COMPLIANCE & BUSINESS ETHICS
North General Hospital is committed to conducting business in compliance with all applicable laws. To this end, we have established a Compliance Program to be followed by all employees and certain persons or entities with which we have contractual agreements.
As a participant in the NYS Medicaid Program, we are obligated to comply with the terms and requirements of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). In accordance with the DRA, we have adopted written policies for all employees that provide detailed information about the Federal & New York False Claims Acts, the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, other relevant state laws, the whistleblower protections under such laws and North General’s policies for detecting and preventing waste, fraud and abuse.
The DRA also requires that we provide this information to all contractors and agents. Accordingly, we are providing you access to policies and procedures related to our Compliance Program which sets forth, in detail, our compliance policies and processes for detecting and preventing fraud, waste and abuse. In addition, North General has a Code of Ethics & Business Conduct that outlines the expected legal and ethical conduct of its personnel.
Please note that the Compliance Program and related materials are living documents that are subject to change as new regulations become effective and as policies & procedures are revised. In order to ensure that you are utilizing the most up-to-date version, you may always access our Compliance materials on this website.
North General Hospital has established a 24/7 Compliance Help Line as a mechanism for reporting activities, confidentially and anonymously, that may involve ethical violations or criminal conduct. The Help Line number is (877) 548-6074.
North General Hospital has a no tolerance policy for employees, agents, contractors, or vendors who are involved in any unlawful activity. To that end, we expect that such persons and entities share our goals of eradicating fraud and abuse, and, therefore, will comply with their obligations under the DRA.
You may find the following document useful to download.
Compliance and Business Ethics
