Hackensack Meridian Health Inc

“Muhlenberg regional medical center, inc. Is the sole member of this organization. Muhlenberg regional medical center, inc. Has the right to appoint the members of the organization's board of trustees and has certain reserved powers as defined in the organization's bylaws.”

“See response to part vi, line 6 above.”

“See response to part vi, line 6 above.”

“As of january 1, 2018, hackensack meridian health, inc. ("hmh") acquired jfk health system, inc. And all of its affiliates. This organization is a subsidiary of hmh; a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. Hmh's finance personnel prepared and reviewed the federal form 990, which was then reviewed by other appropriate internal staff for accuracy. Hmh's board of trustees designated the audit and compliance committee ("acc") to review the form 990 of hmh's subsidiaries. The form 990 was provided to the members of the acc for review. The form 990 was then provided to each voting member of hmh's governing body, its board of trustees, prior to filing with the internal revenue service. The hmh board of trustees has the final governing authority over the subsidiaries of hmh.”

“On an annual basis, conflict of interest disclosure statements are distributed to all board members and employees that are department heads and higher levels. All disclosures are reviewed by the compliance officer and the chair of the jfk audit and compliance committee. Any potential conflict of interest is brought to the said committee for review and consideration and any appropriate action deemed necessary pursuant to the conflict of interest policy.”

“The jfk board of directors has duly appointed an executive compensation committee (the "committee") that is responsible for the review and approval of all compensation and benefits provided to executive management of the organization. The committee has adopted a written executive compensation philosophy statement and an executive compensation committee charter. The committee follows the procedures described in the philosophy statement and the charter when it reviews and approves the compensation and employee benefits provided to the organization's senior management, including the president and chief executive officer and the chief financial officer.the committee's review analyzes every element of compensation, including current and deferred compensation, and benefits, including qualified and non-qualified benefits. The committee conducts its review and approval process at least annually, and approves compensation and benefits only to the extent that the committee has concluded that the total compensation and benefits constitute no more than reasonable compensation. The committee consists entirely of independent members of the jfk health system board, the committee reviews in advance independent data showing the compensation provided by non-profit organizations for functionally similar positions, and the committee prepares a timely and thorough written record of its deliberations and conclusions. Assisting the committee is an outside compensation consultant along with outside legal counsel. As a result, the committee's review process is designed to satisfy the procedural criteria necessary to qualify for the rebuttable presumption of reasonableness under the federal income tax law intermediate sanctions rules:1. The compensation arrangement is approved in advance by an "authorized body" of the applicable tax exempt organization, which is composed entirely of individuals who do not have a conflict of interest within the meaning of the regulations under section 4958; 2. The authorized body obtains and relies upon "appropriate data as to comparability" prior to making its determination; and3. The authorized body adequately documents the basis for its determination concurrently with making that determination, again as required in the regulations.”

“See response to part vi, line 15a above.”

“The organization's filed certificate of incorporation and any amendments can be obtained and reviewed through the state of new jersey department of the treasury. Any other public information is available upon request.”

“The organization is an affiliate within jfk health system; a tax-exempt integrated healthcare delivery network. The network includes both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Certain board of governor members, officers and/or directors listed on core form, part vii and schedule j of this form 990 may hold similar positions with both this organization and other subsidiaries and controlled entities within the network. The hours shown on this form 990, for board members who receive no compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, represent the estimated hours devoted per week for the organization to the extent these individuals serve as a member of the board of trustees of other related subsidiaries and controlled entities in the network, their respective hours per week per organization are approximately the same as reflected on part vii of this form 990. The hours reflected on part vii of this form 990, for board members who receive compensation for services rendered in a non-board capacity, paid officers and key employees, reflect total hours worked per week on behalf of the network; not solely this organization.”

“Part vii and schedule j reflect certain board members and officers receiving compensation and benefits from a related organization. Please note this remuneration was for services rendered as full-time employees of a related organization and not for services rendered as a voting member or officer of this organization's board of governors.”

“Core form, part xi, line 9other changes in net assets or fund balances include:- net asset transfer to related tax-exempt organizations - ($139,987);- forgiveness of amounts due to affiliates - $2,449,674; and- change in valuation of beneficial interest in perpetual trusts; permanently restricted - $177,037.”

“The process has not changed since last year. Jfk health system has a committee that assumes responsibilty for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.”