Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.| Identifier | Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 | Although Baystate Health Systems, Inc. Health & Welfare Benefits Plan has no independent voting members in the governing body, this organization is a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA). VEBAs are typically different from other 501(c)(3) entities where having independent voting members in the governing body is more typical. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Mark R. Tolosky's and Keith C. McLean Shinaman's only business relationship arises from their roles as Officers or Trustees of Baystate Health, Inc. & its affiliated entities. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 | Baystate Health Systems, Inc. Health & Welfare Benefits Plan is affiliated with Baystate Adminstrative Services, Inc. (BAS) which is a 501 (c)(3) organization. Various management and support functions are delegated to BAS. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8a and 8b: The Trustees of the Baystate Health Systems, Inc. Health and Welfare Benefits Plan meet during certain scheduled Baystate Health, Inc. board meetings. The Baystate Health, Inc. Board of Trustees and its committees including the Audit and Compliance committee contemporaneously document meetings and actions relative to the Trust including annual acceptance of the audited financial statements. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | Prior to the filing of this return appropriate parts of this Form 990 were reviewed by representatives from the Tax, Finance, and Human Resources Departments of Baystate Health, Inc. (the parent organization of the health care system to which the filing organization belongs), some of whom are officers or trustees of the filing organization and by legal counsel. The entire return was reviewed by a tax expert from an outside accounting firm. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12 | Baystate Health Systems, Inc. Health & Welfare Benefits Plan is a VEBA which is an affiliate of Baystate Health, Inc. Baystate Health, Inc. ("BH") and its affiliated entities have a comprehensive conflict of interest policy applicable to all of the affiliated entities. All directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees of BH and its affiliates are asked to complete an annual "conflict of interest" form. We utilize an electronic database to receive and manage all conflict of interest submissions. This information is reviewed by the BH Chief Compliance Officer, the BH Chief Executive Officer, the Chair of the BH Board of Trustees, and the Chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee of BH. A summary of the conflict of interest disclosures is provided to the Baystate Health Board of Trustees and the Tax Department and reviewed by outside counsel. Potential conflict of interest transactions are reviewed as appropriate under the policy, which provides for recusal from discussion and deliberation by any party with a potential conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 13 This VEBA is subject to the written whistleblower policy of Baystate Health, Inc. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 14 This VEBA is subject to the written document retention and destruction policy of Baystate Health, Inc. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The Trustees are employees of an affiliate of Baystate Health, Inc., the parent organization of the health care system to which the VEBA belongs. The compensation of the President and CEO and of other key officers and employees is established based on information provided by independent third party consultants for reasonableness and appropriate comparability data. The compensation is then established, reviewed and approved by the independent compensation committee of Baystate Health, Inc (the parent organization of the the health system to which the filing organization belongs) and all such deliberations and decisions are documented contemporaneously. | |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization makes its conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public at www.baystatehealth.org. |
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