Board Member Screening: Sample Policy and Procedure Purpose. To establish a screening process to determine if a potential or current member of [Health has been convicted of a criminal offense, or excluded, debarred, suspended, or Center Name] otherwise ineligible for participation in a federal or state healthcare program. Policy. shall conduct exclusion list screenings of all current and potential [Health Center Name] Board members to determine whether any current or potential Board member has been declared by a federal agency [or as an individual who is excluded, by the state, if applicable] debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or otherwise ineligible for participation in a federal or state healthcare program, which would jeopardize the continued participation of in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the receipt of federal [Health Center Name] grant funds under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. An individual who is declared as debarred, excluded, or otherwise ineligible for participation in federal health care programs shall be ineligible to serve as a Board member. In addition, shall conduct criminal background checks on all current [Health Center Name] and potential Board members to determine if any such individual has been convicted of certain criminal offenses that would jeopardize the continued participation of [Health Center in the Medicare program. An individual who has been convicted of one such offense Name] within the last ten years shall be ineligible to serve as a Board member. Procedure. Screening Frequency The Compliance Officer [or shall ensure the screening of other named officer] all individuals prior to his or her appointment or election as a Board member of pursuant to the procedure set forth below. [Health Center Name] The Compliance Officer [or shall ensure the screening of other named officer] all Board members on a monthly basis pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Section B (Screening Procedure for Sanctions and Exclusions) below. The Compliance Officer [or shall ensure the screening of other named officer] all Board members on an annual basis pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Section B (Screening Procedure for Criminal Convictions) below.
Board Member Screening: Sample Policy and Procedure Purpose. To establish a screening process to determine if a potential or current member of [Health Center Name] has been convicted of a criminal offense, or excluded, debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible for participation in a federal or state healthcare program. Policy. [Health Center Name] shall conduct exclusion list screenings of all current and potential Board members to determine whether any current or potential Board member has been declared by a federal agency [or by the state, if applicable] as an individual who is excluded, debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or otherwise ineligible for participation in a federal or state healthcare program, which would jeopardize the continued participation of [Health Center Name] in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the receipt of federal grant funds under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. An individual who is declared as debarred, excluded, or otherwise ineligible for participation in federal health care programs shall be ineligible to serve as a Board member. In addition, [Health Center Name] shall conduct criminal background checks on all current and potential Board members to determine if any such individual has been convicted of certain criminal offenses that would jeopardize the continued participation of [Health Center Name] in the Medicare program. An individual who has been convicted of one such offense within the last ten years shall be ineligible to serve as a Board member. Procedure. Screening Frequency The Compliance Officer [or other named officer] shall ensure the screening of all individuals prior to his or her appointment or election as a Board member of [Health Center Name] pursuant to the procedure set forth below. The Compliance Officer [or other named officer] shall ensure the screening of all Board members on a monthly basis pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Section B (Screening Procedure for Sanctions and Exclusions) below. The Compliance Officer [or other named officer] shall ensure the screening of all Board members on an annual basis pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Section B (Screening Procedure for Criminal Convictions) below.
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