Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 14A | OFFICE, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES: THE DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP FOR IACP IS REMOTELY LOCATED IN ITALY. THE DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MEMBERSHIP INFRASTRUCTURE. THE DIRECTOR IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS OR ACTIVITIES. THE DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP IN ITALY WAS NO LONGER EMPLOYED WITH INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF COMPOUNDING PHARMACISTS AS OF APRIL 2014. IACP DOES NOT HAVE FOREIGN ACTIVITY OTHER THAN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH EX-US COMPOUNDING PHARMACISTS AND ACADEMICANS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | AICP AMENDED ITS BYLAWS THROUGH RATIFICATION PROCESS THAT BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 31, 2014. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | PURSUANT TO THE IACP BYLAWS, ALL PHARMACIST AND PHARMACY TECHNICIAN MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN ANNUAL ELECTIONS TO SELECT THE ORGANIZATION'S VICE-PRESIDENT (WHO ASCENDS TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OFFICE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR) AS WELL AS FOR CANDIDATES TO REPRESENT THEM ON THE IACP BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT. IN ADDITION, THE IACP MEMBERSHIP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL BY BALLOT OF ANY CHANGES TO THE IACP BYLAWS. EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IS IN GOOD STANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACADEMY'S ELECTIONS IS PERMITTED ONE VOTE EACH. NON-PHARMACIST, NON-TECHNICIAN MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION-- INCLUDING STUDENT PHARMACISTS, CORPORATE PARTNER BUSINESSES, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITHIN DEFINED CATEGORIES -- DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OFFICER/DIRECTOR ELECTIONS NOR ARE PERMITTED TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE IACP GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | PURSUANT TO THE IACP BYLAWS, ALL PHARMACIST AND PHARMACY TECHNICIAN MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE IN ANNUAL ELECTIONS TO SELECT THE ORGANIZATION'S VICE-PRESIDENT (WHO ASCENDS TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OFFICE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR) AS WELL AS FOR CANDIDATES TO REPRESENT THEM ON THE IACP BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR DEFINED GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT. IN ADDITION, THE IACP MEMBERSHIP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL BY BALLOT OF ANY CHANGES TO THE IACP BYLAWS. EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IS IN GOOD STANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACADEMY'S ELECTIONS IS PERMITTED ONE VOTE EACH. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | THE IACP MEMBERSHIP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL BY BALLOT OF ANY CHANGES TO THE IACP BYLAWS. EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IS IN GOOD STANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACADEMY'S ELECTIONS IS PERMITTED ONE VOTE EACH. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | COPIES OF THE IACP CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ARE PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND CIRCULATED AT EACH LIVE MEETING OF THE BOARD. FOR NON-LIVE MEETINGS (E.G. VIA TELECONFERENCE), BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE AND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM VOTING ON ISSUES IN WHICH A CONFLICT MAY EXIST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD, BUT ALSO INCLUDES ASSESSMENT OF SALARIES OF SIMILAR TYPES OF POSITIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL FEES: CONSULTING 301,232. CONTRACT LABOR 300. REGULATORY FEES 22,800. PROFESSIONAL FEES: GOVERNMENT AFFAI -6,456. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT -2. |
| SCHEDULE C, PART III-B, LINE 5 | IN OCTOBER 2012, A COMPOUNDING PHARMACY IN MASSACHUSETTS WAS FOUND TO HAVE DISTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF DOSES OF STERILE MEDICATIONS WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH A DEADLY PATHOGEN. THAT PHARMACY THE NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER (NECC) WAS KNOWN TO BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATORS FOR HAVING REPEATEDLY VIOLATED LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE COMPOUNDING OF MEDICATIONS SINCE 2006. DUE TO DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTION THE PHARMACY WAS ALLOWED TO RETAIN THEIR PRACTICE LICENSE. UNFORTUNATELY, 65 PATIENTS DIED AND ANOTHER ALMOST 750 SICKENED FROM A SYSTEMIC FUNGAL INFECTION THAT WAS TRACED TO NECC. ASIDE FROM THE EXPECTED MEDIA ATTENTION PAID TO THIS NATIONAL TRAGEDY, LEGISLATORS AT BOTH THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL BEGAN DEVELOPING AND INTRODUCTING STATUTES AND REGULATIONS WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTED THE PRACTICE OF COMPOUNDING PHARMACY. IN 2013,64 INDIVIDUAL BILLS WERE INTRODUCED IN THE STATES; IN CONGRESS, THREE BILLS WERE INTRODUCED. THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION RANGED FROM CLARIFICATION OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGULATORS TO NEAR DRACONIAN MEASURES THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED ANY PATIENT FROM RECEIVING A COMPOUNDED PREPARATION THEREBY SHUTTING DOWN AN ENTIRE SEGMENT OF THE PHARMACY PROFESSION REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF COMPOUNDING PHARMACISTS. IN NOVEMBER 2013, CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT ENACTED THE DRUG QUALITY & SECURITY ACT WHICH ALTERED AND GRANTED SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER POWER TO THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION TO REGULATE AND OVERSEE THE ACTIVITIES OF COMPOUNDING PHARMACISTS. AS THE EXTENT OF THE POTENTIAL THREAT TO OUR MEMBERS' PROFESSION BECAME APPARENT, THE IACP BOARD OF DIRECTORS RETAINED THREE EXTERNAL LOBBYING FIRMS TO SUPPORT THE SINGLE INTERNAL STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING OUR FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRESENCE. IN ADDITION, IACP'S BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CONTRACTING WITH A PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM TO ASSIST IN RESPONDING TO WHAT WOULD BECOME MORE THAN 480 INTERVIEWS. ALTHOUGH BURDENSOME FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, THE NEARLY THREE-FOLD INCREASE IN LOBBYING EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE ACADEMY WERE NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE CONTINUED VIABILITY OF OUR INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER MEMBERS, THEIR BUSINESSES, AND THE ACADEMY ITSELF. 2013 WAS, INDEED, A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR OUR ORGANIZATION. |
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