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TRANSFORMATION MESSAGES
• From
the Acting PHS Surgeon General 05/08
• From
the Acting PHS Surgeon General 12/07
• Other
information USPHS new web site
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO BE "BASIC" READY
• Checklist
for Basic Readiness 2/08 Important
• Required
selection of deployment role
• NIMS
online training
• Contact
information for personnel at OFRD
TRANSFORMATION UPDATE PRESENTATION BY RADM WILLIAMS, 4/07
• PPT
presentation
HOW OFTEN OFFICER READINESS WILL
BE UPDATED BY OFRD, SENT 5/9/07
• Message
from Acting SG RADM Moritsugu (List CCINFORMATION-L) Posted 5/9/2007
OTHER READINESS COMMUNICATIONS
• Extension
of Manual Circular 377 VERY IMPORTANT
PPM 07-001, 8/1/07
• Changes
in readiness regulations about immunizations, required online training
modules,
relationship of basic readiness status to: promotion, retention in the
CC,
eligibility for special pays
• Email
from RADM Babb about Readiness changes 12/7/06
• Email by RADM Richard Wyatt
about Readiness changes, 12/1/06
1.
Policy pending: The full policy on basic readiness that clarifies this
extension is not yet in hand and is anticipated early in 2007.
2.
No promotion or assimilation unless basic ready: There will be continued
impact on promotions and assimilations in 2007, and officers who are not
basic ready will, as last year, not be promoted or assimilated.
3.
Easing of readiness requirements: Officers are no longer required to
submit proof of polio vaccine; two PPDs within 12 months will suffice
to
meet
the PPD requirement; and the number of clinical hours has been
reduced
from 112 to 80.
4.
Required training modules: Force Readiness Basic Series of Training
Modules: There are 4 new FEMA online training modules required to
maintain basic readiness, in addition to 8 OFRD online courses; officers
should verify that they have taken the specific, required 8 OFRD modules
(deadline for completion of all 12 modules is December 31, 2006, to meet
the
requirements for the 2007 promotion cycle).
5.
Retention Boards: The memorandum states that officers who do not
comply
with the ASH’s order to meet and continuously maintain force
readiness
standards may be involuntarily retired and/or terminated from
active service. We learned that convened Retention Boards will have
at
their
disposal a variety of options, including termination or involuntary
retirement.
We were told that these will be clarified in the pending
policy. Implementation of these actions is not anticipated until mid-2007.
The ASH has not articulated at this time a process for granting
exemptions to this policy.
6.
Special pays. Officers who are not basic ready may be referred to a
board for review of special pay issues and to consider “retention,
termination,
and/or other appropriate action.”
RADM VANDERWAGEN LECTURES AT NIH ON HHS MEDICAL RESPONSE
OPERATIONS 4/26/07, Posted 5/7/07
• RADM Vanderwagen,
MD, USPHS, is HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
• Lecture title: "DHHS Concept
of Operations for Medical Response to Disasters:
Where We are Now and Where
Should We be Going?"
• Lecture Series: NIH Emergency Preparedness
and Biodefense Interest Group
•
See the lecture
as a streaming video
• This
lecture series available (by interest group and date) to NIH employees
•
How to view videocast if you are not
an NIH employee
RECENT TRANSFORMATION ISSUES
• From
E-Bulletin of December 1, 2006 Brief Summary
• Commissioned
Corps Transformation Implementation Plan 10/3/2006
Force management changes approved
by Secretary Leavitt (PDF 2.62 MB, 187 pages)
NEW REGULATIONS ABOUT DEPLOYMENTS, Posted 2/10/07
• Commissioned
Corps Directive 121.02 1/23/07
From the Secretary of DHHS
AWARDS FOR READINESS AND RESPONSE
• Review
NEW AND REVISED ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR FIELD MEDICAL READINESS BADGE
Posted 10/15/2006
• CCRF
web site review of online modules required for FRMB
• Field Medical Readiness Badge (FRMB)
Instruction
• Current:
Commissioned
Corps Instruction (CCI) 511.02, New!
5/21/07
• Unofficial
Pdf summary version Posted 2/27/07
• Applies
to all officers who meet Force Readiness Standards as per
• Basic
Level of Force Readiness of the Commissioned Corps
Manual
Circular (MC) 377 7/2/04 and
• Extension
of Manual Circular 377 11/3/06
•
Officers do not apply for the FMRB; it will be awarded as officers meet
the criteria.
• OFRD
and OSG review and determine those officers who meet eligibility
requirements,
and will recommend FMRB to OCCO/DCCOS for processing.
NEW PROCEDURES FOR TRACKING AND DOCUMENTATION OF IMMUNIZATIONS
• See
Immunization Section
• Extension
of Manual Circular 377 11/3/06 VERY
IMPORTANT
• Changes
in readiness regulations about immunizations, required online training
modules,
relationship of basic readiness status to: promotion, retention in the
CC,
eligibility for special pays
• Your
immunization profile is now displayed in your secure eOPF: first page
• You must
• Record
your immunizations on the OFRD web
site AND
•
Submit formal written documentation to
Medical Affairs Branch
CLARIFICATION OF "THREE AND FREEZE" POLICY, Posted
6/22/06
• Messsage
from John O. Agwunobi, ADM, USPHS, Assistant Secretary for Health
• Published
in CC E-Bulletin 6/22/06
• Lack of "Readiness"
will generate "Not Recommended" outcome from
Temporary Grade Promotion Board
and referral to Retention Board
• See special concerns
for Officers who score in bottom quartile or decile
in any promotion year
READINESS STATISTICS BY CATEGORY AND AGENCY
• OFRD
Readiness Statistics updated periodically by OFRD
ALL OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE 4 ONLINE NIMS TRAINING
COURSES BY 6/2006 Posted 5/16/06
• Course and registration instructions
are available on the OFRD
web site
• IS-100
Introduction to Incident Command (ICS)
• IS-700
National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction
• IS-800
National Response Plan (NRP), an Introduction
• IS-200
Basic Incident Command System (ICS) for Federal Disaster Workers
• Instructions
from OFRD/CCRF Posted 5/20/2006
• Memo
about training from VADM Richard Carmona, MD, Surgeon General
Posted
on CCInformation-L
List Serv on 5/16/2006
• Officers must retain course certificates
of completion
• These are FEMA courses. They provide
officers with better understanding of and
ability to use ICS, NIMS, NRP concepts
in leading, managing, and participating in
emergency responses
ALL OFFICERS MUST REGISTER FOR PHS DEPLOYMENT ROLE BY MAY 12, 2006
• New "Commissioned
Corps Tiers of Reponse Teams" Program Posted 04/28/2006
• Indicate
your deployment role and all other roles you qualify for
• Officers must register request
deployment role and describe skills in online
form
• Response
Team Roster Assignment Schedule: RDF, APHT, MHT, ICRT, Tier 3, EMG
• Memo
from OFRD: On-call Rosters
Posted
on CCRF ListServ
5/17/06
• Memo
from VADM Richard Carmona, Surgeon General
Posted
on CCInformation-L
List Serv 5/15/2006
• Memo
from Secretary Michael Leavitt to Heads of Op Divs and Staff Divs
5/5/06
• Memo
from ADM John Babb 4/28/2006
• Login
at the OFRD/CCRF web page to update your Officer Summary Data
• Check
to see that the summary page lists you as Basic Ready.
•
If you are not Basic Ready, click "Details" link to indicate
what is missing
•
Acquire those elements that will qualify you as basic ready.
• Review
new immunization documentation procedures below.
• Officers wishing to deploy in a
clinical role...
must
work a minimum of 80 hours per year in that role
REGULATIONS: TRANSFORMATION AND READINESS
• Commissioned
Corps Implementation Plan 10/19/2006, 188 pages
• Extension
of Manual Circular 377 11/3/06 IMPORTANT
• Changes
in readiness regulations about immunizations, required online training
modules,
relationship of basic readiness status to: promotion, retention in the
CC,
eligibility for special pays
• Update
of fitness testing standards and procedures 10/4/2004
Personnel
Policy Memorandum (PPM 04-003) is a
supplement
and modification to Manual
Circular 377 of 07/02/2004
• Basic
Level of Force Readiness for the CC 07/02/2004
Manual
Circular 377
• Force
Readiness for Officers Detailed to the Armed Services 08/18/2004
Personnel
Policy Memorandum (PPM 04-006)
HOW TO DOCUMENT DEPLOYMENTS IN YOUR CV: Posted 1/09/2006
Special
note for PY2006 from OFRD:
• The deployment information on the
OFRD website is NOT part of your eOPF or PIR.
The best mechanism of informing a
promotion board about your deployments is via
your awards and documentation on
your CV.
• Hurricane (s) Katrina/Rita/Wilma
will not be listed on your OFRD Officer Summary
page until the mission is complete. For
now, list this and all deployments on your CV.
• The Promotion Board
does NOT have access to your OFRD webpage.
Only you and the OFRD staff see your
OFRD Officer Summary Page.
HHS SECRETARY MICHAEL LEVITT'S EVENT: "TRANSFORMATION OF THE USPHS
CC" 01/18/2006
• Event
Audio mp3 sound file
• Press
release from HHS
• Webcast
streaming audio and video (.wmv file, requires Windows Media Player)
• Summary
in the CC E-Bulletin 03/01/2006
• Background documents: Pdf
format, html
format
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STANDARD FITNESS ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR
"BASIC" PHS READINESS
1. Complete and pass the Annual Physical
Fitness Test (APFT)
• APFT
Instructions
• APFT
Standards
2. Complete the PHS Form 7044 for APFT
results and Body Mass Index (BMI), 08/2004
• PHS
Form 7044
• Fillable
PHS Form 7044
• Body
Mass Index (BMI) Calculators (calculation required for PHS
Form 7044)
• CDC
• National
Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH
3. Ask PHS Officer/APFT Evaluator to sign
your APFT PHS Form
7044 recording your
observed results
4. Send original signed PHS
Form 7044 to Medical
Affairs Branch and keep copy for
yourself
5. Login
at the OFRD/CCRF web site to "Enter Fitness Test Results"
THE ALTERNATIVE PHS FITNESS PROGRAM: THE
PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE
• Various levels/types
of fitness activities earn specific awards, accepted by PHS
• Minimum:
6 weeks of exercise, 5 times a week, at least 30 minutes per day
• Perform
exercise and enter activity completed daily in online database
• To
receive PHS fitness credit, must enter all data correctly onto web site
database
1.
Create personal User Name and Password to use for
Log-in to the site
2.
Select "Join a Group"
3.
Enter Group ID: 13537
• Note:
13537 is not a public group, which means it cannot be found by
by searching for Groups on the President's Challenge website.
• This
was done to prevent people, besides USPHS officers, from joining
the
group.
• DO
NOT ENTER GROUP ID AS "USPHS 13537"
or you will not receive PHS fitness credit.
4.
Enter Member ID/Name: your PHS Serial Number
5.
Perform exercise daily and enter activity completed in online database
6.
Request/receive Callenge Award Certificate from site
7.
Send copy of Challenge Award Certificate to Medical
Affairs Branch
8.
Fax copy of Award Certificate to your
eOPF
• Check
OFRD/CCRF web site list to see that you entered database correctly
REGULATIONS: FITNESS
• Extension
of Manual Circular 377 11/3/06 VERY
IMPORTANT
• Changes
in readiness regulations about immunizations, required online training
modules,
relationship of basic readiness status to: promotion, retention in the
CC,
eligibility for special pays
• Checklist
for Basic Readiness New! 3/30/07
• Update
of annual fitness standards and procedures 10/4/2004
Personnel
Policy Memorandum (PPM 04-003) is a
supplement
and modification to Manual
Circular 377 of 07/02/2004
• PHS
Regulations on Fitness for Readiness 07/02/2004
Manual
Circular 377, page 4
Will
be used for PY 2005 Promotion
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROUP ANNUAL PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS
• In
DC Metro area: DC COA
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