diff --git a/content/shmem_init_thread.tex b/content/shmem_init_thread.tex
index d83b5652..f1f397d8 100644
--- a/content/shmem_init_thread.tex
+++ b/content/shmem_init_thread.tex
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 by \FUNC{shmem\_init}, the library implementation can choose to 
 support any one of the defined thread levels.
 
-The \openshme library may not be able to change the level of threading support
+The \openshmem library may not be able to change the level of threading support
 provided after the first initialization call has been made.
 }
 
diff --git a/content/shmem_query_initialized.tex b/content/shmem_query_initialized.tex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0c79aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/shmem_query_initialized.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+\apisummary{
+Returns the initialized statis of the \openshmem library.
+}
+
+\begin{apidefinition}
+
+\begin{Csynopsis}
+void @\FuncDecl{shmem\_query\_initialized}@(int *initialized);
+\end{Csynopsis}
+
+\begin{apiarguments}
+\apiargument{OUT}{initialized}{Nonzero if the \openshmem library is in the initialized state. Nonzero otherwise.}
+\end{apiarguments}
+
+\apidescription{
+    The \FUNC{shmem\_query\_initialized} call returns the initialization status
+    of the \openshmem library. If the application has called an \openshmem
+    initialization routine and has not yet made the corresponding call to
+    \FUNC{shmem\_finalize}, this routine returns nonzero. Otherwise, it returns
+    zero.
+
+    This function may be called at any time, regardless of the thread safety
+    level of the \openshmem library.
+}
+
+\apireturnvalues{
+None.
+}
+
+\end{apidefinition}
diff --git a/content/shmem_query_thread.tex b/content/shmem_query_thread.tex
index b2144ff5..c917a314 100644
--- a/content/shmem_query_thread.tex
+++ b/content/shmem_query_thread.tex
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 initialized by \FUNC{shmem\_init\_thread}. If the library was initialized by
 \FUNC{shmem\_init}, the implementation can choose to provide any one of the defined
 thread levels, and \FUNC{shmem\_query\_thread} returns this thread level.
+
+This function may be called at any time, regardless of the thread safety
+level of the \openshmem library.
 }
 
 \apireturnvalues{
diff --git a/main_spec.tex b/main_spec.tex
index 23e2d624..8df1d5dd 100644
--- a/main_spec.tex
+++ b/main_spec.tex
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ \subsubsection{\textbf{SHMEM\_QUERY\_THREAD}}
 \label{subsec:shmem_query_thread}
 \input{content/shmem_query_thread}
 
+\subsubsection{\textbf{SHMEM\_QUERY\_INITIALIZED}}
+\label{subsec:shmem_query_initialized}
+\input{content/shmem_query_initialized}
+
 
 \subsection{Memory Management Routines}
 \label{sec:memory_management}