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SUBJ: THE FY-13 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER SPECIAL PAYS UNCLASSIFIED/ FM CNO 
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SUBJ/THE FY-13 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER SPECIAL PAYS//

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NARR/REF A IS THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (HEALTH AFFAIRS)
(ASD(HA)) POLICY MEMO, MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICER SPECIAL PAY PLANS.
REF B IS ASD(HA) POLICY MEMO, IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL PAYS FOR GENERAL 
DENTISTS.  REF C IS ASD(HA) POLICY MEMO, NURSE SPECIAL PAY PLAN FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2011.  REF D IS ASD(HA) POLICY MEMO, "PHARMACY OFFICER SPECIAL PAY PLAN.  
REF E IS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS DIRECTIVE TYPE 
MEMORANDUM 09-009, IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIAL PAYS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS 
OFFICERS.
REF F IS ASD(HA) BOARD CERTIFICATION PAY FOR NON-PHYSICIAN HEALTH CARE 
PROVIDERS.  REF G IS ASD(HA) POLICY MEMO, IMPLEMENTATION OF RETENTION SPECIAL 
PAY FOR OPTOMETRY OFFICERS.  REF H IS NAVADMIN 380/10, FY-11 MEDICAL AND 
DENTAL OFFICER SPECIAL PAY PLAN.  REF I IS NAVADMIN 240/11, IMPLEMENTATION OF 
SPECIAL PAYS FOR GENERAL DENTISTS.  REF J IS NAVADMIN 371/10, FY-11 NURSE 
OFFICER SPECIAL PAY PLAN.  REF K IS NAVADMIN 372/10, FY-11 PHARMACY OFFICER 
SPECIAL PAY PLAN.  REF L IS NAVADMIN 057/10, SPECIAL PAY FOR HEALTH 
PROFESSIONS OFFICERS OF THE MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS.  REF M IS NAVADMIN 172/03, 
OPTOMETRY RETENTION BONUS.

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN CONTINUES THE AUTHORITY GRANTED IN REFS A THROUGH G AND 
PROVIDES CONTINUATION OF REFS H THROUGH M FOR FY-13.
ADDITIONALLY, THE OPTOMETRY SPECIAL PAY SHALL ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR FY-13.  
FOR FY-13, REFERENCES A THROUGH M REMAIN UNCHANGED EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING:
    A.  NO NEW INCENTIVE SPECIAL PAY CONTRACTS SHALL BE ENTERED INTO FOR NURSE 
CORPS OFFICERS WITH THE SUBSPECIALTY CODE OF OB/GYN NURSE PRACTICIONER (1980).
    B.  THERE IS NO LONGER A WAIVER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RN-INCENTIVE SPECIAL 
PAY (ISP).  MEMBER'S MUST FULFILL THE OBLIGATION FOR THE  RN-ISP FULL TIME IN 
THE SPECIALTY FOR WHICH IT IS BEING PAID, UNLESS INVOLUNTARILEY SEPARATED OR 
DISCHARGED.
    C.  MEDICAL CORPS (MC) AND DENTAL CORPS (DC) MULTI-YEAR SPECIAL PAY (MSP) 
AND ISP REQUESTS MUST BE ROUTED THROUGH THE PRIVILEGING  AUTHORITY FOR 
ENDORSEMENT.  WAIVERS FOR MC AND DC MSP, ISP, AND DENTAL OFFICER MULTI-YEAR 
RETENTION BONUS, WHERE APPLICABLE, MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE RESPECTIVE CORPS 
CHIEF AND APPROVED BY BUMED (M1).

2.  MC AND DC SPECIFIC SPECIAL PAYS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE,  ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROCEDURES AND BUMED SPECIAL PAYS POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION ARE  AVAILABLE 
AT HTTP://WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/BUMED/SPECIAL_PAY/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX.  ALL 
PERSONNEL ELIGIBLE FOR A MEDICAL SPECIAL PAY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED  TO 
REVIEW THEIR CORPS SPECIFIC GUIDANCE LOCATED AT THE AFOREMENTIONED  LINK.

3.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//

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