Business Compliance Report

Unity’s Corporate Compliance Program

Unity Health Care (“Unity”) is committed to conducting business in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. Unity has established a Corporate Compliance Plan and related Corporate Compliance policies and procedures (including Unity’s Standards of Conduct) to assist in developing a proactive and effective Corporate Compliance Program.

Unity’s Corporate Compliance Plan provides an overview of the components of the Corporate Compliance Program and an overview of applicable compliance related laws, rules and regulations. It is Unity’s objective to comply with all federal and District of Columbia laws, rules and regulations, as well as to use general good business practices to protect its reputation and to avoid or prevent non-compliance.

Unity has established a series of policies and procedures designed to assist in:

Detecting instances of non-compliance;
Promoting open lines of communication so individuals feel comfortable reporting compliance issues and questions; and
Responding to instances of non-compliance that are discovered.

Unity refers to this series of policies and procedures (which includes the Corporate Compliance Plan) at its Corporate Compliance Program.

Reporting Compliance Issues

Any individual affiliated with Unity who is aware of or suspects a violation of an applicable law, rule or regulation, Unity’s Standards of Conduct or other policies and procedures has an affirmative duty to report this information. All reports of alleged, known or suspected non-compliance should be reported through the regular chain of command. Any individual who, for any reason, is uncomfortable with reporting through the normal chain of command should report the information directly to the Office of Corporate Compliance.

Unity has a formalized system of communication for individuals affiliated with Unity to report potential non-compliance to the Office of Corporate Compliance. An individual may communicate information to the Compliance Officer directly by calling the Compliance Hotline at (888) 692-6675; by sending an e-mail to occ@unityhealthcare.org; or by sending a letter to:

Corporate Compliance Officer
Unity Health Care
1100 New Jersey Ave., SE, Ste.500
Washington, DC 20003

Unity takes all necessary steps to maintain the confidentiality of the identity of the individual who has reported information. However, at some point the identity of such individual may need to be revealed in order to appropriately address the reported matter. Individuals may make anonymous reports through the hotline or by letter, though it is preferred that individuals identify themselves as part of the report to allow for a comprehensive review of the report.

Video tutorial on how to make a report

Direct Link: https://vimeo.com/compliatric/unity

Duty to Report

Failure to report instances of suspected unethical or non-compliant conduct is considered a violation of the Corporate Compliance Program. Disciplinary actions that may be taken include, but are not limited to oral warning, written reprimand, suspension and/or termination. Managers and supervisors may be subject to disciplinary action for failing to detect noncompliance with applicable law or policies and procedures where reasonable diligence on the part of the manager or supervisor would have led to the discovery of a problem or violation.