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DoDI 3216.02 — Protection of Human Subjects and Adherence to Ethical Standards in DoD-Conducted and-Supported Research

DoDI 3216.02 is listed as current Current
in the DoD Issuances 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 2020-04-15 — 6.4 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.

Branch	Department of Defense
Series	DoDI
Publication date	2020-04-15 (6.4 years ago)
Status	Current
Proponent / OPR	USW(R&E)
Source of record	DoD Issuances

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If DoDI 3216.02 changes, who else is affected

Functional community	Publications	Which ones
Aerospace Medicine	4	AFMAN 48-148, AFI 48-139, AFMAN 48-105, DAFMAN 48-105
Health Services	2	AFI 41-117, AFMAN 41-209
Operations	2	DAFMAN 10-211, DAFPD 10-15
Acquisition	1	DAFMAN 63-119
Inspections & Special Management	1	STARCOMI 90-700
Medical Command	1	DAFPD 40-4
Personnel	1	DAFMAN 36-2664
Safety	1	DAFI 91-202

13 publications in 8 other communities depend on this one. Each community inspects its own publications; a dependency that crosses communities is owned by nobody, which is why this list normally does not exist anywhere. Built from the publications' own citations, so it reflects what we have read.

Publications that cite DoDI 3216.02

DAFMAN 36-2664 — Personnel Assessment Program Current 10 mentions
DAFPD 40-4 — Protection Of Animal And Human Subjects Current 7 mentions
AFMAN 48-148 — Ionizing Radiation Protection Current 4 mentions
AFI 48-139 — Laser and Optical Radiation Protection Program Current 3 mentions
DAFI 91-202 — Jeannie M. Leavitt Current 3 mentions
DAFMAN 10-211 — Integrated Operational Support (Ios) Current 3 mentions
AFI 41-117 — Medical Service Officer Education Current 2 mentions
AFMAN 41-209 — Medical Logistics Support Not in the current catalog 2 mentions
AFMAN 48-105 — Public Health Surveillance Not in the current catalog 2 mentions
DAFMAN 48-105 — Public Health Surveillance Current 2 mentions
DAFMAN 63-119 — MISSION-ORIENTED Test Readiness Certification Current 2 mentions
DAFPD 10-15 — Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations Current 2 mentions
CFETP 51JX — Judge Advocate Not in the current catalog 1 mention
SPFGM 2026-36-02 — Space Force Guidance Memorandum Establishing the Continuous Fitness Assessment within the Holistic Health Approach Current 1 mention
STARCOMI 90-700 — Data Management Current 1 mention

If DoDI 3216.02 changes, these are the documents that point at it. Extracted from the publications' own text, so it reflects what we have read, not a complete dependency map. Every publishing office validates its own document; nobody validates the seams between them.

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Nearby in the DoDI series

DoDI 3210.08 — Reporting and Using Information in the Government-Wide Integrity and Performance System Current
DoDI 3210.7 — Research Integrity and Misconduct Current
DoDI 3216.01 — Use of Animals in DoD Conducted and Supported Research and Training Current
DoDI 3218.02 — National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships Current
DoDI 3222.03 — DoD Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Program Current

This is an unofficial index built from the public catalog. The controlling copy is always the one on DoD Issuances — verify there before citing DoDI 3216.02 in an official product.