To establish a policy to govern the practice of Related Healthcare Entities, offering professional courtesies to patients.
This policy applies to and should be read by employees of the schools, departments and units that are a part of RowanSOM and other departments that bill federal or state programs for patient goods or services (“Related Healthcare Entity” or “Related Healthcare Entities”). The employees of other University departments that support the Related Healthcare Entities in contracting for goods and services, including but not limited to RowanSOM Finance and the Office of the General Counsel should also read this policy.
This policy provides guidance to healthcare providers, employees and independent contractors of the school, departments and units that are a part of Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, the RowanSOM Faculty Practice Plan and departments that bill federal or state programs for healthcare-related goods or services (“Related Healthcare Entity” or “Related Healthcare Entities) as to the appropriateness of Professional Courtesies for Healthcare Services.
Pursuant to the current regulatory guidelines and provisions, RowanSOM healthcare providers are prohibited from offering professional courtesies to their patients in the form of discounts or waivers of deductibles or insurance co-payments. All RowanSOM healthcare providers submitting a charge for services provided to any patient must submit that charge according to the established charge schedule and payment collected should include the co-payments, deductibles and balances after insurance.
Any individual who violates this policy shall be subject to discipline up to and including dismissal from the University in accordance with their union and University rules. Civil and criminal penalties may be applied accordingly. Violations of this policy may require retraining and be reviewed with employee during the annual appraisal process. The Deans of each College, Vice Presidents, and University President, with the assistance of the Department of Human Resources, will enforce the sanctions appropriately and consistently to all violators regardless of job titles or level within the University and in accordance with bargaining agreements for represented employees. Any sanction costs or fines will be borne by the Department and the Department Chair or VP will determine how these funds will be assigned.
By Direction of the President:
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Chief Audit, Compliance and Privacy Officer