Patients must be offered chaperones for ‘sensitive’ exams, DOD says
By: Patricia Kime | Published: 2026-01-20 17:50:54 | Source: www.armytimes.com
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The Defense Health Agency has clarified the U.S. military’s policy regarding chaperones during medical exams following several prominent cases of Army doctors taking indecent liberties with patients behind closed doors.
In a memo sent last month to military health system leadership, including military hospitals and dental facilities and support offices, acting DHA Director David Smith said…

