Regulation #:
Department of Defense (DoD) Instruction: 6480.4

Issued by: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)

Issue Date : August 5, 1996

ASBP Operational Procedures - Implements ASBP policy and procedures, prescribes the standard terminology and planning factors for use in computing mobilization blood product (BP) requirements, establishes requirements for use of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Standards and Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and defines Executive Agent responsibilities.

Regulation #:
Army: AR 10-64
Navy: OPNAVINST 6700.2
Air Force: AFR 160-29
Marine Corps: MCO 5420.18A

Issued by: Headquarters Departments of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps Washington, D.C.

Issue Date: August 16, 1988

ASBPO Organization & Functions - Prescribes the mission, function and command and staff relationships of the ASBPO and other agencies. (pdf file, 90kb - Chapter 3, page 1)

Regulation #: Joint Publication 4-02

Issued by: Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Issue Date: October 31, 2006

Doctrine for Health Service Support in Joint Operations - This publication delineates requirements and considerations for the Health Service Support (HSS) system as well as the HSS aspects of joint planning, special operations, and military operations other than war. It also addresses force health protection, the health threat and the requirement for medical intelligence and health service logistic support planning checklist. (pdf file, 479kb)

Regulation #: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21

Issued by: Food and Drug Administration Regulations

Food and Drug Administration Regulations - Details Federal regulations on the following:

• Drug Guidelines
  (Parts 200-299)
• Biological Products Guidelines
  (Parts 600-799)
• Medical Device Guidelines
  (Parts 800-899)

Regulation #: DoD Directive 6000.12

Issued by: Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)

Issue Date: January 6, 2011

Health Services Operations and Readiness - This directive establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for matters related to health services operations and readiness, including, but not limited to, medical manpower, medical personnel, medical compensation, military medical training, medical logistics, and the Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP). It also authorizes the publication of references, designates the DoD Executive Agent for the ASBP Office.

Regulation #:
Version 4.8

Issue Date: February 2012

ISBT 128 Standard - Standard Terminology for Blood, Cellular Therapy, and Tissue Product Descriptions - This document provides a standard terminology for describing transfusion and transplantation products.(pdf file, 428kb)

Regulation #:
Version 4.1.0

Issue Date: December 2011

ISBT 128 Standard - Technical Specification - This document provides standards and guidance for the coding and labeling of human blood, cellular therapy products, tissues, and organs, as well as those plasma derivatives for which ABO is relevant.(pdf file, 1.8mb)

Regulation #: 10-32

Issued by: OTSG

Issue Date: February 1, 1996

Organization and Functions of the Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) - This regulation identifies specific tasks performed by the Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) departmental staff elements.

Regulation #:
Version 2.0.0

Issue Date: November 2005

United States Industry Consensus Standard for the Uniform Labeling of Blood and Blood Components Using ISBT 128 - This document delineates the U.S. Specification for the use of ISBT-128. DoD has adopted this standard for labeling blood products. (pdf file, 1.6mb)