IMPORTANT: NEW CC Instructions – “Readiness and Duty Requirements” – Aurora Borealis Commissioned Officers Association

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(NEW) Commissioned Corps Instructions (CCI 241.01)

Readiness and Duty Requirements

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Greetings CC Pharmacists,

On 22 June 2018, Commissioned Corps Instruction 241.01 (CCI 241.01), entitled “Readiness and Duty Requirements” was issued. Along with officially defining the USPHS Weight Standards, which becomes effective 01 Oct 2018, this CCI includes several IMPORTANT updates/changes to our existing Basic Readiness requirements and standards.

The table below outlines some of the new information and important updates related to Basic Readiness Standards. Please note that this DOES NOT capture all the updates included in the CCI 241.01.

We strongly recommend that each of you carefully read through the entire CCI 241.01 document.

Please note, there may be other important information not included in this table on basic readiness requirements, uniforms, family care plans, and actions that may be taken if officers fail to meet or maintain their readiness service requirements.

For detailed information on completion of each readiness requirement, please review the most current version of the “Readiness: Down-To-Basics” (August 2018).

READINESS TOPICS	NEW / UPDATED INFORMATION
Basic Life Support (BLS) More options to obtain your BLS Certification	American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for health care providers; AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); American Red Cross (ARC) CPR/AED for the professional rescuer; American Safety and Health Institute (ASHI) CPR for the professional rescuer (CPR PRO); Instructor certification for any of the courses above
Clinical Hours Increase in clinical hour requirements for deployments and future documentation	Increase in clinical hours from *80 hours to 120 hours* per year for all officers deploying in clinical roles The SG is establishing procedures for documentation and submission of clinical hours on an annual basis. CCHQ has informed us that additional information on the clinical hour requirements will be provided in the coming months.
Deployment Roles Primary deployment role based on professional licensure or certification	Officers must identify and maintain their primary deployment role, based on their professional licensure or certification, in Readiness Self-Service application in the Officer Secure Area of the CCMIS website
Health Standards All officers must maintain medical readiness standards to remain deployable.	All officers must be continuously able to perform their deployment responsibilities without significant long-term impact from medical, mental health, or dental conditions. All officers must be able to be deployed to various environments and areas of need without anticipated adverse health consequences.
Medical Exams Change in process for submitting Medical Exam Documentation	Officers must now submit medical documents through the eDOC-U feature in the Officer Secure Area of the CCMIS website
Weight Standards	Officers are required to maintain compliance with Retention Weight Standards and must submit height and weight information annually. *Every officer MUST submit a Verified Weight Report (a new form* *PHS 7044-1) through the electronic Document Upload (eDOC-U) before Sunday, September 30, 2018, 11:59 PM ET.*** For questions about the USPHS Weight Standards, we recommend reviewing the Corps Retention Weight Standards webpage and FAQs. CCHQ has also set up a direct email for additional questions at WeightStandards@hhs.gov.

For readiness assistance, we recommend filling out a Readiness Assistance Form located in the RedDOG Self-Service Application or send an email to RedDOG at RedDOG@hhs.gov.

If you have additional questions or unresolved readiness issues, please contact us (email links below) if we can be of additional assistance.

With this new CCI in place, it is imperative that each of us continue to make continuous basic readiness a priority and pay close attention to changes in basic readiness requirements and procedures as they are issued by CCHQ.

Thank you in advance for your continued commitment to the CC and in maintaining your readiness service requirements as we strive toward 100% basic readiness for our entire category.

Very respectfully,

Your PharmPAC Readiness Subcommittee

CAPT Bill Pierce

CDR Hai Lien Phung

LCDR Teisha Robertson