37 U.S.C. § 303b — Waiver of board certification requirements
submitted 35 years ago by Pub. L. 102-190 to r/title-37-PAY-AND-ALLOWANCES-OF-THE-UNIFORMED-SERVICES · 263 words · no verdicts yet
If a service member's contingency-operation duty stops them from finishing board certification on time, they can still get special pay for that active-duty period once they finish certifying. This applies to medical or dental officers and other health providers who had finished residency and were otherwise eligible. They generally get 180 days after their contingency duty ends to complete certification.
(a) Certification interrupted by contingency operation* — A member* described in subsection (b) who completes board certification or recertification (required under sections 302(a)(5), 302b(a)(5), 302c(c)(3), or 302c(d)(4) of this title) before the deadline set in subsection (c) still gets paid special pay* under the applicable section for the active duty* they performed during their contingency-operation assignment, even before certifying, if the Secretary of Defense decides the member truly couldn't schedule or finish certification sooner because of that duty.
(b) Eligible members described — A member covered by subsection (a) must: (1) be a medical or dental officer*, or a nonphysician health care provider; (2) have finished any required residency training; and (3) have been eligible for special pay under section 302(a)(5), 302b(a)(5), 302c(c)(3), or 302c(d)(4) — except for the board certification requirement — during a duty assignment in support of a contingency operation.
(c) Period for certification — The member generally has a 180-day period, starting when they're released from the contingency-operation duty, to complete board certification or recertification. The Secretary of Defense can extend this period for as much additional time as the Secretary decides is appropriate.
A member* of the armed forces* described in subsection (b) who completes the board certification or recertification requirements specified in section 302(a)(5), 302b(a)(5), 302c(c)(3), or 302c(d)(4) of this title before the end of the period established for the member in subsection (c) shall be paid special pay* under the applicable section for active duty* performed during the period beginning on the date on which the member was assigned to duty in support of a contingency operation and ending on the date of that certification or recertification if the Secretary of Defense determines that the member was unable to schedule or complete that certification or recertification earlier because of that duty.
A member of the armed forces referred to in subsection (a) is a member who—
is a medical or dental officer* or a nonphysician health care provider;
has completed any required residency training; and
was, except for the board certification requirement, otherwise eligible for special pay under section 302(a)(5), 302b(a)(5), 302c(c)(3), or 302c(d)(4) of this title during a duty assignment in support of a contingency operation.
The period referred to in subsection (a) for completion of board certification or recertification requirements with respect to a member of the armed forces is the 180-day period (extended for such additional time as the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate) beginning on the date on which the member is released from the duty to which the member was assigned in support of a contingency operation.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, § 635(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1382.)
- 1991Enacted · Pub. L. 102-190 · 105 Stat. 1382
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 102-190 on 1991-12-05.
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