AFI41-109 — Special And Incentive Pay For Health Professions Officers

AFI41-109 governs special and incentive pay programs, contracts, eligibility, and procedures for Air Force health professions officers.

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  • Publication number: AFI41-109
  • Title: SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS
  • Date: 2025-04-08

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It covers contract options, validation and endorsement, effective dates, termination, withholding, recoupment, and fiscal-year pay plans. It requires compliance with applicable pay policies and records management requirements.

Applies to: This publication applies to the Regular Air Force (RegAF), the Air Force Reserve (AFR), and the Air National Guard (ANG) when the HPOs are on Title 10 orders for a period of one year or more.

Topics covered

  • Special and incentive pays
  • Health professions officer eligibility
  • Pay contracts
  • Contract validation and endorsement
  • Contract effective dates
  • Pay recoupment
  • Contract termination and withholding
  • Fiscal-year pay plans

Questions and answers

When can a health professions officer request a contract effective date?

Officers may request an effective date no earlier than the first day of the month in which the contract is signed.

How far in advance can officers digitally sign contracts?

Officers may digitally sign contracts up to 90 days before the requested effective date.

What eligibility requirement applies on the requested contract effective date?

Officers must be eligible for pay on the requested effective date.

What records requirement does AFI41-109 impose?

Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the AF Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the AF Records Information Management System.

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