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	<span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black">The American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS) is proud to provide certification confirmation to the public free-of-charge, allowing individuals to make sure their physician is Board Certified by ABPS. </span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><strong>Certification Confirmation Requests</strong></span></font></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></font></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black">Members of the public can request certification confirmation over the phone by contacting the ABPS Certification Department&nbsp;at 813-433-2277.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black">Requestors will be asked to provide the physician&rsquo;s first and last name and the state in which the physician is practicing.&nbsp;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>ABPS will provide confirmation of current certification(s), including the specialty/specialties in which the physician is certified. Certification confirmation is available by phone only and <u>cannot</u> be provided via e-mail or fax.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black">This free service is intended for personal use <strong>only</strong> and cannot be used for official verification or credentialing purposes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>All information provided is current as of the date of the request.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Use by any commercial business or for any commercial or business use is strictly prohibited.</span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black"><strong>Need A Written Attestation of Certification?</strong></span></span></font></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black; font-size: 11pt"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></font></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt"><span style="font-size: 11px">Medical professionals and organizations, including managed care organizations, hospitals, and health care agencies, seeking official written verification of a physician&rsquo;s certification must submit a <a href="http://www.abpsus.org/verification"><strong>verification request</strong></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><strong>Coming Soon - Online Public Inquiries!</strong></span></font></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><span><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></font></span></span></p>
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	<span style="font-size: 11px"><span style="color: black"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial; color: black">The Online Public Inquiries system will&nbsp;allow individuals to receive certification confirmation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online - no phone call needed.</span></span></font></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt"><span style="color: #222222"><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></span></p>
