CARE AMBULANCE SERVICES, INC. (2)

Home Browse Search

cur in the organization. Each CARE colleague has an Individual responsibility for reporting any activity by any colleague, physician, subcontractor, or -ven- dor that appears to violate applicable laws, rules, regulations, accreditation standards, standards of Medical practice, Federal healthcare conditions of participation, or this Code. If a matter that poses serious compliance risk to the organization or that involves a serious Issue of medical necessity, clinical outcomes or patient safety Is reported locally, and if the reporting individual doubts that the issue has been given sufficient or appropriate attention, the individual should report the matter to higher levels of management or the Ethics Line until satisfied that the full Importance of the matter has been rec- ognized. There will be no retaliatory disciplinary action taken against an em- ployee who reports any of these concerns to CARE. Internal Investigations of Reports CARE is committed to Investigating all reported concerns promptly and confi- dentially to the extent possible. CARE's Compliance Officer coordinates any findings from CARE -led Investigations and Immediately recommends correc- tive action or changes that need to be made. We expect all colleagues to co- operate with Investigation efforts. For additional information, please see CARE's Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures regarding the Inter- nal handling of ethics complaints. Corrective Action Where an internal CARE investigation substantiates a reported violation, it is CARE's policy to initiate correc- tive action, including, as appropriate, making prompt restitution of any overpayment amounts, notifying the appropriate governmental agency, Instituting whatev- er disciplinary action is necessary, and implementing systemic changes to prevent a similar violation from recurring in the future. For additional Information, see CARE's Ethics and Compliance Policies and Pro- cedures. Discipline W�tsll the book 1r wisdom. All violators of the Code will be subject to disciplinary action. The precise dis- cipline utilized will depend on the nature, severity, and frequency of the viola- tion and may result in any or all of the following disciplinary actions, in any 31