[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2, Parts 191 to 399]
[Revised as of July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR221.5]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 221--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK (NPDB)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 221.5  Responsibilities.

    (a) The Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (ASD(HA)) 
shall:
    (1) Monitor implementation of this part and issue such DoD 
Instructions as may be necessary.
    (2) Authorize exceptions to requirements of this part, if deemed 
necessary.
    (b) The General Counsel of the Department of Defense (GC, DoD) shall 
provide legal advice on the interpretation and implementation of this 
part and any subsequent DoD Instructions.
    (c) The Secretaries of the Military Departments shall implement the 
requirements of this part and the DoD Instructions issued under 
paragraph (a) of this section.