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NAVADMIN 057/10
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SUBJ/SPECIAL PAY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS OF THE MEDICAL
SERVICE CORPS//
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REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/28DEC2005//
REF/C/DOC/N13 MEMO 7220 SER N13/017 OF 18 FEB 2010//
NARR/REF A IS THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND
READINESS DIRECTIVE-TYPE MEMORANDUM (DTM) 09-009, IMPLEMENTATION OF
SPECIAL PAY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS (HPO). REF B IS
OPNAVINST 7220.17, SPECIAL PAY FOR MEDICAL CORPS, DENTAL CORPS,
MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS, AND NURSE CORPS OFFICERS. REF C IS N13
MEMORANDUM FOR SPECIAL PAY FOR NAVY HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS AND
IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTPS://WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/BUMED/SPECIAL_PAY/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX.//
RMKS/1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, THIS NAVADMIN PROMULGATES THE
MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICER SPECIAL PAY PLAN FOR
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANTS AND (ALONG WITH REF C) SERVES AS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE
UNTIL THE UPDATE OF REF B IS COMPLETE. THESE SPECIAL PAYS ENHANCE
NAVY'S ABILITY TO SIZE, SHAPE, AND STABILIZE THE FORCE BY USING A
MONETARY INCENTIVE TO SUPPORT THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS WITH CRITICAL WARTIME
SKILLS AND VALUABLE EXPERIENCE CRUCIAL TO OUR MISSION SUCCESS TODAY
AND READINESS TOMORROW. THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICER SPECIAL PAY
ENCOMPASSES AN ACCESSION BONUS, INCENTIVE PAY, RETENTION BONUS, AND
BOARD CERTIFIED PAY.
2. PER REF A AND B, THIS NAVADMIN DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO: THE CHIEF,
BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (CHBUMED) TO EXECUTE SERVICE
AGREEMENTS FOR INCENTIVE PAY, RETENTION BONUS, AND BOARD CERTIFIED
PAY AND TO NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (NRC) TO EXECUTE SERVICE
AGREEMENTS FOR ACCESSION BONUS, UNDER SECTION 335 OF TITLE 37 OF THE
UNITED STATES CODE. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THIS NAVADMIN IS THE
IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE UNTIL SUPERSEDED.
3. MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) HEALTH PROFESSIONS SPECIAL PAY PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION.
A. ALL SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR ACCESSION BONUSES MUST BE
APPROVED BY NRC. ALL SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR INCENTIVE PAY,
RETENTION BONUS, AND BOARD CERTIFIED PAY MUST BE APPROVED BY CHBUMED
M1. CHBUMED M1 WILL DETERMINE ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION (ADO) INCURRED
AND NOTIFY THE OFFICER OF HIS/HER ADO FOR MULTI-YEAR SERVICE
AGREEMENTS VIA AN APPROVAL NOTIFICATION LETTER. ACCEPTANCE OF FIRST
PAYMENT BY THE MEMBER WILL INDICATE AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF ALL
SERVICE AGREEMENTS AND ADO.
B. OFFICERS HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS NAVADMIN TO
REQUEST RETROACTIVE PAYMENT TO 23 JULY 2009 WITHOUT HAVING TO MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS OF A RETROACTIVE APPROVAL PER REF B.
C. POLICY, INCLUDING ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
ALONG WITH THE SERVICE AGREEMENTS, ARE AVAILABLE BELOW AND AT
HTTPS://WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/BUMED/SPECIAL_PAY/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX.
D. ACCESSION BONUS (AB). THE FOLLOWING MSC SPECIALTIES ARE
DESIGNATED BY CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL (CNP) AS ELIGIBLE FOR THE HPO
AB:
(1) CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1840-1843)
(2) SOCIAL WORK (1870)
(3) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (1893)
E. ELIGIBILITY, SERVICE OBLIGATION, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES,
REPAYMENT GUIDANCE, AND POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AB ARE FOUND IN
PARAGRAPH 5, SECTION 1, PARAGRAPHS 710 THROUGH 715 OF REF C.
F. AB AMOUNTS. HPOS WHO MEET THE CONDITIONS IN PARAGRAPH 5,
SECTION 1, PARAGRAPHS 710 THROUGH 715 OF REF C ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AB
PAYABLE FOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO, ON, OR AFTER
23 JULY 2009 IN THE AMOUNTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH G.
G. THE FOLLOWING AB PAY RATES ARE EFFECTIVE 23 JULY 2009:
(1) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:
(A) 12,500 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
THREE-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(B) 15,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
FOUR-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(2) LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST:
(A) 12,500 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
THREE-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(B) 15,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
FOUR-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(3) LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER:
(A) 6,250 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
THREE-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(B) 7,500 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
FOUR-YEAR OBLIGATION.
H. INCENTIVE PAY (IP). ELIGIBILITY, SERVICE OBLIGATION, AND
POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IP ARE FOUND IN PARAGRAPH 5, SECTION 2,
PARAGRAPHS 720 THROUGH 724 OF REF C.
I. THE FOLLOWING MSC SPECIALTIES ARE DESIGNATED BY CNP AS
ELIGIBLE FOR THE HPO IP:
(1) CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1840-1843)
(2) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (1893)
J. IP AMOUNTS. HPOS WHO MEET THE CONDITIONS IN PARAGRAPH 5,
SECTION 2, PARAGRAPHS 720 THROUGH 724 OF REF C ARE ELIGIBLE FOR IP
PAYABLE FOR WRITTEN AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO, ON, OR AFTER
23 JULY 2009 IN THE AMOUNTS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH K.
K. THE FOLLOWING PAY RATES ARE EFFECTIVE 23 JULY 2009:
(1) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: 5,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR.
(2) LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST: 5,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR.
L. RETENTION BONUS. THE FOLLOWING MSC SPECIALTIES ARE
DESIGNATED BY CNP AS ELIGIBLE FOR THE HPO RETENTION BONUS (RB).
(1) CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1840-1843)
(2) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (1893)
M. ELIGIBILITY, SERVICE OBLIGATION, REPAYMENT GUIDANCE, AND
POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RETENTION BONUS ARE FOUND IN PARAGRAPH
5 SECTION 3 PARAGRAPHS 730 THROUGH 739 OF REF C.
N. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE RB RATES EFFECTIVE 23 JULY 2009:
(1) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT:
(A) 10,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
TWO-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(B) 15,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
THREE-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(C) 20,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
FOUR-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(2) LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST:
(A) 10,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
TWO-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(B) 15,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
THREE-YEAR OBLIGATION.
(C) 20,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR OFFICERS WHO SIGN A
FOUR-YEAR OBLIGATION.
O. BOARD CERTIFICATION PAY (BCP). THE FOLLOWING MSC SPECIALTIES
ARE DESIGNATED BY CNP AS ELIGIBLE FOR THE HPO BCP INCREASED ANNUAL
RATE OF 6,000 DOLLARS.
(1) CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1840-1843)
(2) PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT (1893)
(3) SOCIAL WORK (1870)
P. ELIGIBILITY, SERVICE OBLIGATION, AND POLICY REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE BOARD CERTIFICATION PAY ARE FOUND IN PARAGRAPH 5 SECTION 3
PARAGRAPHS 740 THROUGH 745 OF REF C.
4. POINTS OF CONTACT:
- LAST NAME BEGINNING A THROUGH G IS MS. LU CHARBONEAU
(301) 295-2050 EMAIL AT lula.charboneau@med.navy.mil
- LAST NAME BEGINNING H THROUGH O IS HM2 SHAWN HANEY
(301) 295-2051 EMAIL AT shawn.haney@med.navy.mil
- LAST NAME BEGINNING P THROUGH Z IS MS. KAREN GASTON
(301) 295-9946 EMAIL AT karen.gaston@med.navy.mil
- CHBUMED SPECIAL PAY COORDINATOR IS MR. WILLIAM MARIN
AT (301) 295-2073/DSN 295 OR EMAIL AT william.marin@med.navy.mil
- BUPERS IS CDR B. MELODY AT (901) 874-2370/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
brendan.melody@navy.mil.
5. REF C IS TO BECOME A NEW CHAPTER OF OPNAVINST 7220.17, SPECIAL PAY
FOR THE MEDICAL, DENTAL, NURSE, AND MSC OFFICERS UNDER SECTIONS 335,
371, AND 373 OF TITLE 37 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE AS ENACTED BY
SECTION
661 OF PUBLIC LAW 110-181, AND "THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008," JANUARY 28, 2008.
6. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
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