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Indian Health Manual

Personnel Delegation #46

Personnel Delegation #46
September 6 2023
TO: Addressees

FROM: Director
SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority, Personnel # 46, “Authority to Approve Title 38 Physician, Dentist and Podiatrist Pay”

AUTHORITY DELEGATED

Pursuant to the authority delegated to the Director, Indian Health Service (IHS) by the Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on October 15, 2019; Title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.) Sections 7431- 7433 Title 5, U.S.C. Section 5371; the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the HHS Title 38 Delegation agreement effective June 22, 2022, and the memorandum titled “Indian Health Service Request for Higher Delegated Approval Authority for Title 38 Physician, Dentist, and Podiatrist Pay, dated July 7, 2023, from the HHS Assistant Secretary for Administration, I hereby delegate the following authorities to the officials as listed below:

TO WHOM DELEGATED

Deputy Director
Deputy Director for Field Operations

  1. Approve initial annual pay (the sum of General Schedule base pay and Title 38 Market Pay) or increases to annual pay that result in annual pay below the maximum of the annual pay range in the respective Title 38 Physician, Dentist, and Podiatrist Pay (PDP) table and tier, and are equal to or below $350,000.
  2. Approve initial annual pay or increases to annual pay that result in annual pay above the maximum of the annual pay range in the respective Title 38 PDP table and tier.
  3. Approve initial annual pay or increases to annual pay that result in annual pay above $350,000.

TO WHOM DELEGATED

Area Directors

  1. Approve initial annual pay (the sum of General Schedule base pay and Title 38 Market Pay) or increases to annual pay that result in annual pay below the maximum of the annual pay range in the respective Title 38 PDP table and tier, and are equal to or below $350,000.

AUTHORITY TO REDELEGATE

These Authorities may not be redelegated.

RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS

Per 38 United States Code § 7431(e)(4), and HHS Instruction 590-1: Title 38 PDP, Title 38 PDP annual pay may not exceed $400,000.

SUPERSESSION

This delegation supersedes the previous delegation of authority located in the Indian Health Manual, Personnel Delegation #46, dated August 7, 2015.

EFFECTIVE DATE

This delegation is effective on the date of signature. 09/06/2023

/Roselyn Tso/
Roselyn Tso
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