NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES (EIN 95-3285536)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-13
IRS object ID: 201323179349302232
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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 D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-13T10:07:21-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCQUADE BRENNAN LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1730 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW STE 800	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	200363114	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	953285536	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL STAFF	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	SERVICES	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NATI	NameControl
Phone	2023671196	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2025 M STREET NW	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE 800	AddressLine2
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LYNN BOYD	Name
Title	ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE	Title
Phone	2023671196	Phone
Date Signed	2013-11-12	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	HEATHER JONES	Name
Phone	2022963306	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-13	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	LYNN BOYD	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2025 M STREET NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	4133383	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.NAMSS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1980	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDICAL STAFF AND CREDENTIALING SERVICES IN THE DIVERSE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	14	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	48	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	141787	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	710	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	8250	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	2600490	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	2868572	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	69066	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	158136	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	46769	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	34971	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	2717035	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3069929	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	4444	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	2931551	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	3144453	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	2931551	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	3148897	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-214516	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-78968	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2658159	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	3007280	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	309048	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	661174	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2349111	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2346106	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDICAL STAFF AND CREDENTIALING SERVICES IN THE DIVERSE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Description	HELD ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO PROVIDE CURRENT EDUCATION AND INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	HELD NATIONAL SEMINARS, CREDENTIALING AND TRAINING SEMINARS, LEGAL UPDATES AND INFORMATION RELATED TO MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS TRAINING.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION RESOURCES WERE PRODUCED/PROVIDED FOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF MEMBERS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	27	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	14	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	true	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2023671196	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2025 M STREET NW STE 800	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
CONSTANCE RIEDEL
PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MELISSA WALTERS
PRESIDENT EL	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
KATE CONKLIN
IMMEDIATE PA	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOHN PASTRANO
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
LINDA WALDORF
SECRETARY	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
CHRISTINA CABRAL
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
KATE ENGEL
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
DIANE M MELDI
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
KIMBERLY PAKNEY
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
BONNIE ENLOE GUTIERREZ
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
FAITH RHOADES
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
AMY WADE
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
GWENDOLYN DAVENPORT
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
FRANCES M PONSIOEN
DIRECTOR AT	1.00	X		0	0	0
PAUL VERARDI
PUBLIC MEMBE	1.00	X		0	0	0
MEGAN COHEN
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		X	0	0	0

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Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITHBUCKLIN	BusinessNameLine1

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2025 M STREET NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1
City	WASHINGTON	City
State	DC	State
ZIP Code	20036	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	MGMT SERVICES	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	1582649	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	8250	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	8250	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
CONVENTION	900099	995950	995950
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	775996	775996
EDUCTIONAL PROGRAMS	900099	528765	528765
CERTIFICATIONS	900099	422409	422409
PUBLICATIONS - SYNERGY	541800	141787		141787

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3665	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3665	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	2868572	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	108276	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$108,276	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1113314	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1063454	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	49860	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	49860	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$49,860	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
WEBSITE JOB POSTINGS	900099	24870	24870
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	10101	10101

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	34971	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3069929	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2761756	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	141787	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$158,136	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4444	Total

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1584392	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	42390	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10070	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8306	Total

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	96194	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	79408	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7388	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	676723	Total

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7522	Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION	592969
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT	24551
MISCELLANEOUS	8403
TRAINING	3852

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2285	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3148897	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	86308	BOY
EOY	313953	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	104289	BOY
EOY	80372	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	79929	BOY
EOY	35069	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	47697	BOY
EOY	42702	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2330730	BOY
EOY	2535184	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9206	BOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2658159	BOY
EOY	3007280	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	118152	BOY
EOY	242600	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	190896	BOY
EOY	418574	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	309048	BOY
EOY	661174	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2349111	BOY
EOY	2346106	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2349111	BOY
EOY	2346106	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2658159	BOY
EOY	3007280	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-78968	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	75963	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3145892	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	75963	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	75963	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	3069929	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	3069929	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3148897	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	3148897	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	3148897	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE ACCOUNTING OF UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AS REQUIRED BY THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC (TOPIC 740) OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION. TOPIC 740 REQUIRES THE ASSOCIATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A TAX POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY, INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF ANY RELATED APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE ASSOCIATION RECORDING A TAX LIABILITY THAT WOULD REDUCE ITS NET ASSETS. THE ASSOCIATION HAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS SHOULD BE RECORDED RELATED TO ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON RETURNS FILED FOR OPEN TAX YEARS (2009- 2011), OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ASSOCIATION'S 2012 TAX RETURN. THE ASSOCIATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH IT BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A REASONABLE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE MATERIALLY IN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
MANAGEMENT DELEGATED	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3	THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTS WITH SMITHBUCKLIN CORP TO PERFORM ALL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	THE NAMSS MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES MEDICAL STAFF AND CREDENTIALING SERVICES PROFESSIONALS FROM MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICES, HOSPITALS, MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, CVOS, AND ATTORNEYS.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS: (A)THE FIVE OFFICERS OF NAMSS, INITIALLY ELECTED BY AND FROM THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAMSS POLICY ON NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS. (B)NINE DIRECTORS AT LARGE, ELECTED BY AND FROM THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAMSS POLICY ON NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION. (C)ONE DIRECTOR WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE A MEMBER OF NAMSS MAY BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT TO AN ADVISORY POSITION AS A NON- VOTING MEMBER. (D)THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NAMSS IS A NON - VOTING MEMBER.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE SMITHBUCKLIN CLIENT MANAGER PERFORMS THE INITIAL REVIEW AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOES A FINAL REVIEW BEFORE EMAILING A FINAL COPY OF THE 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT BOARD MEETINGS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO VIOLATIONS OF THE POLICY.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
CHANGE IN FINANCIAL REVIEW PROCESS	FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.