Bylaws

Revised Dec. 2006

Article I – Name
Article II – Purpose
Article III – Charter and Principles of Ethics
Article IV – Membership
Article V – Officers
Article VI – Executive Committee
Article VII – Duties of Officers and Committees
Article VIII – Divisions
Article IX – Councilors and Alternate Councilors of the American College of Radiology
Article X – Meetings
Article XI – Standing Rules
Article XII – Dues and Assessments
Article XIII – Amendments
Article XIV – Indemnification
Article XIV – Fiscal Year
Article I – Name
The name of this organization shall be The Illinois Radiological Society or the Illinois Chapter of the American College of Radiology, hereinafter referred to as the “Society”.

Article II – Purpose
The purpose of the Society shall be those of the American College of Radiology, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “College”: advancing the science of radiology, improving radiological service to patients and the medical community, and studying the economics of radiology; the encouragement of improved and continuing education for radiologists; and the establishment and maintenance of high medical and ethical standards in the practice of radiology.

Article III – Charter and Principles of Ethics
The Society will be an affiliate of the American College of Radiology. The Code of Ethics of the American College of Radiology, as published in the College’s most recent bylaws, is hereby expressly adopted as the ethics of the chapter.

Article IV – Membership
Section I
There shall be eight classes of members in the Society:

Active members
Associate Members
Members in Physics
Associate Members in Physics
Members in Training and Members in Physics in Training
Retired or Inactive Members
Honorary Members
Affiliate Members.

1. Active Membership. An active member shall:

a. be a physician certified in radiology or one of its recognized branches by the American Board of Radiology, the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada; or engaged in nuclear medicine on a full-time basis and certified by a specialty board that is a member of the American Board of Medical Specialties or its Canadian equivalent;

b. be of high professional reputation;

c. have the right to be appointed to committees and to hold office in the chapter.

2. Associate Members. An associate member shall:

a. be a physician engaged in the practice of radiology on a full-time basis, and meet all the requirements of active membership except requirement (1)(a) of this Section 1;

b. not have the right to hold office in the chapter

c.have the right to be appointed to committees.

3. Members in Physics. A member in physics shall:

a. be certified as a physicist by the American Board of Radiology;

b. have the right to be appointed to committees and to hold office in the chapter.

4. Associate Members in Physics. An associate member in physics shall:

a. be a physicist engaged in the practice of radiological physics on a full-time basis, but not certified by the American Board of Radiology.

b. not have the right to hold office in the chapter.

c. have the right to be appointed to committees.

5. Members in Training and Members in Physics in Training. A member in training or a member in physics in training shall:

a. occupy a residency or fellowship in radiology approved by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association (or a formal educational program in medical physics);

b. not have the right to vote or to hold office in the chapter;

c. not be required to pay dues;

d. have the right to be appointed to committees;

e. never have been a member of the chapter before.

f. When members in training or members in physics in training complete training and become members of the ACR, the ACR shall transfer their records to the chapter in the state where they will conduct their principal practice. They will be required to join the chapter within two years of the date they completed their training.

g. Members in training and members in physics in training will automatically be granted membership in the chapter when they complete their training, unless they affirmatively decline membership.

6. Retired or Inactive Members

a. Retired members shall be those active members, associate members, members in physics, associate members in physics, and affiliate members who have retired from active practice because of age or physical disability. Temporarily inactive members shall be those from the above memberships who, for reasons acceptable to the chapter’s Executive Committee, are temporarily unable to continue their practice. Retired or temporarily inactive members shall not have the right to vote or to hold committee(S) appointments and shall not be required to pay dues.

b. Inactive members shall also be those members and fellows of the Council of Affiliated Regional Radiation Oncology Societies (CARROS) Chapter of the American College of Radiology, who, by their own choice, elect not to participate in the activities of the chapter. They are liable for chapter dues, adjusted for deduction of CARROS dues, and are counted for councilor allocation purposes, but shall not have the right to vote, hold office in the chapter, or hold committee appointment.

7. Honorary Members shall be those who have made a special contribution to the field of Radiology, or possess special qualifications in fields associated with Radiology, but who cannot fulfill the qualifications for regular membership. Honorary members shall not have the right to vote or hold elective offices.
8. Affiliate Members. An affiliate member shall:

a. be a member in one of the above membership categories who maintains active membership in another chapter that is not in the state where his or her principal practice is conducted, but chooses to have membership in this state chapter;

b. pay dues to both chapters;

c. have the right to vote;

d. have the right to be appointed to committees;

e. have the right to hold office in the chapter.

Section 2
Application for any of the classes of membership established in Section 1 of this article shall be in writing on a form provided by the secretary-treasurer. Applications for all classes of membership except retired or temporarily inactive status shall include an agreement to abide by the bylaws of the chapter including the Code of Ethics of the American College of Radiology. An application must be endorsed by two active members of the chapter who shall certify the applicant’s qualifications for membership.

If an applicant is refused membership and requests a hearing on the denial of the application, the hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures outlined in Article IV, Section 7, of these bylaws, including a possible report on the action to the National Practitioner Data Bank if the membership denial is based on reasons relating to professional competence or conduct that affects patient health or welfare.

When a member in good standing transfers from this chapter (“old chapter”) to a chapter in another state (“the new chapter”), the old chapter, after receiving notification from the College of the change, should send a notice of the member’s standing in the chapter and his or her original application to the ACR within a reasonable time, not to exceed six weeks.

When a member in good standing of another chapter transfers to this chapter, the ACR sends the member’s file to the new chapter. The secretary-treasurer of the new chapter shall notify the new member in writing that the transfer process has been completed. Chapter dues shall be assessed on a pro-rata basis for the year in which the transfer occurs.

Section 3
The Society adopts the centralized membership system of the College whereby:

A. The American College of Radiology sends both the ACR and Society applications to the prospective member.

B. The prospective new member sends the application for the ACR and Society membership to the ACR office with the necessary supporting data to fulfill the state Chapter requirements.

C. If all of the criteria are met, the ACR publishes through the ACR Bulletin the applicant’s name to the Chapter membership allowing thirty (30) day for comment. The Chapter will be granted, upon request, a 60 or 90 day waiting period. The ACR sends the Chapter secretary- treasurer the Chapter form that the applicant fills out to be on file with the Chapter.

D. If there is no comment, the ACR dues and Chapter dues are collected by the ACR and the Chapter dues are forwarded to the Chapter secretary-treasurer along with the name and address of the new member.

E. If objection to the application is received, the application will be recommended to the Chapter secretary- treasurer for further processing.

Section 4
Election of individuals to honorary membership in the Society shall be by the members at any meeting upon recommendation of two regular members in good standing and the approval of such recommendation by the Executive Committee.

Section 5
Members shall seek retired or inactive membership status by written request, which may be granted by the Executive Committee.

Section 6: Termination of Membership
A. Resignation: Any member of the Society may resign by submitting a letter of resignation to the secretary-treasurer.

B. Non-payment of dues or assessments (Article XII).

C. Action of the Executive Committee – Upon recommendation of the Committee on Judicial Affairs (Article IV, Section 7).

Section 7

1. The Executive Committee may censure, suspend, or expel any member of the chapter for violation of its rules, regulations, or principles, in accordance with the procedures outlined below.
2. Disciplinary questions related to such violations shall be initially referred, in writing, to the president of the chapter. The matter shall be referred to the chapter’s Committee on Judicial Affairs, which shall investigate the merits of the charges. On the basis of the findings of this investigation, the Committee on Judicial Affairs shall recommend to the president either that disciplinary action be taken or that no such action be taken. If the Committee on Judicial Affairs decides that disciplinary action should be taken, its recommendation shall be submitted to the president in writing.
3. If disciplinary action is recommended by the Committee on Judicial Affairs, the member shall be notified in writing that a professional review action may be taken against him or her and the reasons for the proposed action.; The member shall be informed that he or she has the right to request a hearing on the proposed action at any time within 60 calendar days. The member shall be provided with a written summary of his or her rights during the hearing. A member who does not request a hearing within the 60-day period waives the right to such a hearing and shall be deemed to have accepted the recommendation of the committee. The committee’s report shall then be forwarded to the Chapter’s Executive Committee for ratification, in accordance with number 9 of this article. If the disciplinary action is based on professional conduct or competence that affects or could affect patient health or welfare, the final decision of the chapter shall be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank within 15 days. A failure to request a hearing after a complaint has been filed and found to be meritorious will also result in loss of membership in the chapter.
4. If the member requests a hearing on a timely basis, the president of the chapter must give him or her written notice of the time, place, and date of the hearing. The hearing shall take place no earlier than 30 calendar days after the date notice has been sent. Postponements and extensions of the hearing date may be granted by the hearing officer on a showing of good cause. The notice of the hearing shall include the names of witnesses expected to testify.
5. The hearing shall be held before an arbitrator mutually acceptable to the physician and the chapter, a hearing officer appointed by the chapter who is not in direct economic competition with the member involved, or a panel of three active members of the chapter appointed by its Executive Committee who are not in direct economic competition with the member involved.& The right to a hearing may be forfeited if the member fails to appear without good cause, and the member shall be deemed to have accepted the disciplinary action involved. If the right is forfeited without good cause, membership in the chapter may be terminated, and a report on the action may be forwarded to the National Practitioner Data Bank.
6. During the hearing, the member has the right to be represented by an attorney or other person of his or her choice; the right to have a record made of the proceedings, copies of which may be obtained by the physician on payment of any reasonable charges associated with its preparation; the right to call, examine, and cross-examine witnesses; the right to present evidence determined to be relevant by the arbitrator, hearing officer, or panel, regardless of its admissibility in a court of law; and the right to submit a written statement at the close of the hearing.
7. Evidence at the hearing should be presented first by the chapter Executive Committee and then by the member.& The Executive Committee may then introduce evidence to rebut the member’s evidence but may not introduce evidence or issues not previously raised either by the Committee or by the member. The complainant shall be entitled to attend the hearing and may be required to testify. Judicial rules of evidence and procedure relating to the conduct of the hearing, the examination of witnesses, and the presentation of evidence shall not apply to a hearing conducted under the terms of these bylaws. The Executive Committee shall bear the burden of persuading the hearing officer or panel by a preponderance of the evidence that the action or recommendation is reasonable and warranted.
8. At the end of the hearing, the member has a right to receive the written recommendation of the arbitrator, hearing officer, or panel, including the basis for the recommendation. He or she also has the right to receive the written decision of the chapter, including the basis for the decision.
9. Ratification of disciplinary action against any member of the chapter shall require the affirmative vote of no fewer than three-fourths of the membership of the Executive Committee present at the meeting when the action is taken. On ratification by the Executive Committee, the disciplinary action shall be effective and be promptly reported to the Judiciary Committee of the American College of Radiology by the secretary-treasurer of the chapter. Members against whom disciplinary actions are taken by the chapter may appeal the decision to the Judiciary Committee of the ACR.
10. If no appeal is made within 30 days, a letter containing the final decision shall be prepared by the arbitrator, officer, or panel, with a copy going to the member who is the subject of the disciplinary action. A waiver of the right to appeal shall be deemed to mean that the member has accepted the decision of the chapter. If the disciplinary action is based on professional conduct or competence that affects or could affect patient health or welfare, the final decision of the chapter shall be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank within 15 days.
11. Before the ACR’s Judiciary Committee hears an appeal, it shall notify, by registered or certified mail, the member in question no fewer than 30 calendar days before its meeting that the member may then appear in person or be represented by an attorney or other person of his or her choice to present any arguments that the member believes will show that the disciplinary action should be reversed. If the member fails to appear or send his or her representative to the appeal hearing, then a final report of the chapter’s decision shall be sent to the member and forwarded to the state medical board or licensing authority within 15 days in accordance with the regulations of the National Practitioner Data Bank.
12. If a majority of the Judiciary Committee determines that the disciplinary action taken by the chapter against one of its members is supported by the evidence and is the result of fair procedures that are consistent with the Bylaws of the ACR and of the chapter, the Judiciary Committee shall affirm the disciplinary action. If a majority of the Judiciary Committee reverses the disciplinary action, the matter may be remanded in whole or in part for further proceedings or may be completely or partially dismissed.
13. The chapter’s Executive Committee and the ACR’s Judiciary Committee shall comply with all procedures for reporting adverse professional review actions based on professional conduct or competence that affects or could affect patient health or welfare to the National Practitioner Data Bank.

Article V – Officers
Section I
The officers of the Society shall be the president, the president-elect/treasurer, the secretary/asst. treasurer, and the immediate past president. All officers shall be members of the American College of Radiology.

Section 2
Two of the three officers (president, president-elect/treasurer, and secretary/asst.treasurer) shall be from the Chicago Radiological Society Division. One shall be from the Central Illinois Radiological Society Division.

Section 3

1. The president-elect/treasurer shall succeed to the office of the president at the conclusion of the ACR Annual Meeting.
2. Election shall be by ballot at the annual meeting of the Society, and the nominee for each office designated in Section 1 (except that of president), who shall receive a majority of votes cast, shall be declared elected. In case no candidate receives a majority, a second ballot shall be taken on the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes.
3. Members may nominate officers (except the president) in the following manner only: They shall submit to the secretary- treasurer a petition listing their nominations signed by at least fifteen members and must be forwarded to the secretary/asst. treasurer at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting. The secretary/asst. treasurer shall give notice to the members of such nomination(s) at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the annual meeting.

Article VI – Executive Committee
The Executive Committee shall be composed of the president, president-elect/treasurer, the immediate past-president, the secretary/asst. treasurer, the councilors, the alternate councilors, the president, president-elect, and secretary-treasurer of the Chicago Radiological Society division the president, vice president and secretary/treasurer of the Central Illinois Radiological Society division and the chairs of the Medicare Advisory Committee, the Finance Committee, the Fellowship Committee, the Legislative Advisory Committee and the Socio-economics for Residents Committee. Members of the Society who also serve as members of the Board of Chancellors of the American College of Radiology (ACR) or as officers or on the board of directors of the Illinois Medical Society or ACR councilors or alternate councilors representing other organizations shall be ex-officio members of the Executive Committee without vote.

This committee shall act for the Society between regular meetings of the Society. It shall appoint such committees as shall be necessary to integrate the activities of the divisions with the Society, and shall prepare, with the recommendations of each division’s president, the budget for the forthcoming year.

Article VII – Duties of Officers and Committees
Section 1
The president shall be the presiding officer of the Society and shall perform all of the duties which custom and parliamentary practice associated with the office of the president. He shall be a member ex officio of all committees of the Society, but not of the nominating or Judicial Committee, nor of the committees of the divisions. He shall act as chairman of the Executive Committee.

Section 2
In the absence of the president, or in his inability to act, the order of succession to his duties shall be as follows:

President-Elect/Treasurer
Secretary/Assistant-Treasurer
Section 3
The secretary shall record and preserve the minutes of the proceedings of meetings of the Society and of the Executive Committee, and shall forward promptly to the Executive Director of The American College of Radiology a copy of the minutes of each meeting of the Society. He shall notify all members of the time and place of meetings, of any special business to be brought before the Society, and of any other matters as required by these Bylaws.

The president-elect/treasurer shall manage all monies due the Society and shall disburse such monies. He shall make a report of the funds of the Society at each meeting.

Section 4
The president, the president-elect/treasurer, the secretary/asst. treasurer shall serve a term of one (1) year. The officers shall assume their offices at the conclusion of the ACR Annual Meeting.

Section 5
Vacancies occurring in any office of the Society, but not of the divisions, shall be filled by action of the Executive Committee. Vacancies occurring in any committee of the Society, but not of the divisions, shall be filled by the president, and appointees to the Committee on Judicial Affairs shall be approved by the Executive Committee.

Section 6
The president, on the recommendation of the presidents of the divisions, shall appoint such committees of the Society as are necessary for the proper functioning of the Society and such committees shall have adequate representation from the divisions. Each standing committee shall present a written report at the Annual Meeting. The following standing committees shall be appointed:

Committee on Economics
This committee shall be charged with the duty of monitoring the economics of radiological practice and procedures, including the proper reimbursement by Medicare and commercial third party payors.

Committee on Judicial Affairs
This Committee shall consider charges of unethical conduct pursuant to Article IV, Section 7. This Committee shall be composed of three (3) members appointed by the president with the approval of the Executive Committee. Wherever possible, members of the Executive Committee shall not be appointed to the Judicial Affairs Committee.

Fellowship Committee
This committee shall annually review the membership of the Society for the purpose of nominating members for Fellowship in the American College of Radiology. Completed applications should be submitted at least two months prior to the ACR Annual Meeting so the Fellowship Committee may complete their review. Nominations shall be supported by a minimum of two (2) letters from Fellows of the College, one of whom is not associated in practice with the nominee; approved by the Executive Committee, signed by the secretary-treasurer, so that it may be forwarded by the American College of Radiology staff to the chairman of the College Committee on Credentials by May 1st of each year. This committee shall be composed of a minimum of three (3) members, all of whom shall be Fellows. It shall initiate nominations for Fellowship from the secretary-treasurer, all applications initiated by two (2) Fellows, insure their completion, and make recommendations to the Executive Committee for approval or veto for cause.

Technologist Advisory Committee
This committee shall undertake projects and programs to advance radiologic technology after such have been approved by the Executive Committee. They will also be responsible for furnishing names of radiologists to survey educational programs of radiologic technology to the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. This committee shall contain a liaison member to be named by the Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologist (ISSRT).

Membership Committee
This committee shall review applications for all classes of membership in the Society. The secretary-treasurer of the Society shall be a member ex-officio of the committee and shall be its chairman. The alternate councilor(s) shall also be member(s) ex-officio of this committee. This committee shall submit its recommendations to the Executive Committee for its approval for submission to the members pursuant to Article IV.

Nominating Committee
This committee shall notify the members at least one (1) month prior to the Annual Meeting of the nominations for all offices of the Society established in these Bylaws. It shall consist of three (3) immediate past-presidents and two (2) members who are members of the Executive Committee who are to be appointed by the president of the division from which the secretary/assistant treasurer is to be chosen that year. The Chairman of the Committee shall be the immediate past-president of the Illinois Radiological Society.

Committee on Equipment
This committee is charged with overall concern with:

A. Equipment design, performance, and availability;

B. Education of the radiologist in equipment matters;

C. Exchanging information with and assisting the College Committee in the implementation of its program.

Bylaws Committee
This committee shall be composed of the president-elect of the Illinois Radiological Society and its two divisions. The Chair shall be the president-elect of the Illinois Radiological Society. It shall review these Bylaws annually and make recommendations to the Executive Committee according to Article XIII, Section 1.

Committee on Socio-Economics for Residents
This committee shall engage in broad educational programs for residents-in-training in Illinois in all fields of Radiology.

Committee on Physics
This committee shall consist of at least three (3) members. The function of this committee shall be to coordinate the activities of the members in Physics with the functioning of the remainder of the Society.

Legislative Advisory Committee
This committee shall consist of at least five (5) members and should include a Physicist, a Nuclear Medicine Physician and a Diagnostic Radiologist. Its function shall be to monitor legislation pertinent to the field of Radiology and to act as liaison among the Society, the Illinois State Medical Society Legal Affairs Committee, and the Executive and Legislative Branches of the State of Illinois.

Mammography Committee
This committee shall provide technical assistance and educational activities to the members of the Society.

Finance Committee
This committee will be responsible for the oversight of the Society’s financial affairs and accounts, including bank checking and savings accounts and long-term investment accounts. The committee will establish procedures for safeguarding Society funds and assist in developing and monitoring the Society’s annual budget.

Finance Committee members shall include the current officers of the Society and the two (2) most recent past presidents, in addition to the immediate past president, if available. The committee chair will be the most senior past president by order of service.

Radiation Oncology Committee
The Radiation Oncology Committee shall be responsible for monitoring issues affecting radiation oncology and for bringing any concerns to the attention of the Executive Committee at each Executive Committee Meeting, or more often as necessary. The Committee will serve as an information resource for developing IRS positions on radiation oncology and for marshalling radiation oncology member support for issues on behalf of the IRS. The Radiation Oncology Committee shall consist of the Chair and four members representing the two divisions, all of whom are board certified radiation oncologists. The Chair and committee members shall be appointed by the President for one-year terms and the chair shall be a member of the Executive Committee.

Article VIII – Divisions
Section 1
The Society shall be comprised of two divisions, The Chicago Radiological Society and the Central Illinois Radiological Society, which shall assume such responsibilities and privileges as may from time to time be delegated to them by the Society.

The Society shall also sponsor and support a Resident Physician Section comprised of residents in radiology and radiation oncology from the resident training program in both of the regional divisions. The Resident Physician Section may elect its own officers and schedule educational programs with or apart from the IRS or its two division.

Section 2
Each division shall have a president and a secretary-treasurer, and such other officers as convenient and necessary, who shall be elected by procedures adopted by each division.

Section 3
The president of each division shall with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Society appoint such committees and institute such programs as shall be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Society in each division’s respective area.

Section 4
The Executive Committee shall allocate to each division such funds as in its opinion are reasonable and necessary to support each division’s activities as described in Section 3 of this Article. Such allocation shall be approved by the members of the Society at the annual meeting of the Society pursuant to Article XII.

Section 5
Members of the Society who have their principal practice within the Counties of Cook, Lake, Kane, DuPage, Will and Grundy in the State of Illinois, shall belong to the Chicago Radiological Society division. All other members shall belong to the Central Illinois Radiological Society division. Members wishing to change their division may petition the president of the division they wish to join for admittance to membership in that division.

Article IX – Councilors and Alternate Councilors of the American College of Radiology
Section 1 – Representation in the Council
The Society shall elect Councilors to the Council of the American College of Radiology in such numbers as shall be currently authorized by The American College of Radiology.

Section 2 – Representation
Councilors and Alternate Councilors must be members or Fellows of the American College of Radiology. The Councilors should be elected so that the numbers from each Division would be at least approximately proportional to membership in each Division and should include at least one member from each of the major subspecialties (i.e. Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy).

Section 3 – Term of Office
The term of an office of a Councilor shall be three (3) years. He shall be eligible to succeed himself for one additional three (3) year term, but shall not be eligible for re-election to additional terms until a lapse of not less than one (1) year; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in the Section 3 to the contrary, the terms of any or all of the Councilors first elected under this Article IX may be established at less than three (3) years to insure that the terms of one-third of the Councilors or a member as near as practical so elected expire each year.

The term of office of an Alternate Councilor shall be one (1) year. He shall be eligible to succeed himself.

If an Alternate is selected to fill an unexpired term of a Councilor, the length of time in the new office shall not be counted in calculating the three (3) year term of a Councilor.

A Councilor or Alternate Councilor shall take office at the conclusion of the ACR Annual Meeting.

Section 4 – Duties of the Councilors and Alternate Councilors
The duties of the Councilors and Alternate Councilors shall be as provided in the Bylaws of The American College of Radiology.

Article X – Meetings
Section 1 – Annual and Other Regular Meetings
The annual meeting of the Society shall be held at such time and place as shall be selected by the Executive Committee. Notice of the time and place of such meeting shall be mailed to the members by the Executive Committee not less than thirty (30) days prior to such meeting.

Additional regular meetings may be scheduled by the Executive Committee, and notice of the time and place thereof shall be mailed to the members by the Executive Committee not less than thirty (30) days prior to any such scheduled meeting.

Section 2 – Special Meetings
Special meetings of the Society shall be called (a) by the president when deemed necessary by the Executive Committee, (b) at the request of the Board of Chancellors of the American College of Radiology, or (c) by petition of one-third (1/3) of the voting members in good standing or by ten (10 such members, whichever is less. Notice stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting shall be mailed to each member at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the meeting. At a special meeting, no business may be transacted except that for which such special meeting was called.

Section 3 – Quorum
A quorum shall consist of fifteen (15) of the voting members of the Society.

Section 4 – Order of Business
The following shall be the order of business at all regular meetings of the Society:

Call to Order
Reading of the minutes of previous meeting of the Society and the meetings of the Executive Committee.
Report of the Secretary/Asst. Treasurer
Report of the Membership Committee
Election of New Members
Report by the President as Chairman of the Executive Committee
Report of Committee on Standards in Radiologic Practice
Report of Committee on Judicial Affairs
Other Committee reports
Communications
Unfinished Business
New Business
Report of Councilor(s)
Report of the Nominating Committee
Election of Officers
Adjournment
Article XI – Standing Rules
The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure

The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, revised, shall be the authority governing all business meetings of the Society, unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

Article XII – Dues and Assessments
Section 1: Dues
A. All regular, associate members and members in physics shall pay dues in an amount based upon a budget prepared by the Executive Committee and approved by the members at the annual meeting.

B. Members In-Training, Inactive, Honorary and Retired Members shall not pay dues.

C. Dues shall be billed on November 1 of each year. Non-payment by October 31 of the following year shall constitute delinquency. The delinquent member shall be notified thereof by the secretary-treasurer. Notification shall be by registered letter to the delinquent member’s last known address. Unless the dues are paid within thirty (30) calendar days after the mailing of such notice. the secretary-treasurer shall cause the name of the said delinquent member to be stricken from the membership rolls of the Society and shall report said action to the Executive Committee. If a former member thus stricken from the rolls of the Society shall pay the dues prior to October 31 of the next year, the Executive Committee may, at its discretion, reinstate said former member. At the end of the second year during which the dues of any former member whose name has been so stricken from the rolls of the Society remain unpaid, said former member shall be eligible to acquire membership only in the manner set forth in Article IV of these bylaws.

Section 2: Assessments
Assessments may not be levied except upon recommendation of the Executive Committee and by a majority vote at a meeting of the Society, notice of such recommendation having been sent to each member not less than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting. Non-payment of assessment for one (1) calendar year from date of levy shall constitute delinquency, requiring the same procedure prescribed for dues delinquency (Article XII-Section 1C.)

Article XIII – Amendments
Section 1
Amendments to these bylaws may be made at any regular meeting of the Society by the favorable concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the members present and voting, provided the proposed amendments shall have been presented to and approved by a division or by the Executive Committee. Such notice, whether from a division or individuals, shall be in writing to the Executive Committee at least forty-five (45) days prior to the meeting at which the proposed amendments are to be voted upon. The Executive Committee shall notify the members by mail of proposed amendments not less than thirty (30) days prior to such meeting.

Section 2
Any amendment so adopted shall not be contrary to requirements for operation under Chapter from The American College of Radiology. This conformity shall be established before such amendment shall be added to the Bylaws of the Society.

Article XIV – Indemnification
The Society shall have the power to indemnify any of its officers, board members, and committee chairmen and members, employees and agents against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with activities undertaken at the Society’s request if such person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the Society to the extent such indemnification is permitted by law. The individual will be indemnified for expenses, including attorney’s fees, reasonably incurred in any threatened, pending, or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, by reason of the fact that the individual acted in behalf of the Society.

Indemnification can be made only as to a specific case, upon a determination that indemnification is proper in the circumstances, and must be authorized by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Executive Committee members who are not parties to the proceeding, or by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of councilors who are not parties to the proceeding

The Society shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of the Society against any liability asserted against or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent’s status as such, whether or not the Society would have the power to indemnify the agent against liability under the provisions of applicable state statutes.

Article XIV – Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Society shall run from January 1 to December 31.