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COMDTINST 6570.1A
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 6570.1A
Subj:
STANDARDIZED HEALTH SERVICES TECHNICIAN DRUG FORMULARY
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction updates the list of medications that Coast Guard Health Services
Technicians may prescribe.
2. ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics commands,
commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for directorates, Chief counsel and
special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure compliance with the contents of this Instruction.
Internet release authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Standardized Health Services Technician Drug Formulary, COMDTINST
6570.1 is hereby cancelled.
4. BACKGROUND. Throughout their careers, Health Services Technicians are assigned to a variety of
shore clinics and afloat units, utilizing differing drug formularies. Unfamiliarity with the various drug
formularies places an unnecessary burden on Health Services Technicians upon their arrival at new duty
stations. The Standardized HS Formulary minimizes these differences, promotes consistency of patient
care among Coast Guard clinics, and facilitates the training of Health Services Technicians.
5. POLICY. The Standardized HS Formulary lists medications that Health Services Technicians may
prescribe without an authorized prescriber's (physician, dentist, physician assistant, nurse practitioner,
etc.) signature or countersignature. Authorization to prescribe other medications must be designated in
writing by the Chief, Health Services Division of the clinic, or the Designated Medical Officer Advisor
for Independent Duty HSs. For purposes of this instruction only, the term "formulary" refers to the list
of medications contained in the Standardized Health Services Technician Formulary (enclosure [1] to
this instruction); "non-formulary" refers to all other medications not listed in it. The following
restrictions apply:
a. Health Services Technicians may prescribe formulary medications for active duty patients only. All
prescriptions written by Health Services Technicians for non-active duty patients, or for non-
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