UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 071545Z DEC 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 295/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/FY-19 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER SPECIAL PAYS FOR ACTIVE DUTY// REF/A/DOC/U.S.C./28JAN08// REF/B/DOC/DOD/30DEC15// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/28DEC05// NARR/REF A IS SECTION 335 OF TITLE 37, U.S. CODE SPECIAL BONUS AND INCENTIVE PAY AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICERS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS. REF B IS DOD INSTRUCTION 6000.13, ACCESSION AND RETENTION POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND INCENTIVES FOR MILITARY HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS (HPO). REF C IS OPNAVINST 7220.17, SPECIAL PAYS FOR MEDICAL CORPS, DENTAL CORPS, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS AND NURSE CORPS OFFICERS. RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the continuation of authority granted in references (a) through (c). 2. Submission of requests for FY-19 Special and Incentive Pays may begin upon release of this NAVADMIN in conformity with reference (c) and specific FY-19 Medical Department Special Pay guidance. Officers will have 30 days from the release date of this NAVADMIN to submit requests for special pays effective back to 1 October 2018, provided officer meets eligibility criteria outlined in the FY-19 Medical Department Special Pays guidance. 3. Specific special pays implementation guidance, administrative procedures and U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Special Pays point of contact information is available at http://www.med.navy.mil/bumed/Special_Pay/Pages/default.aspx. Common access card (CAC) users will need to register their CAC upon first access to the site, if not a member of Navy medicine department. All personnel eligible for Medical Department Officer Special Pays are strongly encouraged to review their corps-specific guidance located at the aforementioned link. 4. This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 5. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//