The Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program
Essential Senior Health and Living (ESHL) is committed to the highest standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in pursuit of its mission. Members of the Board of Directors (Board), the President/CEO, members of senior management, employees, medical staff, volunteers, vendors, independent contractors, and others representing ESHL are expected to adhere to these standards of conduct in the discharge of their duties. The ESHL Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program demonstrates the commitment to ethical conduct and compliance by setting forth guidelines for conduct designed to prevent and detect violations of law and encouraging compliance by providing support, training, and educational resources to assist ESHL in fulfilling its responsibilities. The program is designed to assist and facilitate ESHL in fulfilling its compliance responsibilities by creating a process to monitor compliance efforts and documenting the expectations for members of the ESHL community in the performance of their responsibilities at ESHL.
ESHL has a Corporate Compliance and Ethics Committee, chaired by the Corporate Compliance Officer (CCO) and composed of members of senior management necessary to support the CCO in fulfilling his or her responsibilities under the Program. The CCO reports on compliance activities to the ESHL Board. Each Essential Senior Health and Living nursing facility in the corporation has a Compliance and Ethics Committee, chaired by a Facility Compliance and Ethics Liaison. The CCO will oversee the Liaisons.
The Corporate Compliance and Ethics Committee
The Corporate Compliance and Ethics Committee consists of the following Board of Directors and members of senior management:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Secretary / Treasurer of the Board of Directors
- Medical Advisor Board Members
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
- Corporate Compliance Officer
- Director of Quality Oversight and Infection Prevention
- Facility Administrators
The Corporate Compliance and Ethics Committee
Violations of the ESHL Compliance and Ethics Guide policies and any suspected violations of federal, state, or local law, may include but are not limited to the following:
- Medicare/Medicaid rules and regulations
- Self-referral laws
- Anti-Kickback statute, theft or bribe violations
- Fraudulent billings or collections
- Environmental hazards
- Conflicts of interest
- Any and all potential criminal violations
To report a violation or a potential problem, you may contact the confidential email Essential.Compliance@eshl.org or call the hotline at 765-227-3401. This hotline is available 24 hours per day.
To review the ESHL Compliance and Ethics Guide policies (pdf), please click here.
Resources
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CCA)
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