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Am I still required to complete readiness requirements (i.e., Annual Physical Fitness Test (APFT), Basic Life Support (BLS) Renewal, Periodic Health Update (PHU)) before March 31, 2021?

Yes, you are still required to complete and report your readiness requirements (APFTs, BLS, Practice Hours) before March 31, 2021. You will not be adversely impacted as long as you report completion of your readiness requirements before March 31, 2021.

Am I still required to complete Practice Hour requirements March 31, 2021?

Yes, you are required to complete 2020 Practice Hours before March 31, 2021.

What if my professional license requires maintenance of a current BLS certification?

If you are required to maintain a professional license, you should carefully review your state licensure requirements and ascertain whether BLS waivers are being considered by your state licensing boards.

I don’t have to report practice hours until March 31, 2021; however, my recent deployment allowed me to perform practice hours. Will CCHQ let me know if my deployment hours will count towards the practice hours’ requirement?

Officers deploying in clinical practice roles will qualify towards meeting the practice hours requirement. Please be mindful you do not have to wait to submit 2020 practice hours, you can submit them now.

If my special pay agreement renewal will come due prior to March 31, 2021, do I have to do anything? Will the 80 practice hours’ requirement be waived and the agreements be renewed, or will I have to submit a renewal package after March 31, 2021 that includes documentation of my practice hours?

In order to start a new special pay agreement you must submit documentation that proves you performed a minimum of 80 practice hours, as defined by the Surgeon General in the POM 821.77, during your previous agreement in the discipline or specialty that your special pay agreement was granted.

What do I have to do to submit readiness documentation?

When you have completed your readiness requirements, go to the Officer Secure Area, on the upper left side of your dashboard under the eOPF section, and upload the requisite documentation. Your readiness compliance date for that element of readiness will be based upon the submission date noted on the submitted documentation. Readiness is not satisfied until items are both completed and submitted before their expiration date and subsequent month’s readiness check.

If I report my readiness requirements on March 30, 2021, will this be my new readiness date (e.g., will my next APFT be due by March 30, 2022).

Yes, that will be your new readiness date with the exception of individuals who have a birthday in January, February or March – their PHU date will be reset to their birth month in 2022.

How will this delayed readiness reporting impact the promotion process?

Due to our current national state of emergency, the delayed readiness reporting will not impact the promotion process.

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