FY-10 INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 152034Z JAN 10 BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 013/10 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN// SUBJ/FY-10 INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS// REF/A/DOC/ASD (HA)/09SEP2009// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/28DEC2005// NARR/REF A IS THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR (HEALTH AFFAIRS)(ASD (HA)) NURSE SPECIAL PAY PLAN FOR FY-10. REF B IS OPNAVINST 7220.17, SPECIAL PAY FOR MEDICAL CORPS, DENTAL CORPS, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS, AND NURSE CORPS OFFICERS// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY-10 INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY PLAN FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS AND DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO CHIEF, BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY (CHBUMED) OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE SERVICE AGREEMENTS EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2009. 2. THIS INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY (ISP) IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE ELIGIBLE NURSE ANESTHETISTS WITH CRITICAL SKILLS AND VALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO STAY NAVY. ADDITIONALLY, ISP IS AN INCENTIVE THAT ALLOWS NURSE COMMUNITY MANAGERS TO STRATEGICALLY AWARD PERSONNEL AS RETENTION NEEDS DICTATE. DOING SO GIVES NAVY THE ABILITY TO RETAIN THE RIGHT MIX OF SKILLED AND MOTIVATED NURSES WHO ARE CRUCIAL TO OUR MISSION?S SUCCESS TODAY AND READINESS TOMORROW. 3. ALL SERVICE AGREEMENTS RECEIVED FROM ELIGIBLE NURSE ANESTHETISTS MUST BE APPROVED BY BUMED M1C1. BUMED M1C1 WILL DETERMINE ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION (ADO) INCURRED BY THE MEMBER. MEMBER WILL BE INFORMED OF ADO FOR MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS VIA AN APPROVED NOTIFICATION LETTER. ACCEPTANCE OF THE FIRST PAYMENT BY THE MEMBER INDICATES AGREEMENT TO ALL TERMS OF THE CONTRACT AND ADO. 4. INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS NAVADMIN TO REQUEST RETROACTIVE PAYMENT TO 1 OCTOBER 2009 WITHOUT HAVING TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A RETROACTIVE APPROVAL PER REF B. 5. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, REVISED REPAYMENT GUIDANCE, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ALONG WITH THE SERVICE AGREEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/BUMED/SPECIAL_PAY/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX. 6. POINTS OF CONTACT: - CHBUMED, LAST NAME BEGINNING A THROUGH G: MS. LU CHARBONEAU AT (301) 295- 2050 OR EMAIL: lula.charboneau@med.navy.mil - CHBUMED, LAST NAME BEGINNING H THROUGH O: HM2 SHAWN HANEY AT (301) 295- 2051, OR EMAIL AT shawn.haney@med.navy.mil - CHBUMED, LAST NAME BEGINNING P THROUGH Z: MS. KAREN GASTON (301) 295-9946, OR EMAIL AT karen.gaston@med.navy.mil - CHBUMED SPECIAL PAY COORDINATOR: MR. WILLIAM MARIN AT (301) 295-2073/DSN 295, OR EMAIL AT william.marin@med.navy.mil - BUPERS: CDR LAWRENCE BATEMAN AT (901) 874-2818/DSN 882, OR EMAIL AT lawrence.bateman@navy.mil. 7. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN