§ 348.3 - Responsibilities and functions.

(a) The Director, DMPA, shall:

(b) Develop and maintain the Department of Defense Unified Medical Program to provide resources for all medical activities.

(c) Develop, maintain, and provide guidance for an integrated system for planning, programming, and budgeting for medical facility military construction projects (to include initial construction, replacement, modification, modernization, and supporting facilities) throughout the Department of Defense and for managing the allocation of the financial resources approved for such projects.

(d) Develop, maintain, and oversee the design, enhancement, operation, procurement, and management of information systems and related communications and automated systems in support of the activities of the DoD Military Health Services System (MHSS).

(e) Manage the DoD-wide automated MHSS information systems.

(f) Provide other support for DoD military medical programs, as directed by the ASD(HA).