59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 658 -JAN . 3 , 1946 cine and Surgery, who at the time of appointment shall have a civil- service status, and whose employment in the Department of Medicine and Surgery is terminated, the period of service performed in the Department of Medicine and Surgery shall be included in computing the period of service under Civil Service Rule IX, except that this subsection shall not be construed as authorizing restoration of any position abolished by section 1 of this Act. SEC. 7. (a) The grades and per annum full-pay ranges for positions provided in subsection (a) of section 4 of this Act shall be as follows: MEDICAL SERVICE Chief grade, $8,750 minimum to $9,800 maximum. Senior grade, $7,175 minimum to $8,225 maximum. Intermediate grade, $6,230 minimum to $7,070 maximum. Full grade, $5,180 minimum to $6,020 maximum. Associate grade, $4,300 minimum to $5,180 maximum. Junior grade, $3,640 minimum to $4,300 maximum. DENTAL SERVICE Senior grade, $7,175 minimum to $8,225 maximum. Intermediate grade, $6,230 minimum to $7,070 maximum. Full grade, $5,180 minimum to $6,020 maximum. Associate grade, $4,300 minimum to $5,180 maximum. Junior grade, $3,640 minimum to $4,300 maximum. NURSING SERVICE Assistant Director, $5,180 minimum to $6,020 maximum. Senior grade, $4,300 minimum to $5,180 maximum. Full grade, $3,640 minimum to $4,300 maximum. Associate grade, $2,980 minimum to $3,640 maximum. Junior grade, $2,320 minimum to $2,980 maximum. (b) Notwithstanding any law, Executive order, or regulation, the Administrator shall prescribe by regulation the hours and conditions of employment and leaves of absence of doctors, dentists, and nurses. SEC. 8. (a) Within the restrictions herein imposed, the Chief Medical Director may rate any doctor appointed under subsection (a) of section 4 of this Act as a medical or surgical specialist: Provided, That no person shall at any one time hold more than one such rating. (b) No person may be rated as a medical or surgical specialist unless he is certified as a specialist by an American specialty board, recog- nized by the Administrator where such boards exist; or if no such boards exist, he has been examined and found qualified by a board appointed by the Chief Medical Director from specialists of the Department of Medicine and Surgery holding ratings in the specialty to which the candidate aspires: Provided, That, whenever there are insufficient specialists, rated in the proper specialty, who are readily available to constitute such a board, the Chief Medical Director may substitute consultants with comparable qualifications employed under section 14 of this Act. (c) Any person, rated as a medical or surgical specialist under the provisions of this section shall retain such rating until it shall be withdrawn by the Chief Medical Director: Provided, That the Chief Medical Director shall not withdraw any such rating until it shall have been determined by a board of specialists that the person holding such rating is no longer qualified in his specialty. (d) Any person, rated as a medical or surgical specialist under the provisions of this section, shall receive, in addition to his basic pay, 677 Grades and per an- num full-pay. Conditions of em- ployment. Medical or surgical specialist. Requirement as to certification, etc. Consultants. Pot, p. 679. Retention of rating. Allowance addl- tional to baob pa.
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