Iowa Nurse Practitioner Society

“The membership of inps shall be composed of regular, career starter, student, joint, associate, and honorary members. Regular membership shall be open to those registered as arnps by the state licensing body. Regular members shall pay dues they may vote, hold elected or appointed office and serve on committees. Career starter membership shall be open to those who are in their first year of licensure as arnps. Career starter members are considered "regular" members for all membership privileges. This type of membership may only be used once and only within the first year of becoming licensed as a nurse practitioner. Dues shall be 3/4 of regular member dues. Student membership shall be open to anyone enrolled in a program that prepares students to become arnps. This category is not available to students who are already an arnp. Student members may serve on committees but may not vote or serve as officers of inps. Dues shall be 1/2 of regular member dues. Joint members are those arnps who are full members of iowa association of nurse practitioners (ianp). Joint members may serve on committees, but may not vote or serve as officers of inps. Dues shall be 1/2 of regular member dues. Associate members are other health care providers who may wish to promote the mission of the organization. Associate members may serve on committees, but may not vote or serve as officers of inps. Dues shall be 1/2 of regular member dues. Retired members are those 65 years and older who wish to reduce their dues. Retired members who chose that option may serve on committees, but may not vote or serve as officers of inps. Dues shall be 1/2 of regular member dues. Honorary members are individuals who have made outstanding contributions which foster the purpose of inps. They shall be nominated by regular members and approved by the inps board. They may serve on committees, but may not vote, serve as officers of inps, or pay dues.”

“A draft of the 990 is made available to the board of directors to review before the form is filed”

“The governing documents, including the bylaws, are available to the general public through the website. The financial statements are not made available to the public but instead a financial report is made available at the annual meeting which is open to all members. Once the conflict of interest policy is complete, it will be made available to the general public. The documents are available for the same period of time as described in internal revenue code section 6104(d) for other public disclosure documents.”