Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 6 The American Society of Radiologic Technologists ASRT has over 152,000 members. The members are divided into the following categories active, graduate bridge, student, associate, retired, limited X-ray machine operator, radiologist assistant, international and life. Membership categories are separated by certain requirements including but not limited to, obtaining certain certifications from national certification bodies or holding a state license to practice. The following categories of members participate in the governance of the ASRT by being eligible to vote on officers that constitute a majority of the governing board, hold ASRT office and serve as a delegate at the annual ASRT House of Delegates active, graduate bridge, student, radiologist assistant and life. The retired category of members participate in the goverance of the ASRT only by being eligible to vote on officers. Retired members cannot hold office or serve as a delegate. The remainder of the membership categories are not involved in the governance of the ASRT. See the note for Part VI, Section A, Line 7B for the governance responsibilities, duties and makeup of the House of Delegates. | ||
| Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 11 The Form 990, 990-T and related schedules are prepared by the staff and reviewed by the Board of Directors and legal counsel before filing. The staff reviews the forms with the Board members to answer any questions or concerns. The staff take comments and suggestions from the Board and legal counsel to determine if they should be incorporated into the forms prior to fiing with the IRS. | ||
| Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 12c Board members, officers and key employees are required to disclose any conflict of interest at the beginning of every board meeting. Annually, board members sign a form acknowledging that they have read the conflict of interest policy. All volunteers are required to acknowledge by signature that they have read the conflict of interst policy before they begin their duties. Staff must adhere to the conflict of interest policy included in the HR manual which requires the staff to avoid any conflict of interest. If they are uncertain about a potential conflict, they can discuss it with their supervisor or Human Resources. Each employee acknowledges by signature when hired that they have received the HR manual. The current HR manual is also available on the Organizations intranet. | ||
| Form 990 Part VI Section B Line 15 Data on compensation for the CEO and other C-level positions at organizations similar to ASRT is gathered from multiple sources. These sources include CEO Update Executive Compensation in Associations survey, the American National Research Company National Compensation Study and the Association Compensation and Benefits Study produced by ASAE The Center for Association Leadership. This data is used as a starting point for an extensive review of 990 information on 14 similar health care organizations. Comparisons used are staff size and organizational budget. A report on the information along with the data is provided to the board of directors for their review. The board of directors takes direct compensation action on the CEO. The CEO is responsible for direct compensation decisions for the other C-level positions and all other employees. Formal documentation of the discussions and decisions of the board of directors is maintained. The chairman of the board communicates the decision on CEO compensation changes to the COO who generates compensation change documentation for their signature. | ||
| Form 990 Part VI Section C Line 19 The ASRTs governing documents and annual report which contain summary financial information are on the ASRTs website. The conflict of interest policy and further financial information are available upon request. | ||
| Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 7a The ASRTs members directly elect 5 of the board members. The other 2 board members are elected by the House of Delegates. | ||
| Form 990 Part VI Section A Line 7b The bylaws designate that some board decisions must be approved by the House of Delegates. The bylaws also delegate a number of decisions to the House of Delegates. One of the largest of the delegated decisions is bylaw changes. The House of Delegates meets annually and is made up of members. All the active affiliate organizations send representatives to the House of Delegates. This is about 2/3 of the delegates. The remainder of the delegates are elected by the members in a direct vote. | ||
| Form 990 Part XII Line 2c The selection of the independent auditor and the oversight of the audit is performed by the board. |
| Software ID: | 12000057 |
| Software Version: | 12.19.1011.1 |