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this policy are prohibited and may result in discipline under the UCMJ, loss of credentials, or other adverse personnel or administrative actions H–6. Exceptions to confidentiality a. In cases in which victims elect restricted reporting, the prohibition on disclosing covered communications is waived to the following persons or entities when disclosure would be for the following reasons: (1) Command officials or law enforcement when disclosure is authorized by the victim in writing. (2) Command officials or law enforcement when disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of victim or another. (3) Disability retirement boards and officials when disclosure by a healthcare provider is required for fitness for duty for disability retirement determinations, limited to only that information that is necessary to process disability retirement determination. (4) SARC, VAs, or healthcare provider when disclosure is required for the supervision of direct victim services. (5) Military or civilian courts of competent jurisdiction when disclosure is ordered by or is required by Federal or state statute. SARC, VAs, and healthcare providers will consult with the servicing legal office in the same manner as other recipients of privileged information to determine if the criteria apply and they have a duty to obey. Until those determinations are made, only non-identifying information should be disclosed. b. Healthcare providers may convey to the command any possible adverse duty impact related to the victim’s medical condition and prognosis in accordance with DOD 6025.18–R, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Such circumstances however, do not otherwise warrant an exception to policy, and therefore the specific details of the sexual assault will still be treated as covered communication and may not be disclosed. H–7. Covered communication a. Improper disclosure of covered communications, improper release of medical information, and other violations of this policy are prohibited and may result in discipline under the UCMJ, loss of credentials, or other adverse personnel or administrative actions. b. In the event that information about a sexual assault is disclosed to the commander from a source independent of the restricted reporting avenues, or to law enforcement from other sources, the commander may report the matter to law enforcement and law enforcement remains authorized to initiate its own independent investigation of the matter presented. Additionally, a victim’s disclosure of his/her sexual assault to persons outside the protective sphere of the persons covered by this policy may result in an investigation of the allegations. c. This policy does not create any actionable rights for the alleged offender or the victim, nor constitute a grant of immunity for any actionable conduct by the offender or the victim. Covered communications that have been disclosed may be used in disciplinary proceedings against the offender or the victim, even if such communications were improperly disclosed. d. The Army recognizes the potential impact of restricted reporting on investigations and the commander’s ability to hold perpetrators accountable, and this policy decision represents the judgment that such risks have been carefully considered but were outweighed by the overall interest in providing sexual assault victims this form of support. This policy supersedes all regulatory and policy guidance within the Department of Army not expressly mandated by law that is inconsistent with its provisions, or would preclude execution. Appendix I Essential Training Tasks for a Sexual Assault Response Capability I–1. Purpose This appendix establishes mandatory baseline training standards for sexual assault response groups. These DOD standards will ensure that any Service member who is assaulted will receive the same level of response regardless of his or her particular military Service. Responder groups are composed of personnel in the following disciplines or positions: a. Sexual assault response coordinators. b. Victim advocates. c. Healthcare. d. Law enforcement and criminal investigators. e. Judge advocates. f. Chaplains. I–2. Mission Effective with this regulation, the following essential training tasks are mandatory for each respective response group. 102 AR 600–20 18 March 2008
Commanders, responsible for these response groups, are required to ensure the training curricula incorporate these essential training tasks, including the frequency and content of periodic refresher training. Compliance with and achievement of the mandated essential training tasks will be made the subject of command inspections. I–3. Essential training tasks The essential training tasks for sexual assault response groups are listed below. These are the minimum baseline training tasks and can be added to as required. a. Sexual Assault Response Coordinators. The SARC is expected to be the center of gravity for the sexual assault response capability for a given command. The SARC reports to a installation commander when an assault occurs and has direct supervision and management of sexual assault VAs when in the performance of their duties as a VA. All SARC will receive initial and periodic refresher training on the following essential tasks: (1) Victim advocate training. (2) Roles and responsibilities-command relationship. (3) Victim advocate screening. (a) Recent victims. (b) Offenders. (c) Personal biases. (4) Case management skills. (5) Management skills. (a) Required reports. (b) Proper documentation. (c) Restricted reporting. (d) Unrestricted reporting. (e) Training. 1. Victim advocates. 2. Installation personnel (civilian and military). b. Victim advocates. All VAs will receive initial and periodic refresher training on the following essential tasks: (1) Sexual assault response policies. (a) Department of Defense. (b) Army. (c) Other Services. (d) Confidentiality policy rules and limitations. (2) Critical advocacy skills. (a) Basic interpersonal and assessment skills. 1. Appropriate relationship/rapport building, supporting the victim, listening, communication. 2. Sensitivity training to prevent re-victimization. (b) Crisis intervention. (c) Roles and limitations. 1. Command relationship. 2. Victim advocate’s rights and responsibilities. 3. Reporting to the SARC. 4. Recognizing personal biases/issues. (d) Local protocols and procedures. 1. Resources. 2. Referrals. 3. Military and civilian. (e) Documentation. 1. Requirements. 2. Tracking and monitoring. (f) Record keeping rules for protected disclosures. (g) Ethics. (h) Individual vs. system advocacy (collaboration/knowledge of resources/referrals). (3) Knowledge of the military (that is, command, mission, programs, all installations VA programs, and military justice and adverse administrative actions). (4) Overview of criminal investigative process and military judicial and evidentiary requirements. (5) Victimology. (a) Types of assault. AR 600–20 18 March 2008 103
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Army Regulation 600-20 Personnel-Ge
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Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1. Purpose
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