Lfs Real Properties Inc

“Lsa management inc. Provides administrative support, management, accounting, information technology, and resource development services to lutheran services for the aging and its affiliates. See schedule r, part v.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and then reviewed by the chief financial officer, before made available to the board of directors via a website portal. The board of directors review and comment on the form 990. Any matters are raised to the outside accountants for collaboration and ultimate resolution.”

“Board members receive a board manual as part of orientation when they join the board which includes the corporate compliance policy and bylaws. Both the policy and the bylaws address conflict of interest. Thereafter, annually, the board of directors receive corporate compliance training and complete a conflict of interest disclosure.”

“All compensation limits are compared to state and national ranges based on facility size and experience of staff. The board of directors approve the compensation of the ceo/president which is paid by the managing organization of the control group. All compensation limits are compared to state and national ranges based on facility size and experience of staff. The ceo/president approves the compensation of officers and key employees. Officers of the controlled group are paid by the managing organization and certain organizations within the control group also compensate key employees directly.”

“Form 990 are posted on guidestar and available upon request at the lsa office located in salisbury, nc.”

“The organization only makes its conflict of interest policy available to the public.”

“Whistleblower policy lutheran services for the aging, inc. & affiliates are committed to their role in preventing health care fraud and abuse and complying with applicable state and federal laws related to health care fraud and abuse. The civil false claims act provides for protection for employees from retaliation. Any employee who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or discriminated against in terms and conditions of employment because of lawful acts conducted in furtherance of an action under the fca may bring an action in federal district court seeking reinstatement, two times the amount of back pay plus interest, and other enumerated costs, damages, and fees. Documentation retention and destruction policy each entity within the lutheran services for the aging, inc. & affiliates group will ensure that records are retained for the required time periods established by state laws, federal regulations, and payor requirements to meet the needs of legitimate users. At the end of the retention period, each entity will ensure that destruction of records is performed according to specific procedure and authorization with appropriate supervision of destruction. The proper method of destruction for any paper record is by shredding or incineration only. Prior to the destruction of any facility records, whether original or computer media, a check will be made to ensure the retention period has expired as defined by state laws and facility policies. Any records in open investigation, audit, or litigation will not be destroyed. For facilities using electronic medical records, records will be stored in the system indefinitely and the destruction process will not apply.”

“Part vii, section a - column (b) hours for related organizations board members and officers devote time to all entities within the control group.”

“This process has not changed from prior year.”