National Certification Commission for Acucpunture and Oriental Medicine

“The organization updated it bylaws in february 2017 to remove the recertification committee as a standing committee.”

“All nccaom diplomates are automatically members of the academy and remain members so long as they are diplomates in good standing and they do not opt out of membership in the academy. Members are eligible to serve on the academy board or to participate in standing or special committees of the membership, as appointed or selected according to the policies of the academy and the nccaom. Members may vote on academy matters only as provided in the charter or when otherwise requested to do so by the academy board with the assent of the nccaom board of commissioners. Meetings of the membership may be called by the academy board and held at the time and place specified by the board.”

“An outside cpa firm prepares the form 990. The ceo and director of finance & administration then review the draft. A copy of the draft is also placed on a secure website for all officers and commissioners to review as part of the agenda for the next board meeting. The board votes on the approval of the form 990 as is or with edits. The outside cpa firm makes changes, as needed, and provides the final form 990 to the ceo to sign and file with the irs.”

“The organization conducts annual reviews in which potential conflicts are referred to the executive committee. If a conflict of interest exists, the commissioner is requested to either terminate the relationship or step down as commissioner.”

“The compensation of the ceo is negotiated by and between the ceo and the board of commissioners. It is based on performance and comparative pay rates for similar positions in the industry. The current ceo is serving under a contract with a one-year automatic renewal. The board reviews published compensation surveys, outside benchmarks, and factors in other information, such as experience in the industry and additional qualifications. The board approves an annual budget that includes a line item for total staff salaries, which includes compensation for the ceo. The most recent compensation review was completed in june 2017. The compensation for key employees is set by the chief executive officer (ceo) with input from an outside hro. Salaries are based on annual performance reviews, benchmarking to industry standards using published compensation surveys, and relevant industry data for comparison. The board approves compensation amounts by approving an annual budget which includes a line item for total staff salaries.”

“Nccaom makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available upon request. The audited statement of activities are published in the annual report of the diplomate newsletter, which is available to all diplomates and posted on the nccaom website for public viewing.”

“Directors and officers are compensated an honorarium for the days in which they represented nccaom at a meeting or function. A policy exists explaining honorariums. Employees' compensation represents salaries paid as employees of nccaom. During 2017, david canzone's compensation includes honorariums paid and payments made to him as a contractor for nccaom.”

“Exam administration services 843,087. Temporary services 5,018. Public relations firm 120,441. Board training consultant 10,037. Other independent contractors 25,092.”