25 USC 1616i - Additional incentives for health professionals

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025

§ 1616i.

Additional incentives for health professionals

(a)

Incentive special pay

(b)

List of positions; bonus pay

(1)

The Secretary shall establish and update on an annual basis a list of positions of health care professionals employed by, or assigned to, the Service for which recruitment or retention is difficult.

(2)

(A)

The Secretary may pay a bonus to any commissioned officer or civil service employee, other than a commissioned medical officer, dental officer, optometrist, and veterinarian, who is employed in or assigned to, and serving in, a position in the Service included in the list established by the Secretary under paragraph (1).

(B)

The total amount of bonus payments made by the Secretary under this paragraph to any employee during any 1-year period shall not exceed $2,000.

(c)

Work schedules

(Pub. L. 94–437, title I, § 116, as added Pub. L. 100–713, title I, § 109, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4798; amended Pub. L. 102–573, title I, § 117(b)(8), title IX, § 901(1), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4544, 4590; Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VI, § 618(f), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1427.)

cite as: 25 USC 1616i