approval-chart

Flow Chart For Approval of Intramural Professional Designation, Clinical Credentials, and Salary
OIR: 10/25/99

Intramural
Professional
Designation Appointment
Mechanism For Intramural Professional
Designation For Clinical Credentials For Salary Level *

Send to Review Body Approval by Send to Review Body Approval by Send to Review Body Approval by

Senior Investigator (Tenure)

Title 5 GS-

OIR

CTC

DDIR

OMEC/ CC

MEC

ADCR

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Title 5 GS-
w/Title 38

OIR

CTC

DDIR

OMEC/ CC

MEC

ADCR

OMEC/ CC

Title 38/42 PB

ADCR, DDIR, or Director, NIH

Title 42

OIR

CTC

DDIR

OMEC/ CC

MEC

ADCR

OMEC/ CC if clinical, other wise to DICC/ OHRM*

Title 38/42 PB

DDIR or Director, NIH

Comm. Corps

OIR

CTC

DDIR

OMEC/ CC

MEC

ADCR

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

SBRS

DSS/ OHRM

SBRS
PB

DDIR

OMEC/ CC

MEC

ADCR

DSS/ OHRM

SBRS PB

Director, NIH **

Investigator (Tenure-Track) #

Title 42

OIR

DDIR

OMEC/ CC

MEC

ADCR

OMEC/ CC if clinical; other wise DICC/ OHRM*

MEC if clinical & T42 PB

DDIR or Director, NIH

Staff Scientist #,+

Title 42

^

SD: with exceptions to DDIR

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

DICC/ OHRM*

Title 42 PB

DDIR or Director, NIH

Staff Scientist (Clinical) #, +

Title 42

SD: with exceptions to DDIR

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

DICC/ OHRM*

Title 42 PB

DDIR or Director, NIH

Staff Clinician #

Title 42

SD: with exceptions to DDIR

OMEC/ CC

MEC

ADCR

OMEC/ CC

Title 42 PB*

DDIR or Director, NIH

Title 5 GS- w/Title 38

SD: with exceptions to DDIR

OMEC/ CC

MEC

ADCR, then DDIR

OMEC/ CC

Title 38/42 PB

ADCR, DDIR, or Director, NIH

NOTES:

DDIR:

Deputy Director For Intramural Research

ADCR:

Associate Director For Clinical Research

OIR:

Office of Intramural Research

Building 1, Room 140

496-3561

OMEC/CC:

Office of The Medical Executive Committee/ Clinical Center

Building 10, Room 2C146

402-2434

DSS/OHRM:

Division of Senior Systems/Office of Human Resources Management

Building 31, Room B3C12

496-1443

DICC/OHRM:

Division of IC Consulting/Office of Human Resources Management

Building 31, Room 1C39

496-4491

CTC:

Central Tenure Committee

MEC:

Medical Executive Committee

SBRS PB:

Senior Biomedical Research Service Policy Board

Title 38/42 PB:

Title 38 or Title 42 Policy Boards (The MEC may be requested to provide salary advice to the Title 38/42 PB)

*

Salary level approvals for Title 42 (outside the IC) are only necessary if they exceed EX-IV (currently $118,400) or represent an increase or $20,000 or more.

**

The Director, NIH approves all appointments/salaries in SBRS; salary levels above EX-II (currently $136,700) also require the approval of the Secretary, HHS.

^

For OIR cases, the DDIR may request review by an advisory Panel, for actions involving epidemiology/biometry, clinical research, or computer science, as appropriate.

#

Investigators (Tenure-track), Staff Scientists, and Staff Clinicians may also be appointed in the Commissioned Corps with approval by the DDIR.

+

Title 5 may be approved via special exception by the DDIR. Normally a full Search Committee process will be required.

n.a.:

not applicable

(V.P.)

Use of this parenthetical item following an Intramural Professional Designation denotes that the individual is appointed in the NIH Visiting Program, owing to the fact that U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status has not yet been acquired.

DDIR:	Deputy Director For Intramural Research
ADCR:	Associate Director For Clinical Research
OIR:	Office of Intramural Research	Building 1, Room 140	496-3561
OMEC/CC:	Office of The Medical Executive Committee/ Clinical Center	Building 10, Room 2C146	402-2434
DSS/OHRM:	Division of Senior Systems/Office of Human Resources Management	Building 31, Room B3C12	496-1443
DICC/OHRM:	Division of IC Consulting/Office of Human Resources Management	Building 31, Room 1C39	496-4491
CTC:	Central Tenure Committee
MEC:	Medical Executive Committee
SBRS PB:	Senior Biomedical Research Service Policy Board
Title 38/42 PB:	Title 38 or Title 42 Policy Boards (The MEC may be requested to provide salary advice to the Title 38/42 PB)
*	Salary level approvals for Title 42 (outside the IC) are only necessary if they exceed EX-IV (currently $118,400) or represent an increase or $20,000 or more.
**	The Director, NIH approves all appointments/salaries in SBRS; salary levels above EX-II (currently $136,700) also require the approval of the Secretary, HHS.
^	For OIR cases, the DDIR may request review by an advisory Panel, for actions involving epidemiology/biometry, clinical research, or computer science, as appropriate.
#	Investigators (Tenure-track), Staff Scientists, and Staff Clinicians may also be appointed in the Commissioned Corps with approval by the DDIR.
+	Title 5 may be approved via special exception by the DDIR. Normally a full Search Committee process will be required.
n.a.:	not applicable
(V.P.)	Use of this parenthetical item following an Intramural Professional Designation denotes that the individual is appointed in the NIH Visiting Program, owing to the fact that U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident Status has not yet been acquired.