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Details

Information Regarding the Detailing of Officers of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service
Detail: The placement of an officer of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps), whether on a voluntary or involuntary basis, in which the officer is ordered to perform duties in, or for, a non-Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) organization in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 215 (Section 214 of the PHS Act).

An officer may be detailed to other Federal government departments, State health or mental health authorities, congressional committees, and nonprofit educational, research, or other institutions engaged in health activities for special studies and dissemination of information.
  • 215(a) - Federal agencies including duty with the Armed Forces under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)
  • 215 (b) – State health and mental health authorities
  • 215 (c) – Congressional committees, nonprofit educational, research or other institutions (includes international organizations)
  • For international details, concurrent authority with Title 5
  • CCD 121.04 – Implements 42 U.S.C. § 215
  • Secretary approves details to congressional committees, Executive Office of the President (EOP) and for tour of duty immediately prior to separation or retirement as defined by the ASH, unless the officer is detailed under a blanket memorandum of agreement (BMA).
  • Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH) approves all other details.

Types of Details

  • Blanket memorandum of agreement (BMA) means an assignment agreement between the Department and a non-departmental organization that is for either a specific project of undetermined duration or an ongoing departmental mission and covers more than one detailed officer.
  • Individual memorandum of agreement (IMA) means an assignment between the Department and a non-departmental organization that is for a specific project or predetermined duration and covers the detailed officer.

Funding Sources

  • Fully reimbursable
  • Partially reimbursable
  • Non-reimbursable
  • Leave without pay – Does not apply to details to Federal agencies and the Armed Forces.


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