Common use of Disclosure Program Clause in Contracts

Disclosure Program. LHC shall maintain its Disclosure Program which includes a toll-free compliance telephone line that enables individuals to disclose, to the Compliance Officer, any identified issues or questions associated with LHC’s policies, conduct, practices, or procedures with respect to a Federal health care program believed by the individual to be a potential violation of criminal, civil, or administrative law. LHC shall appropriately publicize the existence of this hotline through periodic communications to employees and by posting the information in prominent common areas. LHC shall emphasize the Disclosure Program’s nonretribution, nonretaliation policy, and shall include a reporting mechanism for anonymous communications for which appropriate confidentiality shall be maintained. Upon receipt of a disclosure, the Compliance Officer (or designee) shall gather all relevant information from the disclosing individual. The Compliance Officer (or designee) shall make a preliminary, good faith inquiry into the allegations set forth in every disclosure to ensure that he or she has obtained all of the information necessary to determine whether a further review should be conducted. For any disclosure that is sufficiently specific so that it reasonably: (1) permits a determination of the appropriateness of the alleged improper practice; and (2) provides an opportunity for taking corrective action, LHC shall conduct an internal review of the allegations set forth in the disclosure and ensure that proper follow-up is conducted. The Compliance Officer (or designee) shall maintain a disclosure log, which shall include a record and summary of each disclosure received (whether anonymous or not), the status of the respective internal reviews, and any corrective action taken in response to the internal reviews.