# Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Physicians and Dentists Clinical Specialties and Tables
**AGENCY:**
Department of Defense.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
As required by the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement Act of 2004 and in conjunction with the 2012 Delegation Agreement between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Defense (DoD), the Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service (DCPAS) is hereby giving notice of specialty additions and revisions, as well as the addition of pay table six from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) structure revised as contained herein for DoD physicians and dentists. These revisions are intended to enhance the flexibility of the DoD to recruit, develop, and retain the most highly qualified providers to serve our nation's active duty members and their families and maintain a standard of excellence in the DoD healthcare system.
**DATES:**
*Effective Dates:* Revisions are effective on September 23, 2014.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Additional information may be obtained by writing to the Compensation Division, Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service, Department of Defense, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22350-1100.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Under 38 U.S.C. 7431(e)(1)(C), amounts prescribed under paragraph 7431(e) shall be published in the *Federal Register* , and shall not take effect until at least 60 days after date of publication.
**Background**
The “Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement Act of 2004” (Pub. L. 108-445) was signed by the President on December 3, 2004. The major provisions of the law established a new pay system for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) physicians and dentists. In 2012, OPM re-delegated authority to DoD to continue utilizing a portion of Title 38 provisions for DoD civilian physicians and dentists. In accordance with the aforementioned governing documents, DCPAS is submitting revisions contained herein as a *Federal Register* notice.
**Discussion**
DoD reviews and adopts the VHA tables and tiers including the minimums and maximums as they are revised by VHA ( *note:* the VHA table 7 is adopted as DoD table 5). While VHA and DoD have similar specialties, there are specialties unique to DoD. In coordination with VHA and OPM, DoD is adding specialties and revising original placement of DoD specific specialties within the table structure, signified below in *Italics* followed by *[New]* or *[Moved from Table X].* DoD is also adopting VHA's pay table six, Executive Assignments (as contained herein), with minor changes. Differences include a two tier rather than three tier structure, inverse pay minimums and maximums to maintain consistency with the structure of DoD Tables one—five, and removal of VA specific job titles replaced with DoD equivalent job titles.
**PAY TABLE 1—CLINICAL SPECIALTIES COVERED**
Allergy & Immunization
Endocrinology
Endodontics
Family Practice
General Dentistry
General Practice
Geriatrics
Hospitalist
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Neurology
Pediatrics
Periodontics
Preventive Medicine
Primary Care
Prosthodontics
Psychiatry
Rheumatology
Other Assignments (Specialties not listed for tables 2-4)
**PAY TABLE 2—CLINICAL SPECIALTIES COVERED**
**Aerospace Medicine [Moved From Table One]**
Critical Care—Board Certified
Emergency Medicine
Gynecology
Hematology-Oncology
Nephrology
Obstetrics
**Occupational Medicine [Moved From Table One]**
Pathology
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation/Physiatry/Spinal Cord Injury
Pulmonary
**Undersea Medicine [Moved From Table One]**
**PAY TABLE 3—CLINICAL SPECIALTIES COVERED**
Cardiology—Non-Invasive
Dermatology
Gastroenterology
Nuclear Medicine
**Obstetrics/Gynecology [New]**
Ophthalmology
Oral Surgery
Otolaryngology
**PAY TABLE 4—CLINICAL SPECIALTIES COVERED**
Anesthesiology
Colorectal Surgery
General Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Radiation Oncology
Radiology
Refractive Surgery
Therapeutic Radiology
Trauma/Critical Care Surgery
Urology
Urologic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
**PAY TABLE 5—CLINICAL SPECIALTIES COVERED**
Cardiology—Interventionalist
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
Neurosurgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Radiology—Interventionalist
**PAY TABLE 6—COVERED EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENTS**
*Clinic Directors/Managers/Chiefs [New]*
*Deputy Chief of Operations [New]*
*Headquarters Physicians/Dentists [New]*
*International Program Directors/Managers [New]*
*Medical/Dental Center Directors/Managers [New]*
*Principal Deputy [New]*
*Program Directors/Managers [New]*
*Research/Development Directors/Managers [New]*
Dated: July 21, 2014.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.