The Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss, DD Form 200, is used if personal responsibility is evident, and if the commanding officer or higher authority so directs.

For more detailed information about the survey procedures, refer to the NAVSUP Manual, volumes I and II.

CONTINGENCY SUPPLY BLOCKS
LEARNING OBJECTIVE : Recall assemblage and management procedures for medical contingency supply blocks.

At some point in your career, you may be assigned to one of the six types (surgical, medical regulating, preventive medicine, specialist support, special psychiatric rapid intervention (SPRINT), or humanitarian support) of Mobile Medical Augmentation Readiness Teams (MMART), to a fleet hospital, or to some other contingency-related unit. MMARTs are specialty units that can be deployed anywhere in the world on short notice. The Medical Augmentation Program (MAP), BUMEDINST 6440.5, gives detailed information on policies, procedures, and responsibilities on the various types of teams. These specialty units require supplies and equipment that may not be available or are in limited supply in the area to which deployed. To circumvent this problem, contingency supply blocks have been established.

Contingency supply blocks consist of functionally packaged medical and dental equipment and supplies. Each block is assembled to meet the needs of a specific unit. For example, a surgical supply block contains enough equipment to establish one operating room and sufficient supplies for 100 major surgical cases. BUMEDINST 6440.6, Mobile Medical Augmentation Readiness Team (MMART) Manual, contains information about several other blocks and their support capabilities.

ASSEMBLING THE BLOCK
The contents of each contingency supply block are outlined in an Authorized Medical Allowance List (AMAL) specific to that block. The Naval Medical Logistics Command (NAVMEDLOGCOM) is responsible for developing, publishing, maintaining, and coordinating a comprehensive review of all AMALs on at least an annual basis. The AMALis the basic source document used to sustain supply block management. The preface of the AMAL contains instructions for maintaining, packing, and marking the block.

MANAGING THE BLOCK
Contingency supply blocks contain dated, shelf-life, or deteriorative items such as pharmaceuticals, intravenous solutions, and prepackaged items. Proper management of the block ensures operational readiness. Dated items in the block must have an expiration date sufficiently far in the future to allow for a lengthy deployment (up to 6 months). The requirement for monthly status and quarterly readiness reports ensures the designated supply blocks are ready for rapid deployment. This reporting process also allows the team members to become familiar with the contents of the block and the operability of all equipment.

Navy medicine = s primary mission C and most important responsibility C is to provide combat-ready professional medical personnel to support the Navy and Marine Corps team. A highly effective logistic management program is the cornerstone for any deployed mission.

SUMMARY
In this chapter we identified Naval Supply manuals and publications. We introduced the Federal Supply Catalog System, and we discussed the proper procedures used to estimate supply needs, procure supplies and material, and account for supplies and operating funds. We also discussed the several types of inventory used in the Navy and the proper procedures for conducting each inventory, as well as the importance of stock record cards and the information required to be recorded on them. Finally, we identified the importance of and specific procedures for safeguarding controlled substances.