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PRIORITY ISSUES ARE BROUGHT TO THE NEVHC BOARD OF DIRECTORS' PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE BOARD IS GIVEN A MONTHLY "KEY LEGISLATION" REPORT FOR REVIEW. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE BOARD MAY ELECT TO SUPPORT/OPPOSE RELEVANT LEGISLATION BY SUBMITTING LETTERS TO THE APPROPRIATE LEGISLATORS. 1D: ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE WORKING IN CONJUCTION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (NACHC), CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (CPCA), CA HEALTH+ADVOCATES, AND COMMUNITY CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (CCALAC), IN SENDING LETTERS, E-MAILS, AND MAKING CALLS TO LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OFFICE HOLDERS REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGISLATION AND ISSUES. 1G & 1H:NEVHC ATTENDS THE ANNUAL POLICY AND ISSUES FORUM SPONSORED BY NACHC IN WASHINGTON, DC. IN 2018, THE DELEGATION ATTENDING INCLUDED MEMBERS OF THE NEVHC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE CEO AND GOVERNMENT & COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER. MEETINGS WITH U.S. REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR STAFF ARE ARRANGED TO UPDATE THEM ON NEVHC'S PROGRESS AND PROGRAMS IN THEIR DISTRICTS AND TO DISCUSS ISSUES AND CHALLENGES FACING COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. IN ADDITION, THE CEO ATTENDED THE "DAY AT THE CAPITAL" CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENTO SPONSORED BY THE CPCA, A STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND COMMUNITY CLINICS. PERIODIC LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERTS ARE GENERATED BY THE NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH CALL FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING SPECIFIC LEGISLATION THAT AFFECT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. 253187 253187 6542868 2891071 3651797 5178049 2778456 2399593 8700239 6947688 1752551 399300 399300 8456428 LINE OF CREDIT 2000000 2000000 X 99382946 677193 677193 98705753 0 98705753 101262404 645260 645260 100617144 0 100617144 PART X, LINE 2: NEVHC RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFIT FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, THE TAX BENEFIT IS MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 OR 2017. NEVHC GALA 256704 167174 89530 72906 I SUPPORT U 47383 47383 35076 1 39180 39180 47270 343267 167174 176093 155252 155252 20841 1 CENTRAL CITY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 5970 S CENTRAL AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90001 954492570 501(C)(3) 101252 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE CHILDREN HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES 4650 SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90027 951690977 501(C)(3) 394559 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE CLINICA MSR ALVARADO 123 S ALVARADO ST LOS ANGELES CA 90057 953881333 501(C)(3) 148082 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE CLINICA MSR OSCAR A ROMERO NE 2032 MARENGO ST LOS ANGELES CA 90033 953881333 501(C)(3) 151601 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE OF PASADENA 1855 N FAIROAKS AVE STE 200 PASADENA CA 91103 954536824 501(C)(3) 70528 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE EAST VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH 420 S GLENDORA AVENUE WEST COVINA CA 91790 937068586 501(C)(3) 117054 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE HOMELESS HEALTH CARE LA 2330 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90057 954074970 501(C)(3) 230757 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE JWCH INSTITUTE INC 5650 JILLSON STREET COMMERCE CA 90026 952289916 501(C)(3) 252063 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE SABAN FREE CLINIC 8405 BEVERLY BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90048 952539105 501(C)(3) 179704 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE THE CHILDREN'S CLINIC 2801 ATLANTIC AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90806 951643332 501(C)(3) 161941 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE UCLA SCHOOL OF NURSING 405 HILGARD AVE LOS ANGELES CA 90095 092530369 GOVERNMENT 376377 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE USC SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY 1149 S HILL ST STE H550 LOS ANGELES CA 90015 951642394 501(C)(3) 451956 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE VENICE FAMILY CLINIC 604 ROSE AVENUE VENICE CA 90291 952769432 501(C)(3) 580649 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE ANTELOPE VALLEY COMMUNITY CLINIC 45104 10TH STREET WEST LANCASTER CA 93534 260574826 501(C)(3) 204000 BOOK HOMELESS HEALTH CARE PART I, LINE 2: THE COOPERATIVE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS NETWORK (CHCHN) ADMINISTRATOR ENSURES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHCHN CONTRACT AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH) PROGRAM. ALL SUB-RECIPIENTS RECEIVING HCH FUNDS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS TO DEMONSTRATE PROPER USAGE OF FUNDS AND SATISFACTORY PROVISION OF HOMELESS HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE CHCHN ADMINISTRATOR REVIEWS ALL SUB-RECIPIENT SUBMISSIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERIODIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND UTILIZATION REPORTS, INVOICES AND BUDGETS. SUB-RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND PERIODIC MEETINGS/TRAININGS AND PROVIDE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDITS WHICH WAS REVIEWED BY ACCOUNTING AND APPROVED BY THE CFO, AND PROOF OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY/MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE CERTIFICATES. SUB-RECIPIENT'S ELIGIBILITY OF CONTINUED HCH FUNDS IS PREDICATED ON THE SUB-RECIPIENT'S SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CHCHN AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. ALL HCH FUNDS ARE UTILIZED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HOMELESS HEALTH CARE SERVICES (I.E., STAFF SALARIES AND HCH-RELATED EXPENDITURES). TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED WHEN NECESSARY. X X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KIMBERLY WYARD CEO 258999 0 0 0 5720 0 14560 0 30677 0 309956 0 0 0 CHRISTINE LIM-FUN CHAN PARK CMO 309834 0 0 0 6569 0 17041 0 18443 0 351887 0 0 0 PATRICIA MORAGA CFO 210704 0 0 0 3483 0 11780 0 26500 0 252467 0 0 0 THERESA NITESCU COO 201896 0 0 0 4328 0 11342 0 21871 0 239437 0 0 0 JOSE LUIS TREJO MANUBES HR DIRECTOR 145848 0 0 0 3870 0 8234 0 20779 0 178731 0 0 0 PAUL R SMITH CONTROLLER 126892 0 0 0 2888 0 7138 0 24549 0 161467 0 0 0 ZEINA HIJAZI PHYSICIAN 261733 0 0 0 0 0 14395 0 23667 0 299795 0 0 0 JESSE D SANDERS JR PHYSICIAN 247513 0 0 0 3327 0 13613 0 27244 0 291697 0 0 0 EDWARD S GORDON PHYSICIAN 226942 0 0 0 0 0 12482 0 15881 0 255305 0 0 0 JOCELYN LOZENDO SINGH PHYSICIAN 220177 0 0 0 0 0 12110 0 22083 0 254370 0 0 0 GINA MARIE JOHNSON PHYSICIAN 216583 0 0 0 4888 0 11669 0 22071 0 255211 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A MEDICAL PROVIDER INCENTIVE PLAN IN PLACE WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE INCENTIVES ARE BASED ON THE PROVIDERS PRODUCTIVITY, THE PROVIDERS MUST EXCEED SPECIFIED THRESHOLDS BEFORE GETTING PAID. THE ORGANIZATION PAID INCENTIVES TO PROVIDERS DURING THE YEAR. X 4427798 CURRENT PRICE RATES 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF NORTHEAST VALLEY HEALTH CORPORATION IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY AND SAFE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, PARTICULARLY IN THE SAN FERNANDO AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS WITH SPECIAL CONCERN FOR MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED AND LOW INCOME POPULATIONS. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED IN A MANNER THAT IS SENSITIVE TO THE ECONOMIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. NORTHEAST VALLEY HEALTH CORPORATION PROVIDES ADVOCACY FOR HEALTH SERVICES, LEADERSHIP IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, RESEARCH AND HEALTH EDUCATION AND PURSUES DYNAMIC HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A NORTHEAST VALLEY HEALTH CORPORATION (NEVHC) IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SERVING LOW INCOME AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. NEVHC OPERATES 15 LICENSED COMMUNITY CLINICS, 13 WOMEN, INFANT, AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM CLINICS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT SAN FERNANDO AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS. NEVHC EMPLOYS OVER 1,000 STAFF INCLUDING LICENSED INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS SUCH AS PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND SUPPORT STAFF, TO CARRY OUT ITS WORK AS A SAFETY-NET PROVIDER. IN 2018, NEVHC CLINICS PROVIDED OVER 300,000 MEDICAL, DENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VISITS TO 94,228 RESIDENTS OF THE SAN FERNANDO AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS. 72% OF NEVHC'S PATIENTS LIVE BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND 99% LIVE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. AT NEVHC, LOW INCOME PATIENTS PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES BASED ON ABILITY TO PAY GUIDELINES. NEVHC HEALTH CENTERS RANGE FROM LARGE MULTI SERVICE PRIMARY CARE SITES TO SMALLER HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS SUCH AS STUDENTS AT HIGH RISK SCHOOLS, THE HOMELESS, AND MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE HIV+ AND WIC. WIC -NEVHC BECAME THE LOCAL AGENCY FOR THE WOMEN, INFANT AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAM IN 1986. NEVHC WIC CLINICS CURRENTLY HAVE A CASELOAD OF 61,860 PARTICIPANTS WHICH INCLUDE PREGNANT AND BREASTFEEDING WOMEN, AND THEIR INFANTS AND CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 5, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING. WIC IS A CRITICAL FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES VOUCHERS THAT CAN BE USED AT LOCAL MARKETS TO BUY HEALTHY FOODS SUCH AS MILK, CHEESE, WHOLE GRAINS AND FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. WIC IS ALSO A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR BREAST FEEDING, AND UTILIZES CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANTS AND PEER COUNSELORS TO SUPPORT MOTHERS WHO ARE BREASTFEEDING. COURT STATE DUI-NEVHC CURRENTLY OPERATES A DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) PROGRAM. THE DUI PROGRAM OFFERS 6 WEEK, 3 MONTH, 6 MONTH AND 18 MONTH PROGRAMS OF INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EDUCATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO INDIVIDUALS REFERRED BY COURTS TO COMPLETE THEIR DUI SENTENCE. COOPERATIVE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS NETWORK (CHCHN), IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS IN THE SAN FERNANDO AND SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS, NEVHC SERVES AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR A COALITION OF AGENCIES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO OVER 18,304 HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND REVISED AS NECESSARY BY THE MANAGEMENT STAFF AND CORPORATE LEGAL COUNSEL, AND ANY CHANGES CONSIDERED NECESSARY ARE INCORPORATED. THE FORM 990, ALONG WITH MANAGEMENT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL, IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM AND IF THEY APPROVE, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL TO THE FULL BOARD. ANY CHANGES REQUIRED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD IS FURNISHED WITH A COPY OF THE FORM 990, WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE BOARD GENERALLY ACCEPTS THE AUDIT COMMITTE'S RECOMMENDATION. AFTER BOARD ACCEPTANCE, THE FORM IS SIGNED AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY VIA ITS ANNUAL MANDATORY "CODE OF CONDUCT" POLICY TRAINING. THE ANNUAL TRAINING CONSISTS OF A LIVE PRESENTATION WHICH REVIEWS THE POLICY. IN ADDITION ALL KEY EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY ALL BUSINESS AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS WHICH MIGHT POTENTIALLY CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS IS DONE BY THE COMPLETION OF A DISCLOSURE FORM ON WHICH ANY SUCH INTEREST MUST BE DESCRIBED. THE FORM IS COMPLETED AND SIGNED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT IS NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION OR TO VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INCIDENCES OF CONFLICT DURING THE REPORTING YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HIRES A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A SALARY SURVEY, WHICH GENERALLY CONSISTS OF A REVIEW OF OTHER LIKE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE MARKET". THE SURVEY REPORT INCLUDES THE CONSULTANT'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. THIS REPORT IS THEN USED AS THE BASIS FOR SETTING SALARY RANGES FOR EXEMPT STAFF POSITIONS. IN ADDITION TO APPROVING THE SALARY RANGES FOR THE EXEMPT STAFF POSITIONS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE SPECIFIC SALARY OF THE CEO AND OF THE CFO. ANY CHANGES TO THESE SALARIES ARE SPECIALLY REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD BEFORE THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED. IN 2018, THE CEO AND CFO RECEIVED A COST OF LIVING INCREASE OF 4.25% ON 07/15/2018. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. OTHER INTERNAL DOCUMENTS ARE NOT ROUTINELY MADE AVAILABLE.