Riverside Health Systems

“The organization does not have any compensated officers or key employees, as such, these lines are not applicable and have been answered no, in accordance with the instructions to the Form 990.”

“The Executive Committee membership will be the Chair of the RHC Board, the Vice Chair of the RHC Board, and 2 members at large from the RHC Board, and Chairman of the Finance Committee. Each Committee member has been determined by the Board not to have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation transaction(s) to be reviewed. At the start of the year, each member will review the organization's conflict of interest policy to ensure he or she has no conflict of interest. If a real, potential, or perceived conflict of interest is identified, the member will review the issue with the Executive Committee Chair and legal counsel to determine the appropriate action. Except where prohibited by law, the Executive Committee may transact all regular business of the Corporation during the interim between the meetings of the Board of Directors, provided that any action taken shall not conflict with the policies and express wishes of the Board of Directors and it shall report all matters of major importance to the Board. The Committee may also review annually the performance of the president of the Corporation and report to the Board of Directors the conclusions of this report. The Executive Committee, acting in its role as the Executive Compensation Committee and in accordance with the Corporate Bylaws, is authorized to act on the Board's behalf in (i) determining appropriate compensation for RHC executives and other disqualified persons; (ii) evaluating executives' and other disqualified persons' compensation plans, policies, and programs; (iii) reviewing benefit plans for executives and other disqualified persons; and (iv) verifying that compensation information is appropriately and fully disclosed. In discharging its role, the Executive Committee is empowered to investigate any matter brought to its attention with access to all RHC books, records, facilities, and personnel. It has the authority to retain outside counsel, compensation consultants, and/or other experts and will receive adequate funding from RHC to engage such advisors. It shall have sole authority to retain, compensate, terminate, and oversee the advisors, who shall be accountable ultimately to the health system board.”

“The form 990 is reviewed in detail by the organization's management. Subsequent to this review, the form 990 is supplied to all board members prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest questionnaires are mailed to all board members annually. Each member must read and sign the form to disclose any potential conflicts for the year. If a conflict arises, the board member is made aware that they must abstain from voting on any issue related to the conflict. The process is monitored by the assistant to the CEO of Riverside Medical Center.”

“Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time.”