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 VI, Section A, line 6 | DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF NEW MEXICO, INC. HAS A SOLE MEMBER, RENAISSANCE HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a | BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE PRESENT BOARD AND ARE APPROVED BY RENAISSANCE HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION, THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF NEW MEXICO, INC. ONE NEW BOARD MEMBER, JAMES TRUJILLO, WAS APPOINTED DURING 2015. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b | AS STATED, THE PRESENT BOARD IS ELECTED BY THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS, BUT MUST BE APPROVED BY RHSC. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The information presented on the Form 990 is gathered by the senior tax administrator for the organization. The CFO reviews the information. Once approved the information is given to outside tax preparers who prepare and review the Form 990. Once complete a copy of the Form 990 is provided to the board to review. THIS IS DONE BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The ENTERPRISE'S Vice President and General Counsel is charged with reviewing and monitoring any potential conflict of interest transactions. All members of the board of directors, officers, and key employees are required to review and execute a conflict of interest policy. This policy requires that any conflicts of interest be disclosed on an annual basis, or at any other time that the person executing the policy becomes aware of a situation or transaction that actually or potentially creates a conflict of interest. All conflict of interest disclosure forms are initially reviewed by the Vice President and General Counsel. If a prohibited transaction were identified, the matter would be brought to the Chairperson of the Board for further review and appropriate action. In the event of a conflict of interest involving a member of the Board of Directors, such as a conflict in which a member had an interest, the member is required to disclose the potential conflict and abstain from any vote on the matter. Whether further precautions are required (e.g., prohibiting the interested party from engaging in discussions) would depend upon the specific nature and background of the conflict. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | Outside compensation consultants are used to determine market data for the executive positions and for other officers and key employees. THE POSITIONS COVERED ARE THE CEO AND CFO. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH TOWERS WATSON TO DO A COMPENSATION AND REASONABLENESS ANALYSIS EVERY TWO YEARS. The final determination of compensation is done by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, which is made up of independent persons, and is based on the comparability data provided by the compensation consultants. The deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation are contemporaneously documented in the committee minutes and approved by the board. THE COMPENSATION WAS LAST REVIEWED UNDER THIS PROCESS DURING 2014. THE REPORT BASED ON THIS REVIEW WAS THEN ISSUED BY THE CONSULTANTS IN JUNE OF 2015. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | DELTA DENTAL PLAN OF NEW MEXICO, INC. (DDNM) FILES ON A QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL BASIS COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS WITH THE NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT (OSI). OSI AND THE NEW MEXICO SECRETARY OF STATE HAVE ON FILE ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. THE DDNM'S 990 FORM IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VII | Certain employees are officers of multiple companies within the larger organization. The average hours worked reflects approximate time spent in each of those individual companies. While the hours are allocated to individual companies, much of the officers' time is spent working on issues that impact the entire organization, not just one company. Compensation is reported in full to agree to the employee's W-2 as required by IRS instructions. Any allocation of compensation is included on Schedule R. |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 11g | CONTRACT LABOR: Program service expenses 272,217. Management and general expenses 123,357. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 395,574. PURCHASED DENTAL SERVICES: Program service expenses 91,777,751. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 91,777,751. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 9: | GAIN ON INVESTMENT IN RENAISSANCE HOLDING COMPANY 114,560. |
| FORM 990, PART XIi, LINE 2C: | IN REGARDS TO THE COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT, THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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