American Osteopathic Information Association

“The organization has members. The members of aoia who have the right to elect the members of governing body shall be classified as follows: institutional member: the american osteopathic association (aoa), an illinois not-for-profit corporation, shall be the institutional member, and shall designate at each annual meeting two individuals to serve as directors of the aoia for the three-year terms, and shall not provide any financial support for, nor pay any dues, assessments, or other funds to aoia, and shall have no other vote or voice in the affairs of the association. Additionally, the chief executive officer of the aoa shall be designated as an ex-officio member of the board of directors, with voice and vote. Individual members: an individual member of the association shall be any osteopathic physician who is a member of the aoa or an individual having an interest in the osteopathic profession who have been so designated as an individual member by the aoia board of directors. Individual members attending the annual meeting shall elect two individual members to serve as directors of the association for the following year. Life member: life membership may be granted to any individual member who has been granted life membership or honorary life membership in the american osteopathic association. Such member shall have the privileges and duties of individual members but shall not be required to pay dues or assessments. Student member: student membership may be granted to any individual enrolled as a student in a college of osteopathic medicine recognized by the american osteopathic association's commission on osteopathic college accreditation. Such members shall have the privileges and duties of individual members but shall not be required to pay dues or assessments. Aoa staff and affiliate members: membership may be granted to any staff employed by the aoa or its affiliated or affiliate members of the aoa. Such members shall have the privileges and duties of individuals members but shall not be required to pay dues or assessments.”

“The aoa is the "institutional member" of the aoia and as such is entitled to name up to 7 directors. Up to 2 directors are elected by the membership.”

“The executive director and treasurer review the form 990 and provides the form 990 to the board of directors for review before filing.”

“Before vendors and capital requests are approved, the requesting officer, director, trustee or key employee must disclose any potential conflict of interest. The current policy enforcement is based on regular collection of conflict information from key staff, trustees, and officers. Trustees, officers, key staff are all educated as to what aoa's policy is regarding a conflict of interest and are expected to disclose conflict of interest and not participate in decisions regarding any entity with which they have a conflict, including decisions on doing business with an organization or individual where there is a conflict. There is a whistle-blower policy that protects employees who disclose a violation of conflict of interest policy from good-faith reporting of a suspected breach of conflict policy. Failure to comply with policy is enforced by disciplinary measures, including removal from office and/or termination of employment.”

“American osteopathic information association (aoia) follows the policies of american osteopathic association. The compensation (salaries, bonuses, benefits) for the executive director is set based upon information (including forms 990) from comparable healthcare associations and other employers in the relevant geographic markets in this case, chicago, illinois. Based on this information, the american osteopathic association, (which provides certain management services for the aoia) makes a recommendation to the aoia board of directors, which approves or disapproves the recommendation.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in irc section 6104(d).”