d. Obligations for RB may be served concurrently with any other service obligation, to include IP, BCP, promotion, non clinical doctorate or and master’s degree, non-medical military schooling. All RBs run consecutively with Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) obligations, regardless of when it is taken. e. RB obligation is binding upon receipt of the first RB payment. 4. Annual Pay Amounts for Multiyear RB. Annual payment amounts for multiyear RB contracts shall be in the amounts listed below and as published in the fiscal year health profession special pay plan. Officers may be paid at the rate for any specialty for which they are currently credentialed, but the RB and IP specialty must be the same. a. Physician Assistant: $10,000 per year for officers who sign a two-year obligation. $15,000 per year for officers who sign a three-year obligation. $20,000 per year for officers who sign a four-year obligation. b. Clinical Psychologists: $10,000 per year for officers who sign a two-year obligation. $15,000 per year for officers who sign a three-year obligation. $20,000 per year for officers who sign a four-year obligation. 5. Submission Requirements a. Requesting member executes a written agreement, using the example provided on the BUMED special pay website, via their Commanding Officer. The Special Pay website is: HTTP://WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/BUMED/SPECIAL_PAY/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX. All service agreements and pay requests should be forwarded to BUMED (M1) for approval and processing, via the Commanding Officer and endorsed by the member’s privileging officer if not the CO. member’s b. Commanding Officers must endorse and forward all requests for RB to BUMED (M1) with a recommendation dated no earlier than 60 days prior and no later than 30 days after the requested effective date and ensure that the effective date on the agreement has been verified to be correct following the release of this implementing guidance. Also, if the Commanding Officer is not the privileging official the request
d. Obligations for RB may be served concurrently with any other service obligation, to include IP, BCP, promotion, non clinical doctorate or master’s degree, and non-medical military schooling. All RBs run consecutively with Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP) obligations, regardless of when it is taken. e. RB obligation is binding upon receipt of the first RB payment. 4. Annual Pay Amounts for Multiyear RB. Annual payment amounts for multiyear RB contracts shall be in the amounts listed below and as published in the fiscal year health profession special pay plan. Officers may be paid at the rate for any specialty for which they are currently credentialed, but the RB and IP specialty must be the same. a. Physician Assistant: $10,000 per year for officers who sign a two-year obligation. $15,000 per year for officers who sign a three-year obligation. $20,000 per year for officers who sign a four-year obligation. b. Clinical Psychologists: $10,000 per year for officers who sign a two-year obligation. $15,000 per year for officers who sign a three-year obligation. $20,000 per year for officers who sign a four-year obligation. 5. Submission Requirements a. Requesting member executes a written agreement, using the example provided on the BUMED special pay website, via their Commanding Officer. The Special Pay website is: HTTP://WWW.MED.NAVY.MIL/BUMED/SPECIAL_PAY/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX. All service agreements and pay requests should be forwarded to BUMED (M1) for approval and processing, via the member’s Commanding Officer and endorsed by the member’s privileging officer if not the CO. b. Commanding Officers must endorse and forward all requests for RB to BUMED (M1) with a recommendation dated no earlier than 60 days prior and no later than 30 days after the requested effective date and ensure that the effective date on the agreement has been verified to be correct following the release of this implementing guidance. Also, if the Commanding Officer is not the privileging official the request
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