4. BCP. CRNA, Nurse Practitioners, and Midwives are eligible to receive BCP at the annual rate as indicated in Table 3 paid in equal monthly amounts. To be eligible for BCP, an officer must: Hold the eligible Primary Specialty for the duration of BCP. Have a post-baccalaureate degree in the clinical specialty. A post-master’s certificate acceptable to the Chief, BUMED can satisfy this requirement. Be certified by a professional recognized board, in a designated health profession clinical specialty contained in Table 5. Executes a written agreement to remain on active duty beginning on the date the contract is executed, for a minimum period of one year. 5. PAYMENT. IP and BCP shall be paid monthly, and will reflect on the LES as SAVED PAY. RB shall be paid in annual installments for the length of the agreement, and AB may be paid in a lump sum, monthly payments, or in periodic installments. Upon acceptance by the Chief, BUMED, the total amount paid under the agreement shall be fixed during the length of the agreement. The amount of each bonus or pay is listed in Tables 1-3. PART I. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AB Accession ADSO Active Duty Service Obligation APRNs Advanced Practice Registered Nurses ASD(HA) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs CCNE Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education CRNA Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CSP Consolidated Special Pay HPLRP Health Professions Loan Repayment Program IP Incentive Pay MP Multiyear Pay NCLEX National Council Licensure Examination NLNAC National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission RB Retention Bonus PART II. DEFINITIONS
4. BCP. CRNA, Nurse Practitioners, and Midwives are eligible to receive BCP at the annual rate as indicated in Table 3 paid in equal monthly amounts. To be eligible for BCP, an officer must: Hold the eligible Primary Specialty for the duration of BCP. Have a post-baccalaureate degree in the clinical specialty. A post-master’s certificate acceptable to the Chief, BUMED can satisfy this requirement. Be certified by a professional recognized board, in a designated health profession clinical specialty contained in Table 5. Executes a written agreement to remain on active duty beginning on the date the contract is executed, for a minimum period of one year. 5. PAYMENT. IP and BCP shall be paid monthly, and will reflect on the LES as SAVED PAY. RB shall be paid in annual installments for the length of the agreement, and AB may be paid in a lump sum, monthly payments, or in periodic installments. Upon acceptance by the Chief, BUMED, the total amount paid under the agreement shall be fixed during the length of the agreement. The amount of each bonus or pay is listed in Tables 1-3. PART I. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AB Accession ADSO Active Duty Service Obligation APRNs Advanced Practice Registered Nurses ASD(HA) Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs CCNE CRNA Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CSP HPLRP Consolidated Special Pay Health Professions Loan Repayment Program IP Incentive Pay MP Multiyear Pay NCLEX National Council Licensure Examination NLNAC RB National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission Retention Bonus PART II. DEFINITIONS
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