Visiting Nurse Service Association

“The sole member of the corporation is ellis hospital.”

“Ellis hospital, the sole member of the organization, may elect one or more members of the governing body.”

“The executive director and cfo will review the tax return on behalf of the organization. The tax return will also be reviewed by a cpa firm prior to submission to the board of directors. The final tax return is distributed to the board of directors for comment and approval before filing.”

“The vns' conflict of interest policy applies to vns trustees, employees, directors, and managers. The compliance officer ensures that each trustee completes the conflict of interest disclosure annually. The compliance officer documents all potential conflicts and reports the conflicts to the audit committee of the board. This committee then shares the information with the board chairperson. An interested person may make a presentation to the board or at a committee meeting, but after such presentation, he/she shall leave the meeting during the discussion of, and vote upon the transaction or arrangement that could constitute the conflict of interest.”

“The tax form 990 is available for public inspection through guidestar.org's website or upon request. The governing documents of the organization are available upon request.”

“In 2020, the new york state department of health (doh) gave approval to terminate vns's operations. In march 2021, the operations of vns ceased and the last payroll for employees was paid on march 19, 2021. The entity plans to wind down the affairs and formally dissolve.”

“The finance committee of the board of directors has oversight of the audit review. Once the audit is completed by an independant external accounting firm, the audited statements and any comments are reviewed and approved by the finance committee prior to bringing them to the full board of directors.”