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B-277033 1 (1997-06-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptagar0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G AO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-277033 June 27, 1997 Lieutenant Colonel Gregory C. Dempsey Chief, Resource Management Division Headquarters, U. S. Army Medical Department Activity Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121-5520 Dear Colonel Dempsey: This is in reply to your May 6, 1997, memorandum (MCXM-RMB-B (37)) to the Comptroller General of the United States requesting a ruling whether appropriated funds may be used to pay for military physicians' state licenses and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certifications.1 You state that due to a decrease in manpower and funding, the Medical Department Activity Commander at Fort Knox wishes to utilize an external partnership with a local community hospital. You explain that the Commander considers entering into such a partnership essential to maintain the military physicians' surgical skills, and it would permit patient care and follow-up to eligible beneficiary groups that would otherwise be referred to a private physician. You state that to enter into this partnership would require the military physicians to obtain Kentucky state licensure and DEA certification at a cost of $250 and $210, respectively. The Commander would like to use appropriated funds to pay these costs since it appears to be in the best interest of the Fort Knox Medical Activity 1Accountable officers and heads of agencies are entitled to request a decision of the Comptroller General on a question involving a request for payment from appropriated funds for which they are responsible. 31 U.S.C § 3529. Since we are uncertain as to whether you are an accountable officer, we are not issuing a Comptroller General's decision on your request at this time. However, we are providing information for your assistance. 934627

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