Regional Hospice Services Inc.

“Regional hospice services, inc (rhs) amended its bylaws in 2016 for the following significant changes: corporate members added - each corporate members ceo shall serve on the board of directors. Each corporate member shall nominate no more than 2 candidates, as may be required, shall be elected from among the candidates nominated by the board of directors. Associate members added - rhs may have one or more associate members. An associate member may be admitted only upon the unanimous approval and subjuect to the terms and conditions of the corporate members. An associate member shall not be involved in the management or operations of the rhs or entitled to appoint persons to the board of directors. The members shall have the power to make, alter, amend, and repeal the bylaws or the articles of incorporation by a two thirds (2/3) vote of the members. Prior to the amendment, it was a majority vote. The guidelines for the disposition of assets were added.”

“Regional Hospice Services, Inc. has four Corporate Members consisting of Burnett Medical Center, Inc., Hayward Area Memorial Hospital and Water's Edge, Memorial Medical Center, and Spooner Health System.”

“Each Corporate Members' CEO shall serve on the Board of Directors. Each Corporate Member shall nominate no more than 2 candidates to serve as a Board Member. The remaining members of the Board of Directors, as may be required, shall be elected from among the candidates nominated by the Board of Directors.”

“In addition to doing all things required by law and except as otherwise prohibited, the Corporate Members have the following specific rights and responsibilities requiring a unanimous approval by Members: - approve the addition of new Corporate Members and Associate Members - approve the removal of a Corporate Member - ratify the Corporation's budgets and capital expenditures greater than $25,000 in any one fiscal year - approve changes in philosophy, character, or mission of Corporation, and approve long-range goals, strategic plans and overall purposes - approve all ammendments to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Corporation - participate in the preparation of, and give approval to, any plan of dissolution or merger, consolidation, acquisition or disposition of real property or relocation of the facilities - approve the establishment, transfer and/or dissolution of any subsidiary corporations”

“The 990 is reviewed by the business office staff and the executive director. A copy of the 990 will be provided to the governing body before it is filed.”

“Regional hospice's confilct of interest policy is applicable to all members of the governing body, medical staff, and hospice personnel. The policy is reviewed annually through the quality assurance program. Regional hospice will routinely review their existing relationship and their staff's relationships with other care providers, educational institutions, and payers to ensure that all relationships are within law and regation and to identify and determine if conflicts of interest exist. All confilicts of interest, including potential conflicts of interest, will be researched and addressed in an effort to resolve the conflict of interest abiding by state and federal legal regaulations and requirements.”

“The executive director's salary is determined by the board of directors, comparison data is reviewed. Other key employees are compensated according to amounts budgeted and comparison data is reviewed.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are not made available to the public.”

“Process has not changed from the prior year.”