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American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC)

American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC)

Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America

​The American Board for Certification (ABC) is the national certifying and accrediting body for the orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic professions. Since its inception in 1948, ABC has become the quality standard in orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic certification and today has more than 12,000 certified individuals and nearly 5​,000 accredited facilities.

ABC is the only credentialing board with Category I recognition of its orthotist/prosthetist certification program from the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) in addition to participating in National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accreditation.​

ABC is also recognized as a deemed authority for facility accreditation by the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS)​, Veteran's Administration​, numerous major healthcare insurance providers, government agencies and HMO's throughout the United States.

Mission:
To establish and advocate for the highest patient care and organizational standards in the provision of safe and effective orthotic, prosthetic and pedorthic services.

Vission:
Setting Standards, Improving Outcomes, Changing Lives.