Cox Alternative Care of the Ozarks Inc

“Business relationships: board members jan baumgartner and robert fulp have a business relationship. Board members who receive compensation, officers, and key employees are employed by coxhealth and its affiliates and therefore share a business relationship.”

“Members: per article ii, section i of the organization's bylaws, the corporation shall have one member which shall be lester e. Cox medical centers (coxhealth). The board of directors of the corporation shall consist of the coxhealth executive committee and the president and ceo of coxhealth. Because the coxhealth executive committee is on the board of directors, coxhealth is considered to have election power over the board. Also, the bylaws state that any repeal or amendment of the bylaws require an affirmative vote of the member.”

“990 review policy: the form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm based on the financial statements and information provided by the accounting department of the organization. Form 990 is first reviewed by members of top management before filing.”

“Conflict of interest policy: coxhealth officers, directors and key employees, as well as officers, directors, and key employees of the coxhealth affiliates and/or committees with delegated authority to make decisions, are annually required to disclose potential conflicts of interest following the corporate compliance policy, set forth below. In addition, the coxhealth bylaws contain a conflict of interest provision to ensure board members make decisions that are conflict free, or if a conflict is present, that it is fully disclosed for the board's consideration. Coxhealth's employees and board members must avoid all activities, associations or interests that create a conflict of interest. Conflicts of interest for employees must be reported to the corporate integrity department. A file will be maintained of all reported conflicts of interest. For medical staff members, the conflict of interest process may be accessed through the medical staff office. For board members, the conflict of interest process is handled through the executive office and is defined in the board bylaws. If any officer or director is found to have a conflict of interest, such person shall neither vote nor use his or her influence to affect any decision relating to the conflict, and such person should not be included in determining whether a quorum participated in the decision. Such person is permitted to briefly state his or her position on the matter, and answer pertinent questions about it, if his or her knowledge or expertise could assist those participating in the decision. For vendors, the policy is distributed at their first contract with coxhealth.”

“President compensation review policy: the president's compensation is periodically reviewed by an independent consultant using comparability data. The consultant's recommendations are presented to and discussed with the board of directors. This review is documented in board minutes.”

“Document disclosure: governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available upon written request for a legitimate business purpose (as determined by top management). Approved documents can be viewed at the coxhealth administrative offices.”

“Board member compensation: steven edwards and drs. Dix, rogers, and zolfaghari are receiving compensation related to their roles as employees under coxhealth and related affiliates. No board members receive compensation for their duties as board members.”

“Final return: at the beginning of fiscal year 2020, the operations and net assets of the organization were transferred to coxhealth at home, a related organization. The articles of dissolution are attached.”