Rhode Island Health Care Assoc

“Rhode island health care association is a membership organization. One class of membership is the nursing facility members. They shall be an individual nursing home or a grandfathered multi-facility group licensed by and located in the state of rhode island. Each nursing facility member and multi-facility group member has the right to vote on all issues of governance. A second class of membership is the associate member. The associate members are engaged in activities that relate to the objectives of rihca. One member from the associate members is elected to the board of directors and is allowed to vote on all issues of governance of the organization.”

“Members have the right to vote for the executive board of directors and officers. Associate members have the right to vote for their representative on the executive board of directors.”

“It is the rhode island health care association's policy that the rhode island health care association's board of directors review the irs form 990 that is filed on the organization's behalf and are provided a copy of the form 990 before it is filed with the irs.”

“All employees and members of the board of directors are required to annually disclose any potential conflicts of interest to the remaining disinterested members of the board of directors. All material facts regarding any potential conflict are reviewed and a decision to restrict the individual's participation in the potential conflict decision process is made by the board of directors. All decisions of the board of directors in these matters are recorded in the board of directors' meeting minutes.”

“The finance committee of the board of directors functions as a compensation committee in determining compensation and bonuses for the chief executive officer. The committee meets with the chief executive officer on an annual basis to discuss compensation. In making its decisions, it takes into account qualifications and experience of the chief executive officer. Also, the committee considers the amounts paid to executive directors at comparable organizations and the performance of the organization and the executive director during the review period. The chief executive officer reviews all other employees for compensation. In making decisions, the chief executive officer takes into account the compensation paid to similar employees at comparable non-profit organizations in the area. Also, the chief executive officer considers the performance of each individual employee and the employee's success in achieving the organizational goals. The chief executive officer then submits recommendations for compensation of the other individuals to the finance committee of the board of directors for approval.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest ploicy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”