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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1980

PUBLIC LAW 96-330—AUG. 26, 1980

94 STAT. 1033

"(ii) For service in a medical specialty with respect to which the Chief Medical Director has determined, pursuant to such regulations, that there are extraordinary difficulties in the recruitment or retention of qualified physicians, an amount (to be determined by the Chief Medical Director pursuant to such regulations) of not less than $3,000 nor more than $12,375. (B) For service— "(i) as a Service Chief (or in a comparable position as determined by the Chief Medical Director), $7,220; or "(ii) as a Chief of Staff or in an Executive Grade, $9,190. "(C) For— "(i) specialty or first board certification, $1,500; or "(ii) subspecialty or secondary board certification, $1,875. "(D) For service (i) in a specific geographic location with respect to which the Chief Medical Director has determined, pursuant to such regulations, that there are extraordinary difficulties in the recruitment or retention of qualified physicians in the specific category 6f physicians, or (ii) in the Central Office of the Department of Medicine and Surgery, an amount (to be determined by the Chief Medical Director pursuant to such regulations) of not less than $1,500 nor more than $4,000. "(4) In the case of eligible part-time dentists appointed under this Incentive special chapter, the Administrator shall provide, in addition to the primary pay for part-time special pay provided for in subsection (b)(3) of this section and in dentists. accordance with regulations prescribed to carry out this section, incentive special pay of not more than $7,500 to any eligible dentist. In prescribing such regulations to carry out this paragraph, the Administrator shall take into account only the following factors and may pay no more than a proportional amount of the following per annum amounts of incentive special pay to any dentist eligible therefor, which proportional amount shall be calculated on the basis of the proportion which the part-time employment in the Department of Medicine and Surgery of such dentist bears to full-time employment: "(A)(i) For tenure of service within the Department of Medicine and Surgery— "(I) of more than two years but less than seven years, $500; and "(II) of seven years or more, $1,000. "(ii) For service in a dental specialty with respect to which the Chief Medical Director has determined, pursuant to such regulations, that there are extraordinary difficulties in the recruitment or retention of qualified dentists, an amount (to be determined by the Chief Medical Director pursuant to such regulations) of not less than $1,500 nor more than $5,625. "(B) For service— "(i) as a Service Chief (or in a comparable position as determined by the Chief Medical Director), $2,750; or "(ii) as a Chief of Staff or in an Executive Grade, $3,500. "(C) For service in a specific geographic location with respect to which the Chief Medical Director has determined, pursuant to such regulations, that there are extraordinary difficulties in the recruitment or retention of qualified dentists in a specific category of dentists, an amount (to be determined by the Chief Medical Director pursuant to such regulations) of not less than $1,310 nor more than $1,875. "(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, a Exceptions physician or dentist may not be provided incentive special pay under