Hospice of Laurens County Inc

“The organization's sole member is hospice & palliative care charlotte region.”

“The board of directors of the organization shall at all times be comprised only of the individuals then serving as members of the board of directors of the member.”

“Amendments to the bylaws may only be made by a majority vote of the board of directors of the member. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the organization and no indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the board of directors of the member.”

“Before submitting the form 990 to the irs, the organization emails the final copy of the form 990, including all required schedules, to all voting members of the governing body. The finance committee makes a full review of the prepared return. Any comments or questions regarding the return are discussed at the next scheduled meeting of the full board. The board chair, or designee, is responsible for facilitating the review.”

“When a potential conflict of interest is identified, the conflict will be resolved by either the board of directors' executive committee, when a board member is involved, or by the ceo and the vice president of human resources when the conflict involves an employee. In each case, a meeting will be called with the individual with the potential conflict and the parties will reach a mutually agreed upon resolution. If a conflict of interest cannot be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties, or if there is a failure to comply with the conflict of interest policy, then actions necessary to eliminate the conflict of interest will be taken, up to and including the resignation of either the board member or employee. No board member or committee member will be permitted to be present for discussion of or be permitted to vote on any specific issue in which he or she has a conflict of interest.”

“Key personnel in support of the foundation are employees of a related organization, hospice & palliative care charlotte region, and are subject to compensation, classification and all other personnel policies of that organization.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements available to the public on a request basis.”

“During the tax year, the organization began conducting palliative care services. More information about this program can be found in part iii line 4b of this return.”