The Public Health Service Crisis Response Service Award is a decoration of the United States Public Health Service presented to members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. It recognizes service in response to a crisis within the United States.
| Public Health Service Crisis Response Service Award | |
|---|---|
  The obverse (left) and reverse sides of the medal. | |
| Type | Service award |
| Awarded for | Participation in a deployment for a crisis response within the United States |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | United States Public Health Service |
| Eligibility | Members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps |
 Ribbon of the PHS Crisis Response Service Award | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Isolated/Hardship Award[1] |
| Next (lower) | Global Response Service Award[1] |
Criteria
editThe PHS Crisis Response Service Award is awarded to officers who participate in a USPHS Commissioned Corps deployment as part of a designated response to a crisis within the United States. The USPHS Commissioned Corps defines a "crisis" response as one which responds to a natural or man-made disaster and which the Surgeon General of the United States has determined establishes eligibility for the award. To qualify, an officer must serve in a deployment away from his or her regular duty assignment, be deployed for at least 14 consecutive days, and deploy in the designated USPHS Commissioned Corps uniform unless the Surgeon General exempts him or her from the uniform requirement.[2][3]
An officer may receive only one award of the Crisis Response Service Award for participation in the same crisis response regardless of the number of deployments he or she makes as part of the designated response.[2]
The USPHS Commissioned Corps recognizes analogous service outside the United States with the Public Health Service Global Response Service Award.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Wear of Awards and Badges" (PDF). July 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service: Commissioned Officers’ Awards Program Types of Recognition & Awards Criteria Accessed 9 November 2022
- ^ "Commissioned Officers' Awards Program" (PDF). Commissioned Officer Corps of the US Public Health Service. July 28, 2020.