Frequently Requested Telephone Numbers

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Agriculture and Consumer Services Department A to Z Guide to Government:
http://www.800helpfla.com/index.html
AHCA Assisted Living Facility (ALS) or Adult day Care Center :
(850) 412-4304
AHCA Clinical Laboratories :
(850) 412-4500
AHCA Health Care Clinic Unit :
(850) 412-4404
AHCA Long Term Care Facility :
(850) 412-4303
Abuse Prevention/Crisis Intervention :
(850) 488-5437 or (800) 352-5683
Acupuncture :
245-4161
Addiction Professionals :
(850) 222-6314
Adult Living Facility :
(850) 412-4304
Adult Services :
(850) 412-4304
Advertising :
(800) 435-7352
Aestheticians (Removal of Dead Skin Cells) - BPR Cosmetology :
(850) 487-1395
Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services :
(800) 435 - 7352 or (850) 488 - 2221
AIDS (Center for Disease Control National Hotline) :
(800) 232-4636
AIDS/HIV Bureau of (DOH) :
(850) 245-4334
Air Pollution :
(850) 488 - 0114
Alcoholic Beverages :
(850) 488 - 3227 or (850) 488 - 8288
Alzheimer’s Disease :
(800) 621 - 0379
Ambulance Service and Vehicle Regulation - Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Health :
(850) 245-4440
Ambulatory Surgical Centers :
(850) 412-4549
American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants :
(850) 656-8848
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners :
(202) 966-6414
American Academy of Physicians Assistants :
(703) 836 - 2272
American Association on Respiratory Care (AARC) :
(972) 243-2272
American Board of Medical Specialties www.abms.org:
(312) 436 - 2600
American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) :
(573) 875-1267
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org:
(800) 877-1600
American Hospital Directory :
(905) 751-0919 or FAX (905) 751-0199
American Massage Therapy Association :
(847) 864-0123
American Medical Association :
(312) 464 - 5000
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) :
(301) 652-2682
American Osteopathic Association (AOA) :
(800) 621 - 1773
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) :
(703) 684-2782
American Psychiatric Association :
(703) 907-7300
American Psychological Association (APA) :
(202) 336-5500
American Registry of Radiology Techs (ARRT) :
(651) 687-0048
Anthromology (To open pest control business) :
(904) 727 - 6575
APhA (American Pharmacy Association) :
(202) 429-7578
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) :
(800) 448-4069 or (334) 832-4580
Athletic Agents (DBPR):
(850) 487-1395
Athletic Trainer :
245 - 4474
Attorney General's Office :
(850) 414-3990
Autopsy :
(850) 410-8600

Background Screening/Exemptions Unit - Nursing Home Facility Licensing :
(850) 412-4503
Banking & Finance :
(850) 410 - 9370
Barber (BPR) :
(850) 487 - 1395
Business Professional Regulation (BPR) :
(850) 487 - 1395
Behavior Analysts Licensing :
(850) 488 - 4257
Billing Complaints :
(800) 435 - 7352
Biomedical Waste :
(850) 245 - 4277
Birth Certificate :
(904) 359 - 6900
Blind Services Division of :
(800) 342-1828 or (850) 245-0370
Blue Cross/Blue Shield :
(800) 428 - 2406
Body Piercing :
(850) 245- 4277
Body Waxing (BPR) :
(850) 487-1395
Bottled Water :
(850) 488-3951

Cancer Information Center :
(800) 422 - 6237
CE Broker :
(877) 434-6323 or www.CEBroker.com
Center for Disease and Prevention Hotline :
800-232-4636
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) :
(850) 245 - 4125
Certified Addictions Profession (CAP) :
(850) 222 - 6314
Certificate of Free Sale, Manufacturer of Drugs, Devices or Cosmetics (DBPR):
(850) 717-1800
CGFNS - Commission on Graduates of Foreign Schools (BON) :
(215) 349 -8767
Citizenship Immigration Services (formerly INS) :
1-800-375-5283
Child/Adult Abuse Hotline Crisis Intervention :
(800) 962 - 2873 (press 1)
Child Support Enforcement :
(800) 622 - 5437 or (850) 922 - 9590
Children's Medical Services :
(850) 245-4200
Children and Families Department of :
(866) 762-2237
Chiropractic :
(850) 245 - 4355
Clemency Executive office of (Restoration of Civil Rights) :
(850) 488-2952
Clinical Laboratories Facilities (AHCA) :
(850) 412-4500
Clinical Laboratory Personnel :
(850) 245 - 4355
Clinical Social Work :
(850) 245 - 4474
Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) :
(312) 899-0040
Complaints :
(888) 419 - 3456 or (850) 245-4339
Cooking (BPR) :
(800) 749-6368
Cosmetology :
(850) 487 - 1395

Day Care Centers - (Children) - Leon Co. :
(850) 922-6454 - Click here for other counties visit
Day Care Centers - (Adult) :
(850) 412-4304
DEA (Miami Office) :
(305) 994-4870
DEA - Tallahassee :
(850) 350-7300
Death Certificates :
(904) 359-6900
Dental Association of Florida :
(850) 681 - 3629
Dentistry :
(850) 245 - 4474
Department of Business and Professional Regulation :
(850) 487-1395
Department of Education :
(850) 245-0505
Department of State :
(850) 488 - 9000
Dental and Dental Hygiene National Board of Examiners :
(800) 621-8099
Dental Hygiene Association (Florida) :
1 - 860 - 896 - 0603
Dentistry Work Order Pads - Integrated Solutions :
(727) 545-8703
Dietetic Association :
(800) 366 - 1655
Dietetics and Nutrition :
(850) 245 - 4373
Disease Control :
(850) 245-4300
(DOH) Disability Determinations :
(850) 488-4222
Donor Program of Florida (Organ and Tissue) :
(850) 412-4369
"Do Not Resuscitate" cards program information :
(850) 245-4440 ext. 2780
Drug Free Workplace Labs :
Florida Agency for Health Care Administration :
(850) 412-4500
Drugs, Devices & Cosmetics:
(850) 717-1800
Durable Medical Equipment :
(850) 412-4403

Department of Education :
(850) 245-0505
E-Force Customer Service:
1-877-719-3120
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) www.ecfmg.org :
(215) 386-5900
Education United States Office of :
(800) 872-5327
EKG Certification :
Contact Provider of Training for Certification Questions
Elderly/Adult Services :
(850) 488 - 8922
Elder Abuse :
(800) 962 - 2873 or FAX# (800) 914 - 0004
Elder Care :
(800) 677 - 1116
Electrolysis :
(850) 245 - 4373
Electrolysis Association of Florida (EAF) :
(305)362-1988
Electrolysis Society of Florida (ESF) :
(561) 335-0020
Emergency Medical Tech (EMT) :
(850) 488 - 0595
Emergency Room Management Cobra (AHCA) :
(850) 412-4549
Emergency Operations Center :
(800) 320-0519
Environmental Health :
(850) 245-4250
EMT - National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) :
614-888-4484 or www.nremt.org
Bureau of Epidemiology :
(850) 245 - 4401
Florida Commission on Ethics :
(850) 488 - 7864
Experior CNA Exam :
see Thompson Prometric

Facility License:
Health Care Clinic :
(850) 412-4404

Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Outpatient Servcies :
(850) 412-4549

Assisted Living :
(850) 412-4304

Nursing Homes :
(850) 412-4303

Home Health :
(850) 412-4403

Labs :
(850) 412-4500

FDA :
(407) 855 - 0900

Federation Credentials Verification Services (FCVS) (Medical & Osteopathic Physicians) :
1-888-275-3287

Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) :
(703) 739-9420

Federation of State Medical Boards :
(817) 868 - 4000 , www.fsmb.org

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Registration :
1-800-621-3362 TTY: 1-800-462-7585

Firefighters (Certification) - Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of State Fire Marshall :
(352) 369-2800

Florida Academy of Physician Assistants :
(407) 774 - 7880

Florida Association of School Psychologists (FASP) :
(407) 851-2741

Florida Attorney General's Division of Victim Services ww.myfloridalegal.com/victims:
1-866-966-7226 or (850) 414-3300

Florida Center for Nursing :
(407) 823-0981 or www.fl.centerfornursing.org

Florida Dietetics Association (FDA) :
(850)386-8850

Florida Division of Consumer Services A to Z Guide to Government: http://www.800helpfla.com/azguide.html
Florida Health Care Association :
1-866-242-8451 or by email www.fhcalearning.com

Florida Nurses Association :
(407) 896-3261

Florida Nursing Association :
(850) 561-0158

Florida Occupational Therapy Association (FOTA) :
(888) 834-0603

Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA) :
(850)222-1243

Florida Podiatric Medical Association :
(850) 224-4085 or 1-800-277-3338

Florida Psychological Association (FPA) :
(850) 656-2222

Florida Society of Respiratory Care (FSRC) :
(866) 534-6172

Florida Kids Care :
1-888-540-5437

Florida Medical Association (FMA) :

Tallahassee :
(850) 224 - 6496

Jacksonville - (904) 356 - 1571
Toll Free :
(800) 762 - 0233

Food Safety Information :
(800) 535 - 4555

Food Service Licensing, Florida Department of Agriculture :
850-245-5555

Foster Care :
(850) 488 - 8000

FPA (Florida Pharmacy Association) :
(850) 222-2400

FSHP (Florida Society of Health Systems Pharmacist) :
(850) 906-9333

Funeral Board (Department of Financial Services) :
(850) 413-3039

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Handicapped Parking :
(850) 488 - 6036 or (800) 983 - 2435

Health Care Association Florida :
1-866-242-8451 or by email www.fhcalearning.com

Health Care Clinic Unit (AHCA) :
412-4404
www.fdhc.state.fl.us

Health Care Service Pool :
(850) 412-4403

Health Departments (County) :
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/chdsitelist.htm

Health Food Stores :
(850) 488 - 3951

Health Hotline :
(800) 336 - 4797

Health Inspector Certification (DOH, Division of Environmental Health) :
(850) 245-4277

Health Studios :
(800) 435 - 7352 or (850) 488 - 2221

Hearing Aid :
(850) 245 - 4474

Highway Safety Department of :
(850) 617-2000

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act) :
1-800-368-1019 or http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

HIV/AIDS Bureau of (DOH) :
(850) 245-4334

Home Health Aid :
contact local vocational school or training can taken through Home Health Care Agency

Home Health Facility Licensing :
(850) 412-4403

Hospital Association Florida :
(850) 222 - 9800

Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Outpatient Servcies :
(850) 412-4549

Hospital Cost Complaints :
(888) 419 - 3456 or (850) 412-4549

Hospital Disinfectants :
(850) 412-4549

Hospital Licensing :
(850) 412-4549

Hypnosis :
Chapter 485, F.S.

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Bureau of Immunization - HLTH :
(850) 245 - 4444 ext. 2386 or 2387

Immigration Services Citizenship (formerly INS) renamed Citizenship Immigration Services :
1-800-275-3287

Immunizations :
(850) 245-4342

Insurance Consumer Services :
(877) 693-5236 or (850) 413-3132

Insurance = Consumer Complaints (Helpline) :
(800) 342-2762

Insurance Licenses (Agent and Agency Licensing) :
(850) 413-3137 extension 1101

International Guild of Professional Electrologists (IGPE) :
(800) 830-3247

Intervention Project for Nurses :
(800) 840 - 2720 or (904) 270 - 1620

Dept. of Insurance (now the Dept. of Financial Services) Consumer Assistance :
(800) 342 - 2762 or (850) 413 - 3130

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Job Safety :
(904) 232 - 2895

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Agency for Workforce Innovation :
(866) 352 - 2345 or (850) 245 - 7105

FL Child Labor Laws :
(800) 226 - 2536

U.S. Dept of Labor :
(800) 872 - 5627

Laser Machines:
(850) 245-4266

Laser Hair Removal = MQA Board of Electrology :
(850) 245 - 4373

Legal Department for (MEDICINE & OSTEOPATHY) :
(850) 414 - 8126

Legal Department for other (HEALTH PROFESSIONS) :
(850) 487 - 9670

Libraries Public = :
http://www.publiclibraries.com/florida.htm

Licensee Data Center :
(850) 245 - 4171

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Malpractice Claims = Department of Financial Services :
(850) 413-3149 - Please remain on the line for the next available attendant.

Marriage and Family Therapy :
(850) 245 - 4474

Massage :
(850) 245 - 4161

Massage - National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB) :
(800) 296 - 0664

Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) :
1-866-962-3926

Massage Therapy Association, American :
(847) 864-0123

Media Relations (Reporters) :
(850) 245 - 4111

Medicaid Pharmacy Services - (AHCA) :
(850) 487-4441

Medicine :
(850) 245 - 4131

American Board of Medical Specialties :
(866) 275 - 2267

American Medical Association (AMA) :
(312) 464 - 5199

Medicaid :
(866) 762-2237 (To Apply)

Medicaid :
(850) 488 - 3560 (General Info)

Medicaid :
(800) 226 - 1062 (Hotline)

Medicaid U pin number :
(800) 955-7799

Medicaid Provider :
(800) 688 - 9889

Medical Assistant - National Certification :
(800) 228 - 2262 - Florida Statues, 458.3485

Medical Equipment :
412-4403 (AHCA)

Medical Examiners :
(850) 410-8600

Medical Facilities Regulation (AHCA Hospital & Outpatients Services Unit) :
(850) 412-4549

Medical Oxygen :
(850) 245 - 4288

Medicare :
(800) 633 - 4227

Medicare Complaints :
(800) 633-4227

Medication Disposal - Dept. of Environmental Protection
(850) 245-8707 MS #4550

Medical Physicist :
245 - 3627

Mental Health:
(850) 245 - 4474

Mental Health Services :
(301) 443 - 4536 (Press Info)

Mental Health Services :
(301) 443 - 4513 (General Info)

Methadone Clinic (USE OF HRS) :
(850) 488 - 0090

Methadone Treatment Programs :
850-488-9210

Midwifery :
(850) 245 - 4161

Missing Child :
(800) 843 - 5678 (Hotline)

Missing Child :
(850) 410 - 8585 (Information)

Missing Child :
(888) 356 - 4774 (Toll Free-In State)

Mold Removal Advice (DOH) :
(800) 543-8279

MQA, Licensure Support Services :
(850) 488-0595

MQA, Data Services :
(850) 245-4940

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NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy :
(847) 391-4406

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) :
(301) 608-0500

National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists (NBCOT) :
(301) 990-7979

National Board of Medical Examiners :
(215) 590 - 9500

National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) :
(913) 599-4200

National Practitioner Data Bank :
(800) 767 - 6732

National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) :
(614) 888-4484 or www.nremt.org

Naturopath :
(850) 245 - 4131

NAPLEX - Pharmacist Exam :
(847) 698-6227

NCLEX Candidate Services (Nursing Exam) :
1-866-496-2539

Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) :
(850) 488 - 8191

"Non-resuscitation Order" :
(850) 487 - 1911

Nuclear Medicine :
(850) 488 - 0595

Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) :
(404) 315-1739

Nursing, Board of :
(850) 245-4125

Intervention Project for Nurses :
(800) 840 - 2720 or (904) 270 - 1620

Nurses Florida Association of :
(850) 561 - 0158

Nursing Assistant, Florida Association of :
(863) 421-5807 (phone and fax) or e-mail fana202@verizon.net

Nursing Association Florida :
(850) 561-0158

Nursing Florida Center for :
(407) 823-0981 or www.fl.centerfornursing.org

Nurse Registry :
(850) 412-4403

Nursing Home Facility Licensing :
(850) 412-4403

Nursing Home Facility Licensing (Background Screening/Exemptions Unit) :
(850) 412-4404

Nursing Public School Volunteer Health Care Practitioner Program :
(850) 245 - 4445

Nursing State Board Contact Information and Websites

Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program :
(800) 342 - 8660 ext. 3504

Nursys (nurses license verification system) :
(312) 525-3780 or (866) 819-1700 or www.nursys.com

Nutrition Council :
(850) 488 - 4411

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Occupational Therapy :
(850) 245 - 4373

Occupational License Permits :
Contact county tax collector's office

Optician :
(850) 245 - 4474

Optometry :
(850) 245 - 4355

Orthotist and Prosthetist :
(850) 245 - 4355

Osteopathic American Association (AOA) :
(800) 621 - 1773

Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) :
(850) 878 - 7364

Osteopathy :
(850) 245 - 4161

OSHA :
(904) 232 - 2895

Oxygen Bar - ACHA Pharmacy Services :
(850) 412-4403

Oxygen License :
(850) 487 - 1257

Outpatient Clinics :
(850) 412-4549

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Paramedics & EMT'S :
(850) 488 - 0595

Permanent Make Up = Chapter 877, F.S. - For information regarding Biomedical Waste Generator Permit contact :
(850) 245-4277

Personnel (DOH) :
245-4188

Pharmacist Exam NAPLEX :
(800) - 796-9860

Pharmacy :
(850) 245 - 4292

Pharmacy Services (Wholesale licenses) :
(850) 245-4292.

Pharmacy Tech - National Certification :
(202) 429-7576
Florida Registration :
(850 488-0595, option 3

Phlebotomy (BLOOD DRAWING) :
(828) 294 - 0078

Physical Therapy Exam (National) :
703-739-9420 or www.fsbpt.net/pt

Pearson Vue (EMT Exam) :
(866) 673-6896

Florida Physical Therapy Association :
(850) 222 - 1243

Physical Therapy :
(850) 245 - 4373

Physician's Recovery Network (PRN) :
(800) 888 - 8776 or (904) 277 - 8004

Podiatric Medical Association Florida :
(850) 224-4085 or 1-800-277-3338

Podiatry :
(850) 245 - 4355

Poison Control :
(800) 282 - 3171

Pool and Spas :
(850) 245-4250

Profiling :
(850) 245 - 4226

Prometric (paramedic testing) :
1-888-345-2778

Prometric C.N.A Certification Exam :
(888)277-3500

American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) :
(573) 875 - 1267

American Psychological Association (APA) :
(202) 336 - 5500

Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) :
(800) 448 - 4069 or (334) 832 - 4580

Florida Psychological Association :
(850) 656 - 2222

National Association of School Psychologists :
(301) 608 - 0500

Psychology :
(850) 245 - 4373

American Academy of Physicians Assistants :
(703) 836 - 2272

Public Libraries :
http://www.publiclibraries.com/florida.htm

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Radiation Control :
(850) 245 - 4545

Radiation Machines :
(904) 278-5730

Real Estate Board :
(407) 245 - 0800

Reflexology - Message Therapy :
(850) 245-4565

Reporters (Media Relations) :
(850) 245 - 4111

Respiratory Therapy :
(850) 245 - 4373

Restrooms :
(800) 435 - 7352 or (850) 488 - 3951

Risk Management Claims - AHCA :
(850) 412-3770

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Safety Hazards :
(800) 638 - 2772

Sanitation Safety :
(850) 245-4070

School Psychology :
(850) 245 - 4373

School Volunteer Program - School Health Office :
(850) 245-4445

Seafood Safety :
(850) 488 - 3951

Senior Citizens :
(850) 488 - 8922

Septic Tank Permits (On site sewage) :
(850) 245-4070

Shands Teaching Hospital :
(800) 342 - 5364

Skin Lotion Manufacturing (all natural) :
(850) 487-1257

Sleep Study Centers :
(850) 412-4404 (Healthcare Clinic Licensure Unit, AHCA)

The Society for Clinical and Medical Hair Removal :
(608) 831-8009 ext. 133

Social Security Administration :
(800) 772 - 1213

Social Services :
(800) 342 - 9274 or (904) 488 - 0675

Sonogram Tech :
(800) 541 - 9754

Spas (Board of Massage) :
(850) 245-4565

Speech Language :
(850) 245 - 4161

State Information :
(850) 488 - 1234

State of Florida Emergency Information 24-hour hotline (FEIL) :
1-800-342-3557

STD Prevention & Control Bureau of :
(850) 245-4303

STD Reporting :
contact local health department STD representative

Substance Abuse :
(850) 487-2920

Surgical Tech :
(800) 707 - 0057

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Tanning Beds :
245-4444 ext 2492

Tanning Salon :
Please Contact your local County Health Department

Tattooing - Chapter 877, F.S. - For information regarding Biomedical Waste Generator Permit contact :
(850) 245-4277

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) :
(800) 257-9547

Thompson Prometric, C.N.A Certification Exam :
(888) 277 – 3500.

Tobacco (Enforce Laws) :
(850) 488 - 3227

Tobacco (Licensing) :
(850) 488 - 8288

Tobacco (Audit Operation) :
(850) 487 - 4865

Transportation Depart of :
(850) 414-4100 Tallahassee or outside TL (866) 374-3368

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Ultra Sound Tech (National) :
(800) 541 - 9754

United States Office of Education :
(800) 872 - 5327

Unlicensed Activity :
(877) 425 - 8852

USMLE (U.S.) Medical Licensing Exam :
(215) 590 - 9600

U pin number :
(800) 955-7799

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VD Hotline :
(800) 227 - 8922

Veterinary License :
(850) 487-1395

Vital Statistics :
(904) 359 - 6900

Vital Statistics (local) :
(850) 413-6716

Vocational Education :
(850) 488 - 8961

Vocational Rehabilitation :
(850) 488 - 6210

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Water Safety Hotline :
(800) 426 - 4791

Welfare :
(850) 487 - 4382

West Nile Virus Hotline :
1-800-871-9703

Worker's Comp (CME) :
(850) 921 - 6966

Worker's Comp for Practitioners :
410 - 4622

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X-Ray Machines :
(904) 278-5730

X-Ray Techs :
(850) 488 - 0595

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MISSION:	To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, & community efforts.
VISION:	To be the Healthiest State in the Nation
PURPOSE:	To protect the public and make Florida the healthiest state in the nation through health care licensure, enforcement, and information.
FOCUS:	To be the nation's leader in quality health care regulation.
VALUES:	I CARE (Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness, Excellence)