About The Arc Rockland Corporate Compliance
The Arc Rockland is committed to comply with the rules and regulations of federal, state and local government, and to provide a work environment where high standards of ethical and legal behavior are recognized and practiced. As Medicaid providers, we are subject to the federal and state laws that govern this program. Our Corporate Compliance Program was created to assist the organization in complying with government compliance standards, and detecting fraud, waste and abuse so that appropriate measures may be taken. It includes several elements, including information about the False Claims Act, the importance and expectation of reporting compliance concerns through the Corporate Compliance Hotline. Our Code of Conduct provides guidance regarding ethical and compliance expectations for employee conduct.
Privacy, HIPAA Compliance, Rights
The Arc Rockland is required to comply with confidentiality regulations, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security regulations. This is ensured through a system of checks and balances relating to documentation, security of records (physical and electronic), and information sharing practices.
The Arc Rockland respects your online privacy. We:
-Do not collect personally identifiable information, except where you explicitly provide your information.
-Only use information for its intended purpose.
-Will not sell or share personally identifiable information with other entities, except when required by law.
-Do not keep credit card information. Donations or payments made by credit card are handled by a third party, such as PayPal.
-If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, contact us at 845-905-6504
The Arc Rockland complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. The Arc of Rockland does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex in its health programs and activities.
Incident Management
Any and all events classified as an allegation of abuse/neglect, significant incident, notable occurrence and/or exploitation shall be reported and investigated in accordance with New York State Law, and guidance issued by the Justice Center. The Arc Rockland is committed to reviewing, correcting and/or monitoring certain events or situations in order to enhance the quality of care provided to the people we support to protect them (to the extent possible) from harm and to ensure that such persons are free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
The Part 624 regulations govern incident management and can be accessed via OPWDD’s website. Upon request, the agency will provide paper copies of such information. Please use the following links for additional information:
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Our mission is to empower the people we support to make personal choices and realize their dreams by providing them with resources to participate fully in community life.