Form PHS-1662 at a glance
What it is: Form PHS-1662 is the Request for Personnel Action, Commissioned Officer, of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Who signs: Division and OPDIV/Program officials requesting action must sign and date form.
What to bring and attach to Form PHS-1662
An additional sheet of plain paper may be added to complete answers, if necessary. Be sure to put officer's/applicant's name and Social Security Number (SSAN) on additional sheets.
Please type or print legibly.
A filled-in Form PHS-1662 example: an officer requests a transfer

How to fill out Form PHS-1662, box by box
Name, phone numbers, SSAN, PHS serial number, category and grade

Show the officer's/applicant's full name (last name, first name, middle initial) as it appears on official documents.
Furnish officer's duty station/work phone number and applicant's work and home phone numbers (include area code).
Furnish officer's/applicant's Social Security Number (SSAN), PHS Serial Number (SERNO) (if applicable), Category, and Temporary and Permanent grades (if applicable).
Category response should be one of the following: Medical; Scientist; Dietetics; Dental; Environmental Health; Therapy; Nurse; Veterinary; Health Services; Engineer; Pharmacy.
OPDIV/Program contact
Type of action requested
Effective date, reporting date and obligations

Effective date should be the date you want the personnel order to be effective. For orders with travel, this is the day travel begins. Indicate date officer/applicant is to report to his/her new assignment or the last day officer will be at the releasing station.
OCCO will make adjustments to CAD orders to include time required for travel to initial duty station. Reporting date should not be on a nonwork day such as a holiday or weekend unless the OPDIV/Program specifically wants the officer to report on such a day, and in the case of a CAD the reporting date should not be on the 31st of any month.
Show obligation end date and training obligation end date, if applicable.
Concurrence information
Approved leave en route
Duty stations
Temporary duty en route
Mode of travel, specific schedule and special travel allowances

Show mode of travel and the officer's/applicant's specific schedule if travel is by means other than privately owned vehicle (POV), e.g., air, train, bus, etc.
Indicate whether there are any special travel allowances or instructions about travel expenses, e.g., extra baggage, mixed mode, ferry system, etc.
New accounting information and remarks
Division and OPDIV/Program clearance and approval

Submission of this form to the Office of Commissioned Corps Operations (OCCO) by the requesting program certifies that all applicable hiring or assignment restrictions and security clearance requirements for this position have been met.
It is mandatory to answer all questions concerning required clearances.
Authority for: Testing Designated Position (TDP): See HHS Personnel Manuel Instruction 792-5 (INTERIM); Child Care Services (CCS): See 42 USC 13041E; and Research Officer Group (ROG): See INSTRUCTION 1, Subchapter CC23.6, of the CCPM.
More rules for Form PHS-1662
OCCO will sign off and issue a personnel order only after all required documentation is furnished.
If your situation is different
You forward the original
After completing this form, forward the original to the Office of Commissioned Corps Operations, ATTN: Division of Commissioned Corps Assignments, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852, at least 20 calendar days before the effective date of the requested action or 30 calendar days in the case of training.
For Calls to Active Duty (CAD), allow additional time, as the 20-day rule does not begin until all of the application materials and the acceptance response have been received in the Office of Commissioned Corps Operations (OCCO).
Where to get help with Form PHS-1662
See INSTRUCTION 2, Subchapter CC23.6 of the CCPM, for additional information.
If you have any questions, contact your OPDIV / Program Commissioned Corps Liaison.
Sources
[1] Form PHS-1662 (10/04), Request for Personnel Action, Commissioned Officer, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (the Official source link on this page).








