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Sec. 21.167 Recommendations of boards. 21.168 Action by the Surgeon General or the Secretary.

21.169 Relationship of §§ 21.165-21.166 to disciplinary procedures.

AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF SERVICE

21.171 Retirement of officers in the senior grade.

21.172 Retirement boards; appointment of. 21.173 Referral of records to retirement boards.

21.174 Powers and duties of retirement boards.

21.175 Subsequent review of record. 21.176 Prescription of standards to be utilized by category retirement boards. 21.177 Action by the Surgeon General.

RESTRICTED GRADE RETIREMENTS

21.181 Voluntary retirement; restricted grades.

21.182 Referral of records to retirement

boards.

21.183 Subsequent review of records. 21.184 Action by the Surgeon General and the Secretary.

DISABILITY RETIREMENT

21.191 Establishment of medical review board to make findings and recommendations concerning disability retirements and separations.

21.192 Procedures; full and fair hearings.

Subpart K-Training

21.201 Definition.

21.202 Assignment of officers to educational institutions for training.

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21.162 Powers and duties of medical review

boards.

21.163 Action by the Surgeon General.

Subpart J-Retirement

AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE

21.165 Involuntary retirement of officers with 20 years of service.

21.166 Appointment of retirement boards.

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The category titles of officers, other than medical officers, in the junior assistant, assistant, senior assistant, full, and senior grades shall be "dental surgeon", "sanitary engineer", "pharmacist", "nurse officer", "scientist", "veterinary officer", "dietitian", "therapist", "health services officer", or "sanitarian". The category titles of officers, other than medical officers, in the director grade shall be the term "director" preceded by the term "dental", "sanitary engineer", "pharamacist", "nurse", "scientist", "veterinary officer", "dietitian", "therapist", "health services", or "sanitarian". The title of officers, other than medical officers, in the grade of Assistant Surgeon General shall be "Assistant Surgeon General", except that following such grade designation there shall be added a parenthetical identification, such as "dental", or "sanitary engineer".

(Sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690; 42 U.S.C. 216.) [24 FR 1790, Mar. 12, 1959]

§ 21.12 Designation of specialties.

Scicatist officers and other officers having generally descriptive titles, in using their titles in correspondence outside the Department and in the programs of scientific meetings, may designate their specialties in parentheses following their names and titles,

as, for example, Richard Roe, Senior Scientist (Entomologist).

(Sec. 206(b), 58 Stat. 684, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 207(b))

§ 21.13 Military titles.

An officer in uniform may use, for purposes of identification and address, the military or naval title of rank corresponding to the grade markings worn. An officer detailed for duty with the Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, or Coast and Geodetic Survey may use in official correspondence the title of military or naval rank corresponding to the grade markings worn, as, for example, Richard Roe, Major, U.S.P.H.S., or Richard Roe, Lieutenant Commander, U.S.P.H.S.

(Sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690; 42 U.S.C. 216.)

Subpart C-Appointment

AUTHORITY: Sec. 215, 58 Stat. 690, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 216; sec. 208, 58 Stat. 685, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 209. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE BOTH TO REGULAR AND RESERVE CORPS

§ 21.21 Meaning of terms.

The terms "approved school", "Approved college", "approved postgraduate school", or "approved training course" means, except as otherwise provided by law:

(a) A school, college, postgraduate school, or training course which has been accredited or approved by a professional body or bodies recognized by the Surgeon General for such purpose, or which, in the absence of such a body, meets generally accepted professional standards as determined by the Surgeon General, or

(b) In the case of a candidate who is applying for appointment as a medical officer, any non-approved medical school provided that the candidate has passed examinations given by a professional body or bodies recognized by the Surgeon General for such purpose. [24 FR 1790, Mar. 12, 1959]

§ 21.22 Submission of application and evidence of qualifications.

(a) Application form. Every candidate for examination for appointment

as an officer shall submit a written application on such form as may be prescribed by the Surgeon General.

(b) Documentary evidence. The application shall be accompanied by such documentary evidence as may be required by the Surgeon General.

§ 21.23 False statements as disqualification.

Willfully false statements shall be cause for rejection of the application or, as provided in Subpart N of this part, for dismissal.

§ 21.24 Physical examinations.

Every candidate for appointment as an officer shall undergo such physical examination as the Surgeon General may direct, and no candidate who is not found to be physically qualified shall be appointed as an officer.

§ 21.25 Eligibility; junior assistant grade.

(a) Requirements; all candidates. Except as provided in § 21.54, and as otherwise provided in this section, every candidate for examination for appointment in the grade of junior assistant:

(1) Shall be a citizen of the United States;

(2) Shall be at least 18 years of age; and

(3) Shall have been granted an academic or professional degree from an approved school, college, or postgraduate school, and, unless the required professional training has been otherwise obtained from an approved school, college, or postgraduate school, shall have majored in the profession in which the examination is being held.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Special requirement; therapists. Every candidate for examination for appointment as a therapist shall have received a certificate from an approved school of physical therapy or an approved school of occupational therapy.

[21 FR 9806, Dec. 12, 1956, as amended at 30 FR 9437, July 29, 1965]

§ 21.26 Eligibility; assistant grade.

(a) Requirements; all candidates. Except as otherwise provided in this

section every candidate for examination for appointment in the grade of assistant:

(1) Shall meet the requirements for eligibility for examination for appointment in the grade of junior assistant; (2) Shall be at least 21 years of age; and

(3) Shall have had at least 7 years of educational and professional training or experience subsequent to high school, except that a candidate who applies for examination for appointment in the Reserve Corps to serve as a medical or dental intern may be examined for such appointment upon the completion of 6 years of such education, training, or experience.

(b) Additional requirements; dietitians. Every candidate for examination for appointment as a dietitian shall have successfully completed an approved training course for dietetic interns.

§ 21.27 Eligibility; senior assistant grade.

Every candidate for examination for appointment in the grade of senior assistant shall meet the requirements for eligibility for examination for appointment in the grade of assistant and shall have completed at least 10 years of educational and professional training or experience subsequent to high school.

§ 21.28 Age requirements, Regular Corps, senior assistant grade and below.

No candidate for appointment to the Regular Corps, except in the nurse category, shall be appointed (a) after age 31 to the permanent junior assistant grade, (b) after age 34 to the permanent assistant grade, or (c) after age 37 to the permanent senior assistant grade: Provided, That the Surgeon General may waive these age limitations, subject to other provisions of law, in the case of any officer of the Reserve Corps who is recommended for appointment to the Regular Corps by the Chief of the Bureau to which he is assigned and who has been on continuous active duty for at least two years immediately preceding the date of such recommendation. The age limitations for candidates who have had prior active service in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health

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