Berks Visiting Nurse Association Inc

“Management duties for the berks visiting nurse association, inc. Are carried out and paid by home health care management, inc., a related organization reported on the schedule r.”

“The sole member shall be home health care management, inc., or its successor member.”

“Berks visiting nurse association, inc. Has one member with sole voting rights as the member of the corporation. The sole member shall be home health care management, inc., or its successor member.”

“The form 990 will be made available to the board of directors and finance committee for review and comment prior to the signing, filing, and public release.”

“Each director, employee and volunteer will sign an annual conflict of interest statement. The organization's policy requires directors, employees, and volunteers to avoid all conflicts of interest and the appearance of any conflict of interest. To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, a director, employee or volunteer can not participate in making any decision or recommendation concerning a matter which may result in any benefit or financial gain, either directly or indirectly, to the director, employee or volunteer or a member of her/his immediate family. In addition, full disclosure of the pertinent facts regarding the potential conflict of interest is required to be provided by the director, employee or volunteer. To further avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, a director, employee or volunteer may not solicit or accept gifts, tips or other special considerations of economic value including personal insurance beneficiary status, from clients, their families, visitors or vendors. Impartial decision-making based on the best interest of the organization shall also apply to relations with vendors. Decisions regarding products and vendors shall be made objectively and without favoritism. Any actual, apparent or potential conflicts of interest shall be reported to an appropriate member of the organization's management. If a matter arises with respect to which a member of the board or management staff have a reason to believe that he or she may have a conflict of interest, it shall be promptly disclosed by the board/staff member to the board of directors or president and ceo. The board member shall further disclose any reason known to him or her why the proposed action may or may not be in the best interest of the organization. Except for such disclosures, the board/staff member shall not participate in by vote or otherwise, any decision or consideration of the proposed action. His/her abstention and the reason for it shall be recorded in the minutes.”

“On an annual basis, vice president-human resources & facilities reviews salary data available from nationally recognized compensation survey data, compiles that data and provides a recommendation for salary ranges for all executive level positions to the executive committee of the board of directors for home health care management. That committee reviews such recommendations and approves the salary range for those specific positions. The amount of money available each year for salary increases is budgeted with that specific year's annual budget. Salary recommended increases and performance appraisals for executive level positions are presented to the executive committee by the president/ceo. The executive committee provides the approval for those recommendations. The executive committee consists of independent members of the board and the deliberation and decisions of the committee are documented contemporaneously.”

“The organization makes the governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon written request.”

“Constance l. Morrison, president/ceo terry gordon, cfo (till 4/2017) all the above work a 40 hour week employed by home health care management, the related parent company. Their time is split between home health care management, inc., advantage home care, inc., berks visiting nurse association, inc., and visiting nurse association of pottstown and vicinity, inc.”

“The organization did not have any instances where backup withholding was required; however, if the situation would arise, the organization is aware of the reporting requirements and would handle that accordingly.”

“Beneficial interest in perpetual trust 91,700. Change in value of charitable remainder trust 4,375.”

“The finance committee assists the board of directors in fulfilling its responsibility for fiduciary oversight of the quality and integrity of the accounting, auditing, and reporting practices of the organization.”