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- Travel, PCS and Transportation
- Important Regulation Changes
- Travel & Transportation Entitlements Summary
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
- Temporary Duty (TDY)
- Junior COSTEP Travel Information
- Official Travel Forms
- Household Goods Officers
- Transportation
- Government Travel Charge Card
- Table of Frequently Used Acronyms
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
- Links
- Travel and Transportation Allowances FAQ
- About Medical Affairs
- Dental
- Active Duty Dental Program
- Previous Active Duty Dental Plan Member Portal
- Family Coverage: TRICARE Dental Program
- Retiree Dental Program
- Immunizations
- Periodic Health Update
- PHU FAQs
- Deployment Health Assessments
- Medical Waiver Program
- Smoking Cessation
- Medical Affairs FAQs
- About Personnel & Career Management
- Awards-Officer Awards Program
- Nominations Procedures and Forms
- Eligibility to Receive Awards
- Approval Levels
- Types of Recognition & Awards Criteria
- Non-PHS Awards
- Write-Up (Narrative) Guidance & Tips
- List of OPDIV Awards Coordinators (PDF, 67kb)
- List of Liaisons (PDF, 266kb)
- 2021 USPHS Awards Process Flowchart (PDF, 702kb)
- FAQs
- May 2022 Officer Awards
- DEERS Information (PDF, 139kb)
- Important Information Regarding DEERS and ID Cards During COVID-19 (PDF, 57kb)
- eCORPS Information
- Education Benefits Overview
- FAQs
- Forms
- Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF)
- eOPF FAQs
- eOPF Status
- FAQs Practice Hours and Special Pay Changes
- Licensure
- Transcripts FAQs
- Extramural and Intramural Training FAQs
- Officer Leave and Absence Request FAQ
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Practice Hours
- Link to list of Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Chairs (PDF, 19kb)
- About Policy
- Commissioned Corps Issuance System
- Equal Opportunity
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Political Restrictions
- Promotion Ceremony Protocol (PDF, 126kb)
- SGHG Drill and Ceremonies Manual (PDF, 3.39mb)
- Uniform Specifications
- PHS Hard Shoulder Boards and Sleeve Insignia (Male and Female) (PDF, 828kb)
- PHS Soft Shoulder Marks (Unisex) (PDF, 324kb)
- Medical Requirements for Promotion
- Force Readiness Information
- Link to list of Chief Professional Officers (CPO) (PDF, 348kb)
- Link to list of Liaisons (PDF, 266kb)
- Promotion Board Recommendations
- Not promoted? Now What?
- FAQs
- Board Composition and Scoresheet FAQs
- Officer Promotion Packet Verification System (OPPVS) Timeline & FAQs
- Promotion, Readiness and Compliance FAQs
- Permanent Promotion Eligibility Chart
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- Visit CDC.gov for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Updates
As Public Health Service Officers and America’s Health Responders, we stand ready to preserve public health and national security during national or global health emergencies. Our mission is to be out the door as soon as requested, as this is an “all hands on deck” situation. All Corps officers were placed on involuntary deploy or "alert" status effective Wednesday, March 25, 2020, irrespective of the 'on-call month' status. Under Commissioned Corps Directive 121.02, "Deployment and Readiness," as directed by Assistant Secretary for Health, Commissioned Corps Headquarters will deploy Commissioned Corps officers assigned to HHS OpDivs/StaffDivs, either voluntarily or involuntarily and without supervisory approval, who are not considered mission critical, for deployments, under the current National Emergency. Mission critical requests sent to CCHQ are not final until the request is approved by the CCHQ Director as per the POM 821.76 ”Deployment Procedures”. An officer with a non-HHS organization may be deployed in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding between the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the non-HHS organization.
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Officer Support
Transcript FAQs
- Where are new transcripts placed in the eOPF?
New transcripts are stored permanently in your e-OPF. Your Graduate transcript should be sent to phslicensure@hhs.gov and your Undergraduate transcript should be sent to PHSCCAssignments@hhs.gov
- I have a transcript which I wish to document in my eOPF.
What is acceptable: Transcript(s) that document a degree awarded as a Graduate/Postgraduate level.
What should NOT be submitted: Undergraduate transcripts or documents which record additional non-graduate level academic matriculation. Regarding undergraduate transcripts, please refer to additional information in FAQ # 8.
- How do I submit a new degree transcript?
For an officer’s transcript to be considered OFFICIAL and to allow for its proper documentation, it MUST be received directly from the academic institution either electronically or in hardcopy form via postal mail/courier.
For postal mail/courier paper/hardcopy submissions: We are requesting that a sealed and untampered official Postgraduate transcripts be sent directly from the academic institution registrar to the Licensure Specialist at Commissioned Corps Headquarters.
Transcripts can be sent to:
Commissioned Corps Headquarters
Personnel and Career Management Branch,
ATTN: Licensure and Transcript Coordinator
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852For electronic submissions: We request secured postgraduate transcripts be received directly from the academic institution (or verified electronic delivery provider) to the PHS Licensure Resource Box: PHSLicensure@hhs.gov.
To aid with the process of your electronic submission, please ensure that the academic institution/verified delivery provider uses a “Subject” line in the following format:
[YOUR NAME], [PHS SERNO], “OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT”
For Example: JANE SMITH, 12345, OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
For both hardcopy submissions and electronic submissions please note that unfortunately we will not accept a transcript mailed or submitted electronically directly by the transcript holder/recipient.
- How can I know if CCHQ has received the transcripts?
You are encouraged to use the tracking tools available from your transcript service provider. This will greatly aid in the tracking of your submission and provide a point of reference should you need to contact the academic institution or CCHQ.
- How long will it take for my transcript to be processed once it is received?
Submissions are processed daily. The document should appear in your eOPF in 7-10 business days. If you do not see it after 10 business days, please email the Licensure Resource Box: PHSLicensure@hhs.gov.
- How will I know if the transcript has been added to my file?
Once your document is added to your e-OPF, a notification will be sent to the email address on file in the Commissioned Corps Management Information System (CCMIS).
- I previously submitted my transcript, and it has not appeared in my eOPF. What should I do?
As a result of operational constraints during COVID restrictions, previous submissions not showing in the eOPF are strongly encouraged to be resubmitted according to the preceding guidance.
Additionally, we are accepting transcripts submitted electronically, should that be a preferred option by officers. During process improvement tests, this new methodology has proven to be reliable and efficient.
- I have an Undergraduate degree I would like to submit, what should I do?
Undergraduate transcripts or documents that document additional non-graduate level academic matriculation should be uploaded via EDOC-U in the Continuing Education section of your file.
Last Updated: 10/21/2022