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NAVADMIN 022/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN//
SUBJ/FY-09 INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS// 
REF/A/DOC/ASD(HA)/NOTAL// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/28DEC2005// NARR/REF A IS THE 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (HEALTH AFFAIRSPOLICY) (ASD (HA)) NURSE 
SPECIAL PAY PLAN FOR FY-09.  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-09 INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY (ISP) 
PLAN FOR NURSE ANESTHETISTS AND DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO CHIEF, BUREAU OF 
MEDICINE AND SURGERY (BUMED) OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE SERVICE AGREEMENTS, 
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.  
2.  THIS ISP IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE NURSES WITH CRITICAL SKILLS AND 
VALUABLE EXPERIENCE TO STAY NAVY.  ADDITIONALLY, ISP IS AN INCENTIVE 
WHICH 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 SAILORS WHO ARE CRUCIAL TO OUR MISSION SUCCESS TODAY AND 
READINESS TOMORROW. 
3.  ALL SERVICE AGREEMENTS MUST BE APPROVED BY BUMED M1C1.  
BUMED
M1C1 WILL DETERMINE ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION (ADO) INCURRED FOR MEMBERS.  
MEMBERS WILL BE INFORMED OF ADO FOR MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS VIA AN 
APPROVAL NOTIFICATION LETTER.  ACCEPTANCE OF FIRST PAYMENT BY MEMBER 
INDICATES AGREEMENT TO ALL TERMS OF CONTRACT AND ADO.
4.  INDIVIDUALS WILL HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS NAVADMIN TO 
REQUEST RETROACTIVE PAYMENT TO 1 OCTOBER 2008 WITHOUT HAVING TO MEET 
THE REQUIREMENTS OF A RETROACTIVE APPROVAL PER REF B.
5.  ELIGIBILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ALONG WITH THE SERVICE 
AGREEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT HTTP://NAVYMEDICINE.MED.NAVY.MIL (CLICK ON 
BUMED THEN CLICK ON SPECIAL PAYS).
6.  POINTS OF CONTACT:  
- LAST NAME BEGINNING A THROUGH G IS MS. LU CHARBONEAU
(301) 295-2050 OR EMAIL AT lula.charboneau@med.navy.mil
- LAST NAME BEGINNING H THROUGH O IS HM2 SHAWN HANEY
(301) 295-2051
OR EMAIL AT shawn.hane@med.navy.mil
- LAST NAME BEGINNING P THROUGH Z IS MS. KAREN GASTON
(301) 295-9946 OR 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 L. BATEMAN AT (901) 874-2818/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT 
lawrence.bateman@navy.mil.
7.  RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.// 
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