Indiana Oncology Society

“The organization delegated control over the management duties to accc. Prior to signing the agreement, an independent comparison of the management fee was conducted and approval of the management firm's fee was obtained from all board members. The decision to sign the agreement was documented in the organization's board meeting minutes. The total amount paid to accc during fy25 was $119,257.”

“The organization has four classes of membership; regular, retired, associate, and fellow.”

“The organization has members who may elect one or more members of the governing body. The election of officers occurs every other year.”

“Changes to by-laws must be approved by membership.”

“The form 990 was prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by the president and board members. A copy of the 990 was provided to the entire board prior to filing with the irs.”

“Elected board members sign a conflict of interest form annually. If the board has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, the board gives the member the opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If, after further investigation, the board determines that a failure to disclose has occurred, it takes appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. - an interested person may make a presentation at the board of directors or committee meeting, but after the presentation, he/she leaves the meeting during the discussion of, and the vote on, the transaction or arrangement involving the possible conflict of interest. - the president or committee chair, if appropriate, appoints a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. - after exercising due diligence, the board of directors or committee determines whether inos can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. - if a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the board of directors or committee determines by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in msco's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. In conformity with the above determination, it makes its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction or arrangement.”

“The indiana oncology society maintains its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements at its management office in rockville, maryland. These documents are made available to the general public upon request.”