For which patient would an Air Force commander at the nearest medical treatment facility accept administrative responsibility?

• A. Active duty Staff Sergeant admitted to a nearby civilian hospital while on leave status
• B. Temporary Duty Retirement Listing (TDRL) patient admitted to a civilian facility
• C. A retired Master Sergeant who referred to a civilian facility in the local area
• D. A civilian emergency care patient admitted to the Air Force MTF

Answer: (D)

Administrative responsibility sits with the nearest Air Force medical treatment facility commander for patients whose care is being provided inside that facility. When a civilian emergency care patient is admitted to the Air Force MTF, the facility takes on administrative oversight for that patient—covering records, coordination, and follow-up within the MTF’s care environment. In the other scenarios, the patient is treated outside the MTF (in a civilian hospital or facility), or is not an active-duty beneficiary under the MTF’s direct care, so the MTF commander wouldn’t assume administrative responsibility. Thus, the civilian emergency care patient admitted to the Air Force MTF is the one for whom administrative responsibility would be accepted.