Are PHS commissioned officers entitled to benefits under the Standardized Regulations (DSSR) such as Education Allowance, Separate Maintenance Allowance, and Post Differential?
Commissioned Corps personnel are never entitled to DSSR benefits. Since they are entitled to different allowances paid thru DHHS, they must never be paid DSSR allowances at post. The questions and answers contained in this cable may help to answer some of the benefit questions raised by officers. Officers should contact the CDC, Office of Commissioned Corps Personnel, 770-488-1743, or the Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management (OCCFM) for further clarification or advice of benefits or allowances to which they are entitled.
Commissioned Corps personnel are never entitled to DSSR benefits. They are entitled to different allowances paid through DHHS, they must never be paid DSSR allowances at their post. The following FAQs may help answer some benefits questions. Officers should contact the CDC/ATSDR, Commissioned Corps Personnel Office, 404-498-1800, or the Office of Commissioned Corps Force Management (OCCFM) for further clarification or advice addressing entitlements.
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