is
assigned are entitled to inpatient and outpatient medical care
at no cost. Individuals in this category are covered by FECA.
Inpatient care is normally provided only until the individual
can be transferred to a civilian medical treatment facility.
Dental care is authorized only as an adjunct to medical
care.
AFR 168-6, Attachment 32 -
Cadet
and senior members of Civil Air Patrol participating in an
official function on a military installation with military
travel authorization or military support authorization are
authorized emergency inpatient care at the subsistence rate.
Inpatient care is provided until the individual is stabilized
and can be moved to a civilian medical treatment facility.
Outpatient care for minor illness or injuries such as the
common cold, flu, cuts, abrasions, etc. that inhibits the
individual's ability to perform duties may also be
provided.
AFR 168-6, Attachment 55
- Civil Air Patrol members participating in CAP
activities other than those covered in
paragraphs 1 and 2 above are authorized to receive emergency
medical care to the extent necessary to save life or limb and
prevent undue suffering. Patients are transferred to a
civilian medical facility as soon as they are stabilized. The
full reimbursement rate is collected from the individual or
the individual's insurance
company.
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