Florida Health Care Education &

“The organization's top management officials are compensated by the florida health care association, inc. (fhca), a related organization. Executive compensation is determined by an independent compensation/management committee and is bound by an employment agreement. The compensation is reviewed and approved using comparable compensation data for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. There is contemporaneous documentation and record keeping with respect to the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement.”

“The cfo will perform a complete review of the form 990 before it is filed with the irs. Additionally, a copy of the form 990 is provided to the organization's governing body before it is filed with the irs.”

“The organization requires that persons covered by the conflict of interest policy annually disclose or update to the chairman of the board of directors their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest. For each interest disclosed to the chairman of the board of directors, the chairman will determine whether to: (a) take no action; (b) assure full disclosure to the board of directors and other individuals covered by this policy; (c) ask the person to recuse from participation in related discussions or decisions within the organization; or (d) ask the person to resign from his or her position in the organization or, if the person refuses to resign, become subject to possible removal in accordance with the organization's removal procedures. The organization's chief employed executive and chief employed finance executive will annually monitor and enforce proposed or ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and disclose them to the chairman of the board of directors in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request at its business location.”

“When fhca member facilities and their employees are significantly impacted by hurricanes making landfall in florida, a hurricane relief fund is established to benefit member caregivers who suffered financial losses. The foundation accepted donations to support member facility employees in the aftermath of hurricane michael in 2018, hurricane ian in 2022 and most recently in 2024 following the landfall of hurricanes milton and helene.”

“Oversight of audit and selection of independent accountant: the organization is included in the consolidated audited financial statements of florida health care association (fhca). The fhca executive committee assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit and selection of the independent accountant.”