COMDTINST 6010.2B
(1) For applicants who currently are not members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, but are
primarily seeking membership based solely upon a desire to provide health services, a
review of the applicant's competencies and suitability to the Coast Guard health care
program shall be undertaken prior to the applicant's receipt of a Favorable Auxiliary
Personnel Security Investigation (PSI) and completion of the applicant's formal accession
into the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
(2) All applicants shall send a CV, as well as a completed questionnaire (enclosure 2), to
Commandant (CG-112), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW, Washington, DC 20593 or
by fax at (202) 475-5909. The CV and questionnaire will be reviewed by the requisite force
manager for applicability to the needs of the program and, if approved, the requisite force
manager will further forward a copy of the applicants CV and questionnaire to the
appropriate clinic and/or MLC (k). In addition, the Chief, Health Services Division
(CHSD), or his/her designee of the local clinic where an Auxiliarist is applying, shall
conduct a direct interview with the applicant (to be coordinated by MLC (k) or Commandant
(CG-112)).
(3) Following the steps outlined above, and upon approval by the CHSD of the local clinic, the
formal credentialing process will commence, including a request for clinical privileges (and
concurrent application to the Coast Guard Auxiliary if not already a member).
(4) Applicants who are not approved as a volunteer health care professional at a local Coast
Guard clinic or sickbay will be encouraged to apply for membership into the Coast Guard
Auxiliary in another capacity.
7. ASSIGNMENT.
a. Assignments for Coast Guard Auxiliary health care professionals will be coordinated between
the Commandant (CG-112), MLC (k) and the clinic's Chief, Health Services Division. The
Auxiliarist will be expected to provide, on average, a minimum of two (2) days of duty per
month during the normal clinic hours.
b. The individual commands must generate appropriate orders, which may include compensation
for necessary travel to Auxiliary volunteers who are assigned to duty. For Auxiliarists who are
volunteering, they shall receive no compensation for their clinical services performed pursuant to
14 USC 830.
c. Auxiliarists will have no command authority or supervisory responsibility, and shall at all times
be responsible to a senior active duty medical or dental officer (as appropriate) assigned to the
clinic.
d. Professional liability. Coast Guard Auxiliary health care professionals will not be held
individually liable, pursuant to 14 U.S.C 823a, for civil damages as long as the Auxiliarist,
after making full disclosure to the Coast Guard of his or her professional background and
medical or dental qualifications, is assigned duties and acts within the scope of those duties.
Coast Guard Auxiliary health care professionals who act outside the scope of written
authorization (as defined by Request of Clinical Privileges) may be subject to civil liability. An
Auxiliarist's assignment to duty determination shall be made in accordance with Chapter 5.K of
reference (b).
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