Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 2 | California Medical Association is the recognized accreditor for Continuing Medical Education (CME) Providers in California. Organizations accredited for CME are widely recognized by physicians and other health care professionals as offering quality continuing medical education. By providing activities that meet the AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM, these organizations help physicians earn the credits needed to meet requirements for maintenance of licensure, maintenance of certification, credentialing, membership in professional societies, and other professional privileges. |
| Form 990, Part V, Line 2a | California Medical Association uses a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), TriNet (48-1304650) to administer its payroll, health benefits, and human resources. As such, the organization does not file form W-3 as this is handled by the PEO. The number provided on this line is the total number of employees that were included at any point during 2019 in this PEO agreement. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | Dustin E Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer, and Lance R Lewis, Chief Operating Officer, have a family relationship. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | The bylaws specify that there is one class of members who shall be the members comprising the Board of Trustees of the California Medical Association. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The members of the governing body, Board of Trustees, are elected by the House of Delegates pursuant to the procedures delineated in the bylaws of the corporation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The IRS Form 990 and required schedules are prepared from the audited financial statements and were reviewed by management before being electronically transmitted to the Board of Trustees prior to filing with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | The members of the governing body, Board of Trustees, and the Chief Executive Officers are required to file an annual conflict of interest disclosure statements with the corporation. Complete copies of the disclosure statements are provided to the Board of Trustees at each meeting as part of the agenda materials. All members are required to publicly disclose any potential conflict of interest during consideration of any item of business to come before the Board of Trustees. The organizational meeting of the Board newly elected trustees are provided additional instructions on conflict of interest at the new trustees orientation meeting held on an annual basis. Additionally, employees are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest in accordance with the personnel policies as stated in the employee handbook. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | The Chief Executive Officer's compensation was determined using a salary data for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at other non-profit associations. The compensation data was obtained from surveys conducted by independent third parties. The CEO's compensation package was negotiated and approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The actions to approve the compensation for the CEO are recorded in the official meeting minutes of the organization. Copies of the compensation studies are maintained by the organization's Finance and Personnel departments. The CEO's compensation is reviewed every three years. Compensation for key employees are also determined using the same salary data for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at other non-profit associations. The compensation data was obtained from surveys conducted by independent third parties. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Copies of the governing documents, conflict of interest policy and audited financial statements are made available to the public upon written request. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | The organization has an Audit Committee that assumes responsibility to oversee the Financial Statements audit process in which has not changed from year to year. |
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