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	Dues Billing and Statements</h2>
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	<span style="font-size: 14px"><b>Frequently Asked Dues Questions </b></span></p>
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	<b>Q: What are the different items that are billed on a dues statement? </b><br />
	A: The initial annual&nbsp;billing&nbsp;contains three&nbsp;items that are billed: The annual Certfication Maintenance Fee(CMF) for Diplomates or dues for Regular members&nbsp;which are mandatory payments required to remain in &quot;good standing&quot;.&nbsp; Also, there is an Auxiliary dues payment that is&nbsp;voluntary provided the member&#39;s spouse&nbsp;does not want to&nbsp;participate as a member of the Auxiliary.</p>
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	<b>Q: What is the period that is covered by the Annual CMF or&nbsp;Dues? </b><br />
	A: The period that is covered by yearly dues is January 1 to December 31 of the billing year, or at any point within the&nbsp;billing year until December 31 of that same year. For example: If joined in April&nbsp;2010&nbsp;then membership in AAPS is from April 2010&nbsp;to December 31, 2010.</p>
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	<b>Q: If I join as a new member later in the year, do I have to pay the full year&#39;s CMF or dues? </b><br />
	A: Annual&nbsp; CMF or dues are prorated in quarterly increments over the course of a year. The&nbsp; membership amount&nbsp;is based on the date in which you are certified (become a Diplomate) or the date&nbsp;your membership application was received and the&nbsp;annual fees&nbsp;were billed. The percentage amounts are as follows: January 1 - March 31, 100% of annual fees, April 1 - June 30, 75% of annual fees, July 1 - September 30, 50% of annual fees, October 1 - December 31, 25% of annual fees.</p>
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	<b>Q: Who is considered a New Member? </b><br />
	A. This is an individual who has never been certified with ABPS, and who has never&nbsp;paid annual fees to the organization at any time.&nbsp;Prior to paying the annual fees, these&nbsp;are applicants provided they have a membership, certification, or both applications on file.</p>
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	<b>Q: When will I receive a dues notice? </b><br />
	A: Initial annual fees or dues notices are mailed in October for the following year&nbsp;to allow members adequate time to pay their annual fees prior to the first of the next year. Additional notices are&nbsp;distributed in December, February (with late fees added), and a letter informing the member of removal from &quot;good standing&quot; is mailed on April 1,&nbsp;if a member has not paid their annual fees by that time.</p>
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	<b>Q: Do I have to pay my annual dues by January 1? </b><br />
	A: No. However, it is recommend your payment is remitted as soon as possible, but it is not required to be in by January 1. Fees or dues received after January 31 are billed a late fee.&nbsp;Also,&nbsp;in order to remain a member in &quot;good standing&quot;,&nbsp;annual fees or dues&nbsp;must be received&nbsp;no later than March 31 of the involved year.</p>
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	<b>Q: What is a member in &quot;good standing&quot; and how does it affect me? </b><br />
	A: A member in &quot;good standing&quot; is a Diplomate or member&nbsp;with up-to-date&nbsp;fees or dues for the current billing year or prior year(s) before&nbsp; March 31 of the billing year. Only Diplomates or members in &quot;good standing&quot; receive organizational mailings, information and credentials verified by AAPS.</p>
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	<b>Q: What will I have to do, if my membership lapses? </b><br />
	A:&nbsp;If a membership is lapsed,&nbsp;the member&nbsp;will have to pay all outstanding fees or dues, late fees, and reinstatement fees up through the current year prior to their membership being reinstated.</p>
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	<b>Q: What are the Auxiliary Dues? </b><br />
	A: Auxiliary dues are to support&nbsp;the various social events&nbsp; or programs offered by AAPS/ABPS. These dues are totally voluntary and are not mandatory payments for a member to remain in &quot;good standing&quot; except for Auxiliary board officers.</p>
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	<b>Q: What are late fees&nbsp;&amp; reinstatement fees and when are they charged? </b><br />
	A: Late and reinstatement fees are added at certain points in the billing year for&nbsp;member(s) who have not yet paid required certification maintenance fees (CMF) or membership dues. Late fees are billed to Diplomates or members who have not paid their annual fees/dues before January 31 of the&nbsp;billing year. Reinstatement fees are billed to members who have not paid their&nbsp;annual fees/dues by March 31, and are no longer a member in &quot;good standing&quot;. Both fees are mandatory payments billed to the individual.</p>
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	<b>Q: How can I pay my annual dues? </b><br />
	A: Annual fees/dues can be paid via&nbsp;check, money order, Visa,&nbsp;&nbsp;MasterCard and American Express.&nbsp; There is no fee for Visa and Master Card; however, a 3% fee of the total charge (over $1,000) is applicable for American Express credit card charges.</p>
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	<img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.aapsus.org/downloads/dues_notice.gif" usemap="#finalnotice" /></p>
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	<b>NOTE: All Fee Pricing is subject to change prior to annual billing cycles starting. This diagram is only for reference and description purposes. <u>It should not be used at any time to determine the current dues amount owed</u>. In order to determine this amount please reference the actual dues invoice or call AAPS directly for the amount. </b></p>
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	<b><a name="1"></a>1. </b>Organizational Address/Return Address.</p>
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	<b><a name="2"></a>2. </b>Invoice Reminder Number.</p>
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	<b><a name="3"></a>3. </b>Member ID Number and Member Type.</p>
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	<b><a name="4"></a>4. </b>Annual Dues Fee (Mandatory Fee to remain a &quot;Member in Good Standing&quot;).</p>
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	<b><a name="5"></a>5. </b>Auxiliary Dues Fee (Optional Payment).</p>
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	<b><a name="6"></a>6. </b>National Initiative Fund (NIF) Contribution (Optional Payment). <b>This line item will not appear on billing statements mailed after February 1 of the given billing year </b></p>
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	<b><a name="7"></a>7. </b>Dues Late Fee (Mandatory Fee Payment for Dues Paid after January 31 of the involved year. <b>This amount will not appear on dues statement until after January 31 of the involved year.</b>)</p>
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	<b><a name="8"></a>8. </b>Reinstatement Fee (Mandatory Fee Payment for Dues Paid after March 31st of the involved year. <b>This amount will not appear on dues statement until after March 31 of the involved year.</b>)</p>
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	<b><a name="9"></a>9. </b>Total amount billed including both mandatory and optional fees.</p>
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	<b><a name="10"></a>10. </b>Member mailing address. This is the preferred mailing address as noted by the member. If this address is incorrect please place correct address in area # 17 on the remittance stub.</p>
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	<b><a name="11"></a>11. </b>Involved year and purpose of invoice.</p>
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	<b><a name="12"></a>12. </b>Terms of payment.</p>
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	<b><a name="13"></a>13. </b>General information area.</p>
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	<b><a name="14"></a>14. </b>Dues Payment/Fee schedule.</p>
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	<b><a name="15"></a>15. </b>Lobbying funds disclaimer.</p>
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	<b><a name="16"></a>16. </b>Remittance Stub. (<b>Ensure to return with dues payment to ensure proper credit of payment</b>)</p>
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	<b><a name="17"></a>17. </b>E-mail Address. If your e-mail address is new or updated please note in this area.</p>
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	<b><a name="18"></a>18. </b>Change of address area. If address in area # 9 is incorrect please note corrections or proper/preferred address in this area. <b>Note: All items sent from the AAPS to the member will be sent to this address. </b></p>
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	<b><a name="19"></a>19. </b>Verification Statement.</p>
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	<b><a name="20"></a>20. </b>Signature and Date. This is signature verification for the statement in area # 18.</p>
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	<b>Still have questions? </b>Please use the <a href="/contact-AAPS">AAPS Contact Us</a> and select &quot;Dues&quot; for your area of interest and all questions will be directed to the AAPS Director of Finance and Operations.</p>
