Hss Horizons Inc.

“Hss horizons, inc. Is a membership corporation, with the hospital for special surgery fund, inc. As its sole member. The hospital for special surgery fund, inc. As the member of hss horizons, inc., elects the board of trustees of hss horizons, inc.”

“Prior to submitting the form 990 to the internal revenue service (irs), there is an established process for review of the document in its entirety by the governing body whose evaluations are made in the best interest of hss. The form 990 is first reviewed with the executive compensation committee of the board of trustees. The reviewed form 990 is then submitted to the full board of trustees. The trustees are provided a copy of the form 990 prior to submission of the form. In addition, significant areas of form 990 are discussed at a board of trustees meeting.”

“On an annual basis, financial interest disclosure statements are sent to all board members and officers. Hss' conflict of interest policy also requires that any changes be communicated to the office of corporate compliance within 30 days. The information received is entered into a database and reviewed for potential conflict of interest. The database information is also reviewed by the executive vice president for legal affairs, the chief executive officer, and the audit and corporate compliance committee of the board of trustees. Hss has a conflict of interest task force that meets three times a year, or as necessary, to review and update the conflict of interest policies and procedures. Hss' policy on conflict of interest in day-to-day operations states that if hss is contemplating a transaction which might possibly benefit (or appear to benefit) a covered person or any member of his/her immediate family, then the potential benefit or conflict must be disclosed to, and approved by, a disinterested officer of hss before the transaction may proceed. Accordingly, a covered person may not place business with any third party (e.g., a vendor, competitor, or other organization) in which that person or any member of his/her immediate family has an interest, unless that interest is disclosed to, and the transaction is approved by, the vice president for corporate compliance and internal audit ("corporate compliance officer").”

“Hss horizons, inc. Makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the general public upon request from the office of legal affairs.”