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THE TAX YEARS FOR THE COMPANY THAT ARE OPEN TO AUDIT BY THE IRS AND STATE DEPARTMENTS OF REVENUE ARE GENERALLY THE TAX YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008, THROUGH THE CURRENT TAX YEAR EXCEPT IN CERTAIN STATES WHERE THE OPEN TAX YEARS GENERALLY BEGIN WITH THE TAX YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010, THE COMPANY HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE EVALUATED UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, AND THE COMPANY DOES NOT ANTICIPATE A CHANGE IN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011. true BLOOD SYSTEMS INC 6210 EAST OAK STREET SCOTTSDALE AZ 85257 860098929 501(C)(3) 1098742 TO BSRI FOR FURTHER RESEARCH 1 0 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS RELIES ON BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC.'S GOOD GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES TO SPEND THE MONEY AS INTENDED. X X X X false true false false false false false false false J DANIEL CONNOR 0 547122 0 132480 0 25208 0 174982 0 5854 0 885646 0 0 DONALD D DODDRIDGE 0 443038 0 0 0 28714 0 193261 0 10488 0 675501 0 0 SALLY CAGLIOTI 0 282488 0 82770 0 10700 0 84888 0 1468 0 462314 0 0 SUSAN L BARNES 0 272055 0 64500 0 27200 0 68799 0 1444 0 433998 0 0 SCOTT M NELSON 0 245442 0 59510 0 27200 0 41652 0 6336 0 380140 0 0 EUGENE ROBERTSON 0 214836 0 61030 0 19975 0 29700 0 6324 0 331865 0 0 GERMAN LEPARC 0 384760 0 0 0 11276 0 94260 0 10369 0 500665 0 0 SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINES 1-2 THE FILING ORGANIZATION, CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS, DOES NOT PAY COMPENSATION OR PROVIDE BENEFITS. ALL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ARE PAID BY THE MEMBERS, BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. AND/OR ONEBLOOD, INC. (FKA FLORIDA BLOOD SERVICES). SUPPLEMENTAL COMPENSATION INFORMATION SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3 THESE METHODS ARE USED BY BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. ALL COMPENSATION TO THIS INDIVIDUAL IS PAID BY BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN, OR RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM, A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN OF ONE OF THE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C "RETIREMENT AND OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION" REPORTED AMOUNTS. DONALD DODDRIDGE - $144,261 GERMAN LEPARC - $45,260 J. DANIEL CONNOR - $159,057 SALLY CAGLIOTI - $76,313 SUSAN BARNES - $52,874 SCOTT NELSON - $25,727 EUGENE ROBERTSON - $13,775 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A DONOR TESTING BLOOD DONOR TESTING SERVICES PROVIDED BY CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE NATION'S BLOOD SUPPLY. THESE TESTING ACTIVITIES ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND MANDATED BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ("FDA") TO PROVIDE A SAFE BLOOD PRODUCT FOR TRANSFUSION TO PATIENTS. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF HUMAN BLOOD AND BLOOD COMPONENTS, IT IS CRITICAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES THAT BLOOD BE PROPERLY TESTED BEFORE BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR USE BY PATIENTS. A SAFE BLOOD SUPPLY IS CRITICAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE NATION'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND ITS PATIENTS. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TESTING OF BLOOD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED IN THIS AGE OF THREATS FROM PANDEMICS AND TERRORISM. CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS HAS THREE DONOR TESTING LABORATORIES (DTL). OUR FIRST ESTABLISHED LABORATORY IS IN TEMPE, ARIZONA, THE SECOND AND THIRD LABORATORIES ARE LOCATED IN BEDFORD, TEXAS AND ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. THESE LOCATIONS ARE STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED NEAR MAJOR AIRPORTS IN PHOENIX, DALLAS AND TAMPA. ALL THREE DTL LABORATORIES ARE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) REGISTERED FACILITIES AND HOLD CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS FOR THE CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT (CLIA) AS WELL AS ACCREDITATION WITH THE AABB, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, CALIFORNIA AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN ADDITION TO DONOR SPECIMEN TESTING, THE LABORATORIES PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL EVALUATION OF REAGENTS, TEST KITS, AND EQUIPMENT. CTS PROVIDES THE HIGHEST QUALITY IN TESTING AND SERVICE. THE LABORATORIES MAINTAIN INTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPATE VOLUNTARILY IN EXTERNAL QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMS. BLOOD SPECIMENS ARE PROCESSED UTILIZING STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGY WITH FDA LICENSED TEST KITS AND REAGENTS. ALL LABORATORIES ARE EQUIPPED WITH MULTIPLE AND REDUNDANT INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED FOR ROUTINE PROCESSING. ADDITIONALLY, EACH FACILITY ACTS AS A BACKUP LABORATORY TO THE OTHER TWO LABS. SPECIAL TESTING OUR SPECIAL TESTING LABORATORIES IN THE PHOENIX AND TAMPA AREAS PERFORM CONFIRMATORY AND SUPPLEMENTAL TESTING OF DONOR SAMPLES AS WELL AS NON-DONATION TESTING SUCH AS DONOR RE-ENTRY, POST EXPOSURE AND DONOR FOLLOW-UP. WE ALSO PROVIDE TESTING FOR EYE BANKS, TISSUE BANKS AND CORD BLOOD CENTERS. THE SPECIAL TESTING LABORATORY ALSO COMPLIES WITH CLIA, FDA, CA, NY, MD, AND FL STATE REGULATIONS. COMPONENT QUALITY CONTROL OUR COMPONENT QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORY IN PHOENIX PROVIDES BLOOD COMPONENT QUALITY CONTROL TESTING. RESIDUAL WHITE BLOOD CELL (RWBC) COUNTS ARE PERFORMED ON LEUKOREDUCED PRODUCTS. FACTOR VIII AND FIBRINOGEN ASSAYS ARE PERFORMED ON CRYOPRECIPITATE AND PLASMA PRODUCTS. BACTERIAL DETECTION IS PERFORMED ON APHERESIS PLATELETS. DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES OF MEMBERS FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS HAS TWO NONPROFIT CORPORATE MEMBERS: BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. AND ONEBLOOD, INC. (FKA FLORIDA BLOOD SERVICES). DESCRIPTION OF MEMBERS' RIGHTS TO ELECT GOVERNING BODY FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTS OF NO LESS THAN 7 AND NO MORE THAN 14 DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE MEMBERS (BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. AND ONEBLOOD, INC.). BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. SHALL BE ENTITLED TO DESIGNATE A MAJORITY OF THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT ALL TIMES. GOVERNING BODY DECISIONS REQUIRING APPROVAL FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B CERTAIN ACTIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE CORPORATION REQUIRE PRIOR UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF BOTH OF THE TWO MEMBERS (BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. AND ONEBLOOD, INC.) PER THE BYLAWS. FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE CFO. A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND SCHEDULES IS SUPPLIED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO THE MEETING HELD TO ACCEPT THE RETURNS. MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW THE FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD ARE CONSIDERED PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND RETURN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM TO COMPANY COUNSEL. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH THE BOARD AND RESOLVED. IN ADDITION, IN PREPARATION FOR THE FORM 990 FILING, THE TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IDENTIFIED ARE REQUIRED TO RESPOND TO A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE. ANY CONFLICTS DISCLOSED ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD AND DISCLOSED APPROPRIATELY ON THE FORM 990. WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY AND DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 13 AND 14 CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS (CTS) LEASES ALL OF ITS EMPLOYEES FROM ITS MEMBERS, BLOOD SYSTEMS INC (BSI) AND ONEBLOOD, INC. SINCE CTS HAS NO EMPLOYEES, IT HAS NOT ADOPTED A WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY ITSELF. HOWEVER, ITS LEASED EMPLOYEES ARE COVERED UNDER THE POLICIES OF THE MEMBER EMPLOYERS. ALSO, BSI MAINTAINS THE RECORDS OF CTS. SINCE CTS MAINTAINS NO RECORDS, IT HAS NOT ADOPTED A DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY ITSELF. INSTEAD CTS RECORDS ARE MAINTAINED UNDER THE DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY OF BSI. PROCESS USED TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B THIS ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PAY COMPENSATION. THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED BY THE RELATED MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS (BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. AND ONEBLOOD, INC.). PROCESS FOR MAKING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE COMPANY'S INTRA-NET FOR ALL OPERATING LOCATIONS TO ACCESS. UPON REQUEST, THE FORM CAN BE PRINTED OR VIEWED ON-LINE. UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE MAILED TO THE REQUESTOR. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE PUBLIC VIA THE ANNUAL REPORT POSTED ON THE BLOOD SYSTEM WEBSITE. HOURS DEVOTED TO RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990, PART VII IN ADDITION TO THE HOURS DEVOTED TO CREATIVE TESTING SOLUTIONS EACH WEEK AS REPORTED IN PART VII, THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS DEVOTED HOURS TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. (BSI) AND ONEBLOOD EACH WEEK: ROY BERTKE DEVOTED 1 HOUR TO ONEBLOOD, INC. J. DANIEL CONNOR DEVOTED 38 HOURS TO BSI. DONALD DODDRIDGE DEVOTED 38 HOURS TO ONEBLOOD. WILLIAM GREEN DEVOTED 2 HOURS TO BSI. TOM O'BRIEN DEVOTED 1 HOUR TO ONEBLOOD. MELVYN ROTHMAN DEVOTED 3 HOURS TO BSI. GARY WILDE DEVOTED 3 HOURS TO BSI. SUSAN BARNES DEVOTED 30 HOURS TO BSI. SCOTT NELSON DEVOTED 30 HOURS TO BSI. GERMAN LEPARC DEVOTED 20 HOURS TO ONEBLOOD. OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5 UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS $(426,532) PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT (200,000) ---------- TOTAL $(626,532) ========== DISCLOSURE STATEMENT RELATED TO FORM 5471 INFORMATION RETURN OF U.S. PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN CORPORATIONS, FILED ON BEHALF OF THE TAXPAYER UNDER THE CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP RULES OF IRC SECTIONS 958(A) AND (B), THE TAXPAYER IS REQUIRED TO FILE FORMS 5471, INFORMATION RETURN OF U.S. PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN CORPORATIONS, AS A CATEGORY 5 FILER WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS (CFCS). THESE FILING REQUIREMENTS ARE OR WILL BE SATISFIED THROUGH THE FILING OF FORMS 5471 FOR THESE CFCS BY OTHER U.S. TAXPAYERS IDENTIFIED BELOW WHO HAVE THE SAME FILING REQUIREMENT. TAXPAYER NAME: BLOOD SYSTEMS, INC. ADDRESS: P.O. 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