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Catholic Charities
of the Diocese of Albany in accordance with its
mission is an organization committed to quality
services and works diligently in creating a
culture that is characterized by ethical conduct
and decision making, transparency, continuous
quality improvement and support to staff through
education and training. An essential part of
this organizational culture is a commitment to
compliance with the laws, rules, regulations,
and codes of federal, state, and local entities
that guide the delivery of our services.
Catholic Charities
has put in place a Corporate Compliance Plan in
order to promote the prevention, detection and
resolution of instances of conduct that may not
conform: 1) to our mission and values; 2) to
standards of ethical conduct; 3) to federal,
state, and local laws; 4) to federal, state and
private payor health care program requirements,
such as Medicaid and Medicare.
The Corporate
Compliance Program at Catholic Charities
consists of the following eight elements:
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Corporate
Compliance Written Standards and Procedures
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Corporate
Compliance Program Oversight and Oversight
Authority
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Training and
Education
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Ethics Help
Line
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Auditing and
Monitoring
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Enforcement of
Compliance Standards
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Responses to
Offenses and Developing a Corrective Action
Plan
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Whistleblower
Provisions and Protections
Compliance related requests or reports of concerns can be made to our Corporate Compliance Officer.
Aaron Howland
Associate Executive Director of CQI/Corporate Compliance
Phone: 518-463-1875
Email: Aaron.Howland@rcda.org
The toll free Ethics Help Line Number is: 1-866-662-1875
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