Privacy and Security Notice

This site is provided as a public service by the Army Medical Department. Unauthorized use of the information system is prohibited and subject to criminal and civil penalties. This site is intended to be used for viewing and retrieving information only. Unauthorized attempts to change information on this service or tamper with this web site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. This site is intended to be used for viewing and retrieving information only. Unauthorized attempts to change information on this service or tamper with this web site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. All information, including personal information, placed on or sent over this system may be monitored. Statistics and other information about your visit may be recorded. Use of this system constitutes consent to monitoring for these purposes. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, this government computer system employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Cookie Disclaimer - This Website does not use persistent cookies (persistent tokens that pass information back and forth from the client machine to the server). This site may use session cookies (tokens that remain active only until you close your browser) in order to make the site easier to use. This web site DOES NOT keep a database of information obtained from these cookies. You can choose not to accept these cookies and still use the site, but it may take you longer to fill out the same information repeatedly and clicking on the banners will not take you to the correct link. Refer to the help information in your browser software for instructions on how to disable cookies.

Privacy Act Statement

The Privacy Act Statements are provided on each of the forms associated with MEDCHART.

Privacy Act Warning

Personally Identifiable Information contained in this system is subject to the 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended, the Privacy Act of 1974 and DoD 5400.11-R, "Department of Defense Privacy Program." Personally Identifiable Information contained in this system may be used only by authorized persons in the conduct of official business. Any individual responsible for unauthorized disclosure or misuse of personal information may be subject to a fine of up to $5000. Executive Order 9397 authorizes solicitation and use of social security numbers (SSN's) as a numerical identifier for federal personnel that are identified in most federal record systems.

HIPAA Warning

Protected Health Information in this system is subject to Public Law 104-191, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Final Privacy Rule and Final Security Rule codified in 45 C.F.R. § 160 and 164, DoD 6025.18-R, "DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation" and DoD 8580.02-R, "DoD Health Information Security Regulation." Information in this system may only be used and/or disclosed in strict conformance with these authorities. The US Army Medical Command is required to, and will apply, appropriate sanctions against individuals who fail to comply with its privacy policies and procedures.

DoD Privacy Regulations

DoD Privacy Regulations and Guidance can be located at the Executive Services Directorate, Directives Division Website