Specialists will be notified by ABPP Central Office that they may go online to submit their MOC. The online form will include a Continuing Professional Development (SCPD) Grid and a narrative (most specialty boards set a maximum of 750 words) that asks practice-area focused questions.  If a specialist does not provide evidence of competence in a required area of practice during the initial specialty board review, the specialty board reviewer will contact the specialist and assist him or her in remediating the submission. If necessary, the specialist will be allowed one year to resubmit the MOC materials to satisfy the MOC standards for the specialty. If the specialist does not provide satisfactory documentation, the specialist’s certificate is not maintained. As with their initial ABPP examination, specialists are afforded two levels of appeal of any specialty board decision.