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B-231673 1 (1988-08-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadnea0001 and id is 1 raw text is: r 6//1,1 The Comptroller General of the United States Washingto, D.C. 2058 Decision Matterof- Navy-Advance Payment for Publication Verifying Medical Specialty Board Credentials File: B-231673 Date: August 8, 1988 DIGEST Advance payment authority for subscriptions to publications contained in 31 U.S.C. S 3324(d)(2) extends to verification reports of physicians' board certifications. DECISION By letter of June 7, 1988, the Commander of the Navy Accounting and Finance Center requests our decision concerning whether the Navy may properly make an advance payment to a medical specialty board for the verification of a physician's board certification. We conclude that it may for the reasons stated below. BACKGROUND Under Department of Navy policy, many prospective health care providers are evaluated for employment under a prescribed credentials review process. A crucial part of this process is verification of documented credentials information. There is at least one medical specialty board which will not provide the necessary verification without a prepayment of its fee. Our decision is requested as to whether advance payment to the medical specialty board is proper under the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. S 3324 (1982). Section 3324(d)(2) of Title 31 permits agencies to pay in advance for printed or recorded publications which are for the auditory or visual use of the agency. For the purposes of this submission, it is necessary to determine whether the verification of board certification constitutes a publica- tion within the meaning of the act. This Office has held that items which are read, such as books, pamphlets, newspapers, periodicals, microcards and

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