NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES (EIN 95-3285536)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-10-17
IRS object ID: 201612939349300221
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-10-17T00:00:00-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521853933	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	953285536	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STAFF	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	SERVICES	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023671196	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2025 M STREET NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LYNN BOYD	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023671196	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-10-19	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID JONES	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01361002	PTIN
Phone	2022963306	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LYNN BOYD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2025 M STREET NW NO 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,894,519	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	WWW.NAMSS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1978	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDICAL STAFF AND CREDENTIALS SERVICES IN THE DIVERSE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	14	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$198,971	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,120	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,689	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,240,724	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,665,664	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$128,467	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$137,646	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,372,311	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,806,999	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,400	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$8,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,921,259	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,129,979	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,928,659	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,137,979	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$443,652	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$669,020	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,049,132	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,648,536	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$443,210	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$504,129	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,605,922	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,144,407	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDICAL STAFF AND CREDENTIALS SERVICES IN THE DIVERSE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	CONFERENCES - NAMSS HOLDS ANNUAL EDUCATION CONFERENCES TO PROVIDE CURRENT EDUCATION AND INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CERTIFICATION - NAMSS PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE OVERSEEN BY AN AFFILIATED, BUT AUTONOMOUS CERTIFICATION ARM OF NAMSS, THE CERTIFICATION COMMISSION OF NAMSS. THIS PROGRAM ASSURES A LEVEL OF COMPETENCE THROUGH THE ONGOING ENHANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDER CREDENTIALING AND MEDICAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT. A THREE-YEAR RECERTIFICATION CYCLE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO MAINTAIN CURRENT KNOWLEDGE WITH THE EVER-CHANGING ASPECTS OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION, CREDENTIALING, ACCREDITATION STANDARDS AND ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PUBLICATIONS AND MARKETING - NAMSS PRODUCES THE JOURNAL FOR MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS ENTITLED SYNERGY, A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, EMAIL BLASTS, PRODUCTS, WEBSITE UPDATES AND BROCHURES AND MATERIALS FOR THE MEMBERSHIP, AND PROMOTION OF EVENTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEADERSHIP AND BOARD - NAMSS HOLDS MEETINGS FOR THE 14 MEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NAMSS, INCLUDING 4 OFFICERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS AN ADDITIONAL NON-VOTING MEMBER THAT IS PART OF THE LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE OF NAMSS.GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - NAMSS PROGRAM THAT RELATES TO FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT LEGISLATIVE OR REGULATORY ADVOCACY, OUTREACH TO STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND INDUSTRY LIAISONS AND POLICY POSITION DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO THE FIELD OF MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES.EDUCATION - NAMSS PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF MEMBERS. NAMSS PROVIDES IN-PERSON AND ONLINE EDUCATION IN CREDENTIALING, LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CERTIFICATION PREPARATION.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2023671196	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2025 M STREET NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LINDA WALDORF
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BONNIE ENLOE-GUTIERREZ
PRESIDENT ELECT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN DUBOIS
SECRETARY/TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN PASTRANO
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LOU ANN BRINDLE
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE HINTON
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTI IRWIN
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIFFANY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NANCY LIAN
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBI POTTER
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROXANNE M CHAMBERLAIN
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RACHELLE SILVA
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AIMEE WOOLLEY-RANDALL
DIRECTOR AT LARGE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL CALLAHAN
PUBLIC MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYNN BOYD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2025 M STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MANAGEMENT INCL. EXEC. DIR. COMPENSATION	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$1,690,553	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$3,689	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,689	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CONFERENCE	900099	$1,405,991	$1,405,991
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$933,678	$933,678
CERTIFICATION	900099	$566,180	$566,180
EDUCATION	900099	$545,148	$545,148
PUBLICATIONS ADVERTISI	541800	$149,495		$149,495

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$65,172	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,696	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$49,476	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,665,664	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$113,056	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$113,056	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$112,110	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$87,520	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$24,590	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,590	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$24,590	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,806,999	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,466,693	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$198,971	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$137,646	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,685,296	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,012	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,234	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,781	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$816	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,384	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$620	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,651	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$745,887	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,218	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
CERTIFICATION EXPENSES	$293,072
EDUCATION EXPENSES	$133,328
BANK & CREDIT CARD PROC	$86,414
SYNERGY AND COMMUNICATI	$39,496

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,770	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,137,979	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$635,867	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,015,438	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,151	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,816	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,333,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,473,131	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,049,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,648,536	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,700	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$440,184	BOYAmt
EOY	$463,429	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$443,210	BOYAmt
EOY	$504,129	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,605,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,144,407	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,605,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,144,407	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,049,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,648,536	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$669,020	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$130,535	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,676,464	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$130,535	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$130,535	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,806,999	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,806,999	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,137,979	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,137,979	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,137,979	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STAFF BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	SCHOLARSHIPS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	6	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$8,000	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NAMSS AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. THE LEADERSHIP AWARD IS GIVEN TO A PHYSICIAN OR HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED SUPPORT FOR NAMSS OR FOR THE ACTIVITIES AND ROLE OF THE MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONAL. THE GOLDEN KEY AWARD IS AWARDED TO A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WHO DEMONSTRATES A STRONG COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT OF NAMSS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. THE JOAN COVELL-CARPENTER AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY FOR AN ARTICLE WRITTEN BY A MEMBER AND PUBLISHED IN SYNERGY. THE ICON AWARD IS PRESENTED TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP WHO HAS DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN HEIGHTENING AWARENESS OF NAMSS AND ELEVATING THE ESTEEM OF, THE MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSION. APPLICANTS SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE DEADLINE AND ARE CHOSEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MINIMAL MONITORING IS REQUIRED.	ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	NAMSS HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION TO MANAGE ITS OPERATIONS. PER THE AGREEMENT, SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION PROVIDES GENERAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL SERVICES, CONVENTION AND OVERHEAD OPERATING SERVICES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, SMITHBUCKLIN FEES CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING: MANAGEMENT AND HEADQUARTERS, $214,564; ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, $363,185; PUBLICATION STAFF SERVICES, $53,000; INFORMATION, INC., $24,000; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING, $59,480; EVENT SERVICES, $124,600; EDUCATION SERVICES, $206,489; MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS, $256,702; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, $86,735; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, $79,109; CERTIFICATION, $130,222; AND SALES SERVICES, $87,210. SMITHBUCKLIN'S PERFORMANCE IS MONITORED BY THE BOARD OF NAMSS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WHO INCLUDE MEDICAL STAFF AND CREDENTIALING SERVICES PROFESSIONALS FROM MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICES, HOSPITALS, MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, CVOS AND ATTORNEYS. ONLY ACTIVE MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE VOTING MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION CLIENT MANAGER PERFORMS THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERFORMS A FINAL REVIEW, AND THEN THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECCTORS BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT BOARD MEETINGS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS HAVE FILLED OUT AND SIGNED A COPY, AND THAT THERE ARE NO VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.