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BYLAWS
ARTICLE III
Resignation and Discipline
Any member may at any time file his/her resignation in writing with the Membership and Credentials Committee and when accepted by the Executive Council, it shall become effective as of the date it was filed. The Executive Council upon receiving written application from any member who has resigned, may reinstate such member subject to any conditions it may prescribe.
The Executive Council shall have the power to establish principles of professional conduct for Academy members and to consider and take appropriate action as herein provided. The Executive Council shall receive and hear any complaint of misconduct presented to it or may on its own initiative, investigate matters relating to the professional conduct of any member.
In the discharge of this responsibility, the Executive Council shall utilize the Executive Committee which is empowered to investigate a complaint against a member and report to the Council with appropriate recommendations. The procedures for the committee shall be prescribed by the Executive Council, and the Council may retain counsel to assist it and the committee.
The member will be informed of the nature of any complaint. In any hearing before the Council, the member shall have the right to appear personally or be represented by counsel. He/She shall have an opportunity to examine witnesses and to present evidence and witnesses in his/her own behalf. Witnesses called in the course of hearings shall vouch for the truth of their statements.
The Executive Council will decide whether or not professional misconduct has occurred. If the Executive Council decides by three-quarters vote of its full membership that professional misconduct has occurred, it may admonish, reprimand, suspend or expel the member.
All details of disciplinary proceedings under this Article shall be confidential, except in all cases resulting in expulsion, the Executive Council shall make an official written report to be recorded in the minutes by the Secretary-Treasurer. Expelled members may be re-elected to membership only by the procedures governing the election of new members. In cases of all other authorized actions, the Executive Council may, at its discretion, reinstate to membership, at any time, a member suspended under this Article.
ARTICLE IV
The Board of Insurance Medicine
The Board of Insurance Medicine is the Academy’s certification body. Its purpose is to arrange and conduct examinations to determine the qualifications of candidates for certification and have sole authority to grant certifications in recognition of special knowledge and experience in Insurance Medicine.
The Board will submit to the Executive Council an annual written report that details its activities during the preceding year.
The Board will be composed of twelve members who are: 1) active members of the Academy, and 2) a Diplomate of the Board. Their term is for three years and they may be re-elected. Where an unexpected vacancy occurs, the Board of Insurance Medicine will appoint a substitute member to complete the term.
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