Health First Foundation Inc

“The form 990 was prepared by health first's tax department and then reviewed the system controller. After review and approval by the executive vp cfo, the form 990 is sent to each member of the board of trustees electronically for their review and approval prior to filing.”

“A copy of the conflict of interest policy is provided to all associates, including management, upon new hire orientation and thereafter as part of the annual elearning required for all associates. All individuals must review and electronically attest that they have agreed to the terms noted in the policy on an annual basis. In addition, senior leadership and board of trustees members on an annual basis are required to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire prepared and monitored by the chief compliance officer. The questionnaire requires an attestation stating that the individual is free of conflicts should they not report anything of concern. These forms are tracked and kept on file. Should a conflict arise, the chief compliance officer investigates the issue and determines a course of action to ensure enforcement of the policy.”

“The compensation process is determined by health first shared services, inc. (hfss). Hfss process is as follows: the salaries of the chief executive officer and other hfss executives are reviewed and recommended annually to the board of trustees and approved in executive session by the full board of hfss. Hfss contracts annually, with a highly respected national consulting firm, to provide these recommendations to ensure that our executives are compensated fairly and competitively when compared with similar roles in other healthcare organizations nationally. The compensation committee is independent for internal revenue code section 4958 for the individuals whose salary is reviewed. Minutes are kept for all board of trustees and compensation committee meetings. The process is documented contemporaneously in the board and committee meetings.”

“Quarterly and annually consolidated financials and consolidated statistical information are filed electronically on www.dacbond.com and are available to the public. In addition, any requests made to the chief financial officer for the above referenced items are provided upon request in a timely manner. A copy of the governing documents and the conflicts of interest policies are available upon request to the chief compliance officer. Documents are available for the same period of disclosure as provided in section 6104(d).”

“The audit committee of health first reviews and approves the annual audit and compliance audit plans then makes its reports to the health first board of trustees. The audit committee is responsible for the selection of the independent auditors. There was no change from prior year.”