The Medical Standards Management Element (MSME) provides selected diagnostic or medication usage inquiries to which group at least ten times per year?

• A. Conducts annual medical inspections for all aircrew.
• B. Provides selected diagnostic or medication usage inquiries at least ten times per year to the DAWG.
• C. Oversees medical billing for TRICARE.
• D. Manages the base medical supply inventory.

Answer: (B)

MSME’s role includes coordinating with the group that reviews how diagnoses and medication use impact flight duties. By sending selected diagnostic or medication usage inquiries to the Drug and Alcohol Working Group, the MSME ensures aircrew medical status aligns with safety standards. This periodic, at-least-ten-times-per-year review is part of maintaining ongoing oversight of how medications and medical conditions affect readiness. The other functions—annual aircrew medical inspections, TRICARE billing, and base medical supply management—don’t involve this specific inquiry process with the DAWG, so they don’t fit the scenario.