Corporate Compliance

Catholic Charities of Oswego County is committed to promoting honesty, and conducting its affairs with integrity and based on sound ethical and moral standards.

The role of the Corporate Compliance Department is to build an effective Corporate Compliance Program and Culture of Compliance. Our program is designed to prevent, detect, and respond to violations, and includes:

Corporate Compliance Plan

Policies and procedures, in adherence to 18 NYCRR 521 and HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notifications Rules

A designated compliance officer

A corporate compliance committee

Training and education for employees, volunteers, and board members

Open communication, including methods for anonymous and confidential reporting

An investigation process and disciplinary policy

Internal monitoring and auditing to identify risk areas

Catholic Charities of Oswego County’s Corporate Compliance Plan and associated policies apply to all Affected Individuals. Affected Individuals as defined by the Office of Medicaid Inspector General are: All persons who are affected by the provider’s risk areas, including employees, the chief executive and other senior administrators, managers, contractors, agents, subcontractors, independent contractors, and governing body and corporate officers. *Review of the Compliance Program information of this website, and subsequent signing of any contracts, leases, or memorandums of agreement, will function as acknowledgement of complying with the Policies and Procedures of Catholic Charities of Oswego County, attestation of taking the necessary training and education for all affected individuals, and compliance with all HIPAA and Confidentiality laws.*

Related Policies

Related Training:

HIPAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9znUYvVO4A
Compliance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFT2KDTEjAk

Reporting Compliance Concerns

Employees are strongly encouraged to act when they witness or suspect ethical or policy violations. Employees may (1) share their concerns with a supervisor, the executive director, or the compliance officer, (2) call the corporate compliance hotline or (3) place an anonymous note in the Compliance Comments box on site. All submissions will be managed confidentially and anonymous reports will be accepted. We have a strict policy against retaliation for anyone who reports concerns in good faith.

Corporate Compliance Hotline

(866) 460-2024
24 hours a day. Toll Free. Confidential. Anonymous.

Incident Reporting

Catholic Charities of Oswego County is committed to protecting the safety and well-being of the individuals we serve and to ensure safeguards are developed to keep people safe from harm.

Effective June 30, 2013, Mandated Reporters were issued new legal duties under the New York State Protection of People with Special Needs Act to report Abuse, Neglect, and Significant Incidents involving vulnerable persons to the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs’ Vulnerable Persons’ Central Register (VPCR), a 24/7 hotline: (855) 373-2122. Mandated Reporters must continue to call New York’s Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment at (800) 635-1522 if they have reasonable cause to suspect abuse or maltreatment of children.