Metro Physicians Inc

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's ceo, executive director, or top management official is performed by a related organization. The process includes review and approval by independent persons of the related organization's compensation committee, use of comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision regarding the compensation arrangement. The compensation committee is charged with overseeing the process in a manner designed to assure independence, avoid conflicts of interest, ensure reasonableness and market comparability of total compensation, and to otherwise abide by pertinent laws and regulations.”

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's other officers or key employees is performed by a related organization. The process includes review and approval by independent persons of the related organization's compensation committee, use of comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decision regarding the compensation arrangement. The compensation committee is charged with overseeing the process in a manner designed to assure independence, avoid conflicts of interest, ensure reasonableness and market comparability of total compensation, and to otherwise abide by pertinent laws and regulations.”

“Metro physicians, inc. Has a single corporate member, ascension medical group -southeast wisconsin, inc.”

“Metro physicians, inc. Has a single corporate member, ascension medical group -southeast wisconsin, inc., who has the ability to elect members to the governing body of metro physicians, inc.”

“All decisions that have a material impact to metro physicians, inc.'s financial information or corporation as a whole are subject to approval by its sole corporate member, ascension medical group -southeast wisconsin, inc.”

“During the return preparation process, the tax department works with other functional areas which may include, as needed, finance, accounting, treasury, legal, human resources, and corporate compliance for advice, information and assistance in order to prepare a complete and accurate return. A complete final copy of the return is provided to designated management team members with experience in tax, in lieu of the full board.”

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy in that any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board delegated powers, who has a direct or indirect financial interest, must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. The remaining individuals on the governing board or committee will decide if conflicts of interest exist. Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers annually signs a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands that the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish its tax-exempt purpose.”

“The organization will provide any documents open to public inspection upon request.”

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“The activity of metro physicians, inc. Is reported in the consolidated financial statements of ascension health alliance. No individual audit of metro physicians, inc. Is completed. Therefore, the audited financial statements are of ascension health alliance and affiliates, which include the activity of metro physicians, inc.”

“Metro physicians, inc. Is included in the consolidated financial statements of ascension health alliance. The finance and audit committee of ascension health alliance's board assumes responsibility for the consolidated organization as a whole.”

“Metro physicians, inc. Is exempt as a hospital under internal revenue code section 170(b)(1)(a)(iii); however, it is not a hospital as defined by form 990, schedule h instructions.”