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AFI 48-170 — Periodic Health Assessment

AFI 48-170 is listed as current Current
in the AF e-Publishing catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2020-10-07 — 5.9 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
BranchU.S. Air Force
SeriesAFI
Publication date2020-10-07 (5.9 years ago)
StatusCurrent
Proponent / OPRAF/SG
Source of recordAF e-Publishing

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What this publication covers

This instruction establishes requirements, procedures, and medical standards for Air Force PHAs. It is consistent with Department of Defense Instruction 6200.06, Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) Program, and Defense Health Agency Procedural Instruction 62 00.06, Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) Program. The PHA Program was previously referred to as the Preventative Health Assessment Program.

If AFI 48-170 changes, who else is affected

Functional communityPublicationsWhich ones
Flying Operations1DAFMAN 11-402
Personnel1ANGI 36-101

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