CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Signing Authority
Effective Date: Feb. 2, 2004 Approved by: Executive Feb. 2, 2004

Background

The Association maintains appropriate records of financial transactions and business accounts. While the Executive is the legal authority of the Association, Executive members are not individually able to contract with external agents on behalf of CAPM&R, or sign on behalf of CAPM&R as per the Association's by-laws.

From time to time, the CAPM&R Secretariat may need to acknowledge receipt of materials, make expenditures on behalf of CAPM&R to replenish supplies for CAPM&R's office, and incur minor costs of a similar nature.

Policy

Secretariat
The Association permits the CAPM&R Secretariat to have signing authority for expenditures on CAPM&R's behalf up to the amount of $5,000 without requiring prior approval of a CAPM&R Executive member. Any proposed expenditures on behalf of CAPM&R over $5,000 must be approved by a signing officer of the Executive.

Executive Member
The Association may permit a CAPM&R Executive member to sign a preliminary contractual agreement for an expenditure on behalf of CAPM&R only when:

1. CAPM&R's Executive has designated the authority to enter into a specific contractual agreement to this specific Executive member
2. CAPM&R's Executive have examined and approved the contract
3. The Executive member is acting as CAPM&R's local agent
4. The agreement/contract is approved by CAPM&R's President and one other signing officer by signature.

Corporate Liaison Officer
The Association permits the Corporate Liaison Officer to enter into negotiations for standard CAPM&R business agreements/contracts as its designated agent. The Corporate Liaison Officer does not hold signing authority for CAPM&R. All business agreements must be signed by CAPM&R's President and one other signing officer in order to be valid.

From time to time, CAPM&R may wish to issue a press release, arrange a press meeting, or similar items. The Corporate Liaison Officer may proceed to enter into these arrangements on instruction by the Executive. Preliminary estimates of such item costs to CAPM&R must be approved by CAPM&R's President prior to execution. In matters such as these, the Corporate Liaison Officer is deemed to act as CAPM&R's agent and may sign prerequisite documents pertaining to the approved specific item.