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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 668,635,452 | 683,250,315 | 704,248,802 | 758,412,389 | 1,311,261,527 | 4,125,808,485 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 668,635,452 | 683,250,315 | 704,248,802 | 758,412,389 | 1,311,261,527 | 4,125,808,485 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 4,125,808,485 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 668,635,452 | 683,250,315 | 704,248,802 | 758,412,389 | 1,311,261,527 | 4,125,808,485 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4,171,556 | 5,462,317 | 7,291,691 | 12,546,508 | 15,355,775 | 44,827,847 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 4,170,636,332 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: | ADMINISTER GIFTS AND GRANTS IN KEEPING WITH THE HEALTH RESEARCH, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PURPOSE OF THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORPORATION AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES; ALSO INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER. |
| 990, PART III, LINE 4A. FEDERALLY FUNDED HIV AIDS PREVENTION AND CARE | THE UNINSURED CARE PROGRAMS (UCP) PROVIDE MEDICATIONS AND MEDICAL CARE TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED NEW YORK STATE RESIDENTS LIVING WITH OR AT RISK OF ACQUIRING HIV/AIDS. THE PROGRAMS ARE MANAGED BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AIDS INSTITUTE. HEALTH RESEARCH, INC. (HRI) SERVES AS THE FISCAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE PROGRAMS. THE AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADAP) BEGAN IN 1987 AS PART OF A NATIONAL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FREE HIV/AIDS DRUGS TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS NOT COVERED BY MEDICAID OR ADEQUATE THIRD-PARTY INSURANCE. NEW YORK STATE EXPANDED THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE AMBULATORY CARE AND HOME CARE SERVICES, INSURANCE CONTINUATION AND PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS. THE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS AND BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND AND LOWER HUDSON RYAN WHITE PART A REGIONS. BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTE/REGULATION GOVERNS THE PROGRAMS. THE FEDERAL RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS TREATMENT EXTENSION ACT OF 2009 INCLUDES STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE NATION, AND ASSOCIATED APPROPRIATIONS PROVIDE FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, STATE REGULATION IN NYCRR, TITLE 10, SUB-PART 43-2 GOVERNS THE APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS AND ESTABLISHES THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF APPLICANTS, PARTICIPANTS, AND PROVIDERS. NEW YORK STATE'S UNINSURED CARE PROGRAMS ARE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN THE NATION, OFFERING A FULL SCOPE OF SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS. THE UCP SERVES OVER 24,000 UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS ANNUALLY. THE MAJORITY OF ADAP PARTICIPANTS ARE PERSONS OF COLOR: 38.3 PERCENT ARE BLACK; 35.2 PERCENT ARE HISPANIC; 22 PERCENT ARE WHITE; THREE PERCENT ARE ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER/NATIVE AMERICAN. THE UCP/ADAP HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM-SPECIFIC CASCADE OF CARE WHICH DEMONSTRATES THAT THE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN LINKING UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED PERSONS TO CONTINUOUS CARE AND ACHIEVING VIRAL SUPPRESSION. EIGHTY- SIX PERCENT OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE ACTIVE IN THE PROGRAM FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR ARE IN CONTINUOUS CARE. NINETY-FOUR PERCENT ARE VIRALLY SUPPRESSED. THE UCP ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH PROVIDERS AND INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO THE WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR PAYMENT FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND MEDICATIONS FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH OR AT RISK OF ACQUIRING HIV. IN RESPONSE TO GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO'S THREE-POINT PLAN TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE END OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK STATE, THE UCP HAVE EXPLORED WAYS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO RAPID ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND ONGOING CARE. ON 4/24/19, THE UCP RAISED THE INCOME THRESHOLD TO BE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 500% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL FOR THE APPLICANT'S FAMILY SIZE, ELIMINATED THE USE OF LIQUID ASSETS IN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, AND ELIMINATED THE 50% EMPLOYER COST SHARE REQUIREMENT FOR PREMIUM ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM NAME WAS CHANGED TO THE UNINSURED CARE PROGRAMS TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PROGRAM. |
| 990, PART III, LINE 4B. CANCER RESEARCH | HEALTH RESEARCH, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1953 TO AID ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE (RPCI) IN ATTRACTING AND MANAGING DONATIONS AND GRANTS TO FURTHER ITS CANCER RESEARCH. THE MISSION OF RPCI IS TO UNDERSTAND, PREVENT AND CURE CANCER. RPCI, FOUNDED IN 1898, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY TO BE NAMED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (NIH) AS A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE-DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER AND REMAINS THE ONLY FACILITY WITH THIS DESIGNATION IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY, TRANSLATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, WITH A MISSION TO ELIMINATE CANCER'S GRIP ON HUMANITY BY UNLOCKING ITS SECRETS THROUGH PERSONALIZED APPROACHES AND UNLEASHING THE HEALING POWER OF HOPE. RPCI UTILIZES ITS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER SUPPORT GRANT (CCSG) TO BUILD ON UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES, MOVING LABORATORY SCIENCE INTO ADVANCED TREATMENT, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND EDUCATION. ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE'S REVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH MODEL OF A "MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH" TO CANCER WITH SCIENTISTS AND CLINICIANS WORKING IN CONCERT AND IN CONSULT HAS BECOME THE STANDARD BY WHICH ALL MODERN-DAY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS ARE MEASURED. DR. CANDACE JOHNSON CONTINUES IN HER LEADERSHIP ROLE AT RPCI, WHICH SHE TOOK IN NOVEMBER 2014. DR. JOHNSON HAS EXTENSIVE ACADEMIC, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE. DR. KUNLE ODUNSI WAS APPOINTED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN APRIL 2015. HE CONTINUES HIS LEADERSHIP OF THE TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOTHERAPY PROGRAM. DR. ODUNSI ALSO SERVES AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY. BOTH ARE EXPERIENCED AND WORLD RENOWNED RESEARCHERS. HRI CONTINUES TO WORK WITH RPCI LEADERSHIP IN ALL OF THEIR RESEARCH ENDEAVORS. HRI'S CANCER RESEARCH GRANT PORTFOLIO SUPPORTS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AT RPCI. THE BUFFALO COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER IS NATIONALLY RANKED AND IS ONE OF ONLY 50 COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY. HEALTH RESEARCH INCORPORATED (HRI) PROVIDES EFFECTIVE PRE- AND POST-AWARD EVALUATION, SOLICITATION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF EXTERNAL RESEARCH SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, NOT FOR-PROFIT FOUNDATIONS AND COMMERCIAL FIRMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPONSOR. THE HRI/GRANTS MANAGEMENT STAFF (22 FTES) SUPPORT MORE THAN 567 ACTIVE GRANTS ANNUALLY FOR RPCI, PROVIDING TIMELY AND DETAILED GRANT REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE INFORMATION FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REVIEW, AS WELL AS ANALYSIS WITH INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS. HRI'S SUPERIOR GRANT ADMINISTRATION EXPERTISE AND ITS ABILITY TO ATTRACT HIGHLY QUALIFIED RESEARCH STAFF HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTINUED UPWARD TRAJECTORY OF THE INSTITUTION AND IT'S CANCER RESEARCH. HRI-ROSWELL PARK DIVISION CURRENTLY HAS 567 ACTIVE PROJECTS TOTALING $95.4 MILLION, OF WHICH $60.7 MILLION ARE PEER REVIEWED AWARDS. HRI-ROSWELL PARK'S LARGEST SPONSOR IS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (NIH) REPRESENTING 60% OF TOTAL FUNDING. HRI-ROSWELL PARK DIVISION RECEIVED MORE THAN $112.1 MILLION OF REVENUE IN FY20. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE EMERGENCY | PREPAREDNESS HEALTH RESEARCH, INC. (HRI) GRANT FUNDS CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (PHEP) AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE (ASPR) HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (HPP) FUNDING SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NYSDOH) OFFICE OF HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (OHEP). OHEP CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE STATE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (STATE OEM) AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS (LHD) AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC-SECTOR PARTNERS TO BUILD A SOLID EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOUNDATION TO RESPOND TO ANY CRISIS OR EMERGENT SITUATION IN THE STATE. BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF NYSDOH CAPABILITIES AND GAPS AND CONSIDERING REDUCED PHEP AND HPP FUNDING, NYSDOH HAS CAREFULLY REVIEWED ITS PROGRESS IN DESIGNING AN INTEGRATED AND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STRUCTURE AND HAS STRATEGICALLY PRIORITIZED FUTURE EFFORTS. 1. NYSDOH OHEP CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN ITS FULLY DEVELOPED INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IMS). ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2019 TO 03/31/2020 NYSDOH'S IMS WAS ACTIVATED FOR FIVE (5) INCIDENTS ORGANIZING COMMAND AND OPERATIONAL STRUCTURES AT STATE AND/OR REGIONAL LEVEL. NYSDOHS INFORMATICS STAFF IN COLLABORATION WITH OHEP SUCCESSFULLY USE THE IMS DASHBOARD FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, DURING THE 2019 CRIMSON CONTAGION EXERCISE. THE IMS DASHBOARD IS AN APPLICATION THAT PULLS REAL-TIME DATA FROM EIGHT (8) IDENTIFIED APPLICATIONS USED FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TO FORM A COMMON OPERATING PICTURE (COP). THIRTY (30) NYSDOH IMS STAFF COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC)/ EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTION (ESF) OPERATIONS TRAINING FOR A TOTAL OF 84 TRAINED STAFF. EIGHTY-SEVEN (87) NYSDOH STAFF WERE TRAINED ON THE IMS DASHBOARD, EIGHT (8) WERE TRAINED AS ADMINISTRATORS. FIFTY-THREE (53) NYSDOH IDENTIFIED IMS STAFF AND THE FOUR (4) HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COALITION (HEPC) LEADS HAVE EITHER, OR BOTH, VIRTUAL HEALTH OPERATIONS CENTER (VHOC) ADMINISTRATOR OR GENERAL USER ACCESS. 2. NYSDOH OHEP CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR DISTRIBUTION AND DISPENSING OF MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES (MCM), INCLUDING VACCINES AND MEDICATIONS, USING LOCAL POINTS OF DISPENSING (POD)/CLINIC OPERATIONS. NYSDOH OHEP HAS FOCUSED ON RESEARCHING ALTERNATE DISPENSING STRATEGIES SUCH AS CLOSED POD PARTNERSHIPS, THAT MAY INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, PHARMACIES AND PRIVATE BUSINESS LOCATIONS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2019 TO 03/31/2020 THE NYSDOH OHEP CONDUCTED A FULL-SCALE MCM DISTRIBUTION EXERCISE ENTITLED THE EAGLE DISTRIBUTION FULL-SCALE EXERCISE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2019. THE EXERCISE TESTED NYSDOH ABILITY TO ACQUIRE, MANAGE, TRANSPORT AND TRACK MEDICAL MATERIALS DURING AN INCIDENT. THE EXERCISE INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING CITIES READINESS INITIATIVE (CRI) COUNTIES: ALBANY, RENSSELAER, SARATOGA, SCHOHARIE AND SCHENECTADY. ALL 57 LHDS CONDUCTED MCM FULL-SCALE EXERCISES, SUBMITTED THEIR AFTER ACTION REPORT AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN (AAR/IP) AND UPDATED THEIR MCM PLANS. ALL 57 LHDS UPDATE THE MCM DISPENSING AND VACCINE ADMINISTRATION SECTIONS OF THEIR CLINICAL OPERATIONS PLANS. ALL 57 LHDS COMPLETED STAFF NOTIFICATION AND ASSEMBLY, FACILITY SET-UP AND SITE ACTIVATION DRILLS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL PHEP EXERCISE. 3. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE INVENTORY SYSTEM (MERITS). MERITS IS AN ELECTRONIC INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS THE STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE (SNS) AND THE STATE'S MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CACHE (MERC) WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS. THIS INCLUDES PROCESSING ORDERS, RECEIVING, SHIPPING, REPORTING AND MAINTAINING A MASTER INVENTORY OF ALL ASSETS. NYSDOH OHEP CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN MEDICAL MATERIEL MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT WITH MCM AND/OR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE FOR A TIMELY AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2019 TO 03/31/2020 NYSDOH OHEP CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT (EMAC) TRAINING FOR 100% OF THE HEPC LEADS AND AT LEAST ONE (1) REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF THE CONTRACTED HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS (HA) AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS. NYSDOH OHEP CONDUCTED THREE (3) MASS FATALITY SHELTER TRAININGS. ALL TRAILERS AND MASS FATALITY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT ARE READY FOR DEPLOYMENT. NYSDOH OHEP ATTENDED BI-WEEKLY MEETINGS WITH NYSDOH INFORMATICS STAFF TO ASSESS MERITS PERFORMANCE AND DISCUSS INCLUSION IN THE IMS DASHBOARD. 100% OF ALL EXPIRED SUPPLIES WERE REPLENISHED IN THE FEDERAL MEDICAL STATION (FMS). LOGISTICS STAFF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE FEDERAL CHEMPACK PROGRAM WITH SUSTAINMENT EFFORTS AT 72 STATEWIDE LOCATIONS. 4. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT INFORMATICS INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC, SECURE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. NYSDOH WILL SUSTAIN AND IMPROVE SYSTEMS FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE. IN-PLACE ARCHITECTURE WAS LEVERAGED AND NEW COMPONENTS WERE ADDED THAT LINK NYSDOH WITH ITS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PARTNERS AND PROMOTE THE EXCHANGE OF DATA WITH STAKEHOLDERS, BI-DIRECTIONALLY, WHILE ENSURING APPROPRIATE PRIVACY PROTECTION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2019 TO 03/31/2020 100% OF REGIONAL OFFICES (RO) AND NYSDOH IMS LEADS USED THE VHOC TO CREATE A SITUATION REPORT. NYSDOH INFORMATICS STAFF UPDATED THE COUNTERMEASURE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CDMS) TO ENHANCE THE USER EXPERIENCE OF PUBLIC REGISTRATION TO WORK ON SMARTPHONE, MAPPING INTERFACE AND REGISTRATION CANCELATION, USER EXPERIENCE WITH NEW FRONT-END FRAMEWORK TO BE RESPONSIVE WITH A TABLET AND ADDED ADDITIONAL SECURITY LEVELS. THE NEW SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL (SMTP) SERVERS INCREASED THE TRANSMISSION RATE OF OUTGOING MESSAGES FROM INTEGRATED HEALTH ALERTING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (IHANS) AND SERVNY APPLICATIONS WHICH IN TURN INCREASED THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THE MESSAGES BY 20%. NYSDOH INFORMATICS STAFF UPDATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE APPLICATIONS AND MAPPING TOOLS WITH ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INFORMATION (EEI) THAT WILL BE USED DURING EMERGENCIES AND EXERCISES. NYSDOH OHEP TESTED THE HEALTH OPERATION CENTER (HOC) ACTIVATION, STAFFING PLANS, DEVELOPED AN INCIDENT ACTION PLAN (IAP) AND USED THE VHOC SYSTEM DURING THE CRIMSON CONTAGION EXERCISE. NYSDOH ESTABLISHED MEASLES RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS (MRRT) TO RESPOND TO A SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED CASE OF MEASLES SPECIFICALLY IN THE SETTING OF A CHILDREN'S CAMP OR BUNGALOW COMMUNITY TO EXPEDITE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION AND OUTBREAK CONTROL STRATEGIES BY QUICKLY ASSESSING IMMUNIZATION STATUS OF CAMPERS AND CAMP STAFF. NYSDOH OHEP COMPLETED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERACTIVE WEB-BASED INCIDENT RESPONSE MANAGEMENT (IRM) MODULE INCLUDING HOW TO ORGANIZE AND NOTIFY VOLUNTEERS USING SERVNY. NYSDOH OHEP CONDUCTED NINE (9) SERVNY COORDINATOR TRAININGS, TWO (2) IRM TRAININGS, AND TWO (2) QUARTERLY VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR CALLS. NYSDOH CONDUCTED SIX (6) WEBINARS WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS. TOPICS INCLUDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON SYSTEM UPDATES, MANAGEMENT AND FUNCTIONALITY TRAINING FOR NEW COORDINATORS. NYSDOH INFORMATICS CONDUCTED THIRTEEN (13) IHANS USER TRAININGS. A TOTAL OF 177 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THESE TRAININGS INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM NYSDOH AND LHDS. NYSDOH INFORMATICS IN COLLABORATION WITH OHEP CONDUCTED A STATEWIDE INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS (IOC) DRILL TO TEST THE UPDATED IHANS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY INCLUDING SYSTEM CAPACITY, VALIDITY OF COMMUNICATION DATA AND USER INTERACTION WITH THE SYSTEM. ALL 57 LHDS PARTICIPATED IN THE DRILL AND SUBMITTED AN IHANS COMPLETION REPORT TO OHEP. ALL 57 LHDS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A VOLUNTEER NOTIFICATION AND ACTIVATION DRILL USING THE SERVNY VERSION 2. NYSDOH'S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (PIO) PARTICIPATED IN SIX (6) RADIOLOGICAL EXERCISES. SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT (65%) OF LHDS (37 OF 57) PARTICIPATED IN NYSDOH CRISIS AND EMERGENCY RISK COMMUNICATION (CERC) WORKGROUP WEBINARS. 5. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN AND BUILD PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY TESTING CAPABILITY OF THE NYSDOH WADSWORTH CENTER (WC), TO INCLUDE TESTING OF CLINICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD AND WATER SAMPLES. LABORATORY TESTING CONTINUES TO BE A PRIORITY AREA INCLUDING COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION EFFORTS AND BUILDING ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES. THIS INCLUDES: LABORATORY RESPONSE NETWORK (LRN)-BIOLOGICAL (B) THREATS GOALS INCLUDE RAPID TESTING USING LRN PROTOCOLS AND REPORTING TO SUBMITTERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR PROMPT DECISION MAKING. LRN-B WILL SUSTAIN THE ABILITY FOR CONTACTING THE SENTINEL LABORATORIES IN NEW YORK STATE (NYS) THROUGH THE HEALTH COMMERCE SYSTEM (HCS). |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE EMERGENCY | PREPAREDNESS CON'T LRN-CHEMICAL (C) THREATS GOALS INCLUDE THE ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGY TO PROCESS AND MAINTAIN THE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF SPECIMENS THAT ARE HANDLED DURING SURGE TESTING AND TO USE THE REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT ARE NOW SUPPLIED BY THE CDC FOR METHOD IMPROVEMENT AND THE FULL VALIDATION OF ANALYTICAL PROTOCOLS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2019 TO 03/31/2020 SIX (6) MEMBERS OF THE BIODEFENSE LABORATORY WERE TRAINED AND ARE COMPETENT TO PERFORM LRN CLINICAL AND HIGH-RISK ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE TESTING. WC LRN-B LABORATORY PERFORMED NUMEROUS TESTS ON SPECIMENS AND SAMPLES FOR AGENTS LISTED ON THE LRN REQUALIFICATION. WC LRN-B LABORATORY PERFORMED TESTING ON 118 SPECIMENS OR ISOLATES RECEIVED FOR B. ANTHRACIS, EIGHT (8) FOR BRUCELLA, 60 FOR C. BOTULINUM, AND 15 ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES. TESTING FOR THESE SPECIMENS WERE ALL INITIATED WITHIN TWO (2) HOURS. THE HIGH NUMBER OF B. ANTHRACIS RULE-OUTS IS INDICATIVE OF CLINICAL LABORATORIES IN NYS BEING AWARE OF THE RULE-OUT OR REFER ALGORITHM AND THE TRAINING THAT WAS PROVIDED. WC PROVIDED ONE (1) DIDACTIC TRAINING TO THREE (3) FIRST RESPONDERS AND 51 NYSDOH PERSONNEL. TRAININGS WERE FOCUSED ON COLLECTION, PACKAGING AND RESPONSE TO BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL THREAT AGENTS. ALONG WITH THE TRAININGS, TWENTY-SEVEN (27) COLLECTION KITS FOR BIOTHREAT AND CHEMICAL THREAT TESTING HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO FIRST RESPONDER AGENCIES. OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE TRAININGS, 100% WERE DEEMED TO BE COMPETENT IN HANDS-ON SAMPLE COLLECTION AND THREAT AWARENESS FOR SUSPICIOUS BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL AGENTS. LRN-C SUCCESSFULLY VALIDATED AN LC-MS/MS METHOD FOR COMPOUNDS 1 THROUGH 4 WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE CHARACTERIZATION OF QUALITY CONTROLS (QC) MATERIALS PROVIDED BY THE CDC. URINE MERCURY BY ICP-MS WAS SUCCESSFULLY CHARACTERIZED IN THE 2017 TES QC MATERIALS AND HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ALL AVAILABLE PROFICIENCY TESTING (PT) EVENTS. URINE HG IS STILL IN ROUND ROBIN TESTING AND IS REPORTED, BUT NOT GRADED. THE LRN-C PARTICIPATED IN PT FOR ALL FIVE (5) CORE LC-MS/MS METHODS AND ACHIEVED 100% PASSING RATE. LC-MS/MS METHODS FROM SCIEX 4000 TO SCIEX 6500 HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED AND VALIDATED FOR HNPAA, OPNA, NITROGEN MUSTARD, ABRINE AND RICININE. CURRENTLY, THE LAB IS REVISING AND UPDATING THE RESPECTIVE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) MANUAL. LRN-C OPTIMIZED AND VALIDATED NEW LC-MS/MS METHODS FOR SBMSE IN URINE AND SERUM MATRICES. PARTICIPATED IN A PT (SBMSE IN URINE) AND A ROUND ROBIN (SBMSE IN SERUM) AND ACHIEVED 100% PASSING RATE FOR BOTH ANALYSES. THE LAB IS PREPARING VALIDATION PACKAGES TO MEET CLINICAL LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT (CLIA) REQUIREMENTS AND TO USE THESE NEWLY DEVELOPED METHODS FOR CLINICAL SPECIMEN ANALYSIS. 6. THE NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE ITS COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS THAT COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE DATA STREAMS DAILY TO ENSURE A BASELINE OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA FOR NYS. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO SUSTAIN THE CAPABILITY TO ANALYZE AND INTERPRET EPIDEMIOLOGIC DATA THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM THE PERIOD 04/01/2019 TO 03/31/2020 THE NYSDOH DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (DOE) STATISTICAL UNIT IS CURRENTLY ANALYZING THE NEW REPORT OF VERIFIED CASE OF TUBERCULOSIS (RVCT) REPORTING FORM TO IDENTIFY NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE DATA COLLECTION SUPPLEMENTAL FORM. THE DOE STATISTICAL UNIT HAS COMPLETED A PRELIMINARY GAP ANALYSIS, CREATED AN INITIAL DRAFT OF THE UPDATED SUPPLEMENTAL FORM AND ONCE ALL CHANGES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THEY WILL BE APPLIED TO THE UPDATED HL7 MESSAGE FOR TUBERCULOSIS. NYSDOH STAFF ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH THE CDC ON FINALIZING THE FOODBORNE DIARRHEAL DISEASE (FDD) NMI HL7 NOTIFICATIONS. THE NYSDOH DOE STATISTICAL UNIT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ESSENCE TRANSMISSION TO CDC AND CREATED A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK MESSAGING SYSTEM (PHNMS) ROUTE FOR HISTORICAL DATA. CURRENTLY, 118 OF THE 129 NYS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS (ED) ARE REPORTING TO ESSENCE. NYSDOH DOE PROGRAM WILL SHARE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE INVESTIGATION REPORTS WITH LHDS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. NYSDOH EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STAFF PARTICIPATED IN ALL SCHEDULED NATIONAL NOTIFIABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (NNDSS) MODERNIZATION INITIATIVE CONFERENCE CALLS, COMPLETED THE GAP ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL WORK FOR GENERAL DISEASE, ARBOVIRAL DISEASE AND HEPATITIS DISEASE NOTIFICATIONS AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE GAP ANALYSIS FOR THE FOODBORNE AND DIARRHEAL DISEASES MESSAGE MAPPING GUIDE. NYSDOH CONTINUES TO ROUTINELY PROVIDE CASE AND OUTBREAK-BASED REPORTING TO CDC AND OTHER FEDERAL PARTNERS, AS APPROPRIATE, THROUGH AN ARRAY OF METHODS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMAILS, CONFERENCE CALLS, NATIONAL ELECTRONIC DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (NEDSS), NATIONAL OUTBREAK REPORTING SYSTEM (NORS) AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (NEARS). PROGRAM PERIOD SUCCESSES: CRIMSON CONTAGION EXERCISE NYSDOH PARTICIPATED IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE (ASPR) CRIMSON CONTAGION 2019 EXERCISE SERIES FROM AUGUST 13 -16, 2019. THE CRIMSON CONTAGION EXERCISE WAS A MULTI-STATE EXERCISE THAT FOCUSED ON THE WHOLE COMMUNITY RESPONSE AND POLICY ISSUES OF WORKFORCE VIABILITY; CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; NON-PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS; SCARCE RESOURCE ALLOCATION; PRIORITIZATION OF VACCINES AND OTHER COUNTERMEASURES AND MEDICAL SURGE OPERATIONS. DURING THE CRIMSON CONTAGION EXERCISE, NYSDOH TESTED THE USE OF THE VHOC SYSTEM WITH ROS AND NYSDOH IMS LEADS, INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH IHANS NOTIFICATION AND HERDS WITH HEPCS, HOC ACTIVATION, STAFFING PLANS, DEVELOPING AN IAP AND THE IMS DASHBOARD TO ANALYZE THE FLOW OF INFORMATION, USER FUNCTIONALITY AND COMPATIBILITY. NYSDOH OHEP CONDUCTED A FACILITATED DISCUSSION WITH NYSDOH PROGRAM AREAS AND ROS FOCUSED ON VACCINATION OF CRITICAL WORKFORCE DURING THE CRIMSON CONTAGION EXERCISE. TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDED THE PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF PROPHYLAXIS OF NYS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN RESPONSE TO A SEVERE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION, NYSDOH CONDUCTED A PEDIATRIC CARE SURGE TTX TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SURGE ANNEX FOR THE STATE AND HEPCS. PARTICIPATES INCLUDED HEPC LEADS AND NYSDOH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME) INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SURGE ANNEX. A PEDIATRIC AAR/IP WAS DEVELOPED IDENTIFYING STRENGTHS AND AREAS OF IMPROVEMENTS. NYSDOH STRENGTHS INCLUDED: FULL CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT A STAFF NOTIFICATION DRILL FOR ACTIVATION OF THE HOC, COMPLETED SET-UP OF THE HOC WITHIN FOUR (4) HOURS OF NOTIFICATION, ESTABLISHED STAFFING PLANS WITH NYSDOH SMLS TO COVER ONE EIGHT-HOUR SHIFT FOR THREE (3) DAYS, CONDUCT JUST IN TIME TRAINING (JITT) TO RO AND NYSDOH IMS LEADS ON IMS AND VHOC. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES | BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PUBLIC AFFAIRS GROUP CENTER FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE STUDIES DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, INTERNALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH OFFICE OF HEALTH SYSTEM MANAGEMENT DIVISION OF HEALTH CARE STANDARDS SURVEY DIVISION OF HEALTH FACILITY PLANNING OFFICE OF HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS OFFICE OF QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ANNUAL FORM 990 IS INITIATED BY THE CORPORATE CONTROLLER AND DEVELOPED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE FINAL DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE THREE KEY PERSONNEL LISTED ABOVE. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS TO THE PRIOR YEAR'S FILING IS CONDUCTED AND THEN THE FINAL DRAFT IS PRESENTED TO HEALTH RESEARCH, INC'S INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM FOR VALIDATION. ONCE FINALIZED BY THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRESENTS AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990 FILING WITH THE CORPORATION'S SECRETARY/TREASURER AND IF REQUESTED, THE CORPORATION'S VICE PRESIDENT. A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL DIRECTORS OF THE HRI BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | HRI CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND IF APPROPRIATE, REVISED BY THE CORPORATION'S HOUSE COUNSEL AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE HRI EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS UPDATED IN JANUARY 2018. THE POLICY IS PROVIDED TO EMPLOYEES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS VIA HRI'S ONLINE TRAINING SYSTEM. INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEST TO READING THE POLICY; CONFIRMATION OF WHICH IS ELECTRONICALLY MAINTAINED BY CORPORATE HUMAN RESOURCE STAFF. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION, ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN CONJUNCTION WITH NEW HIRE ORIENTATION, AND THE POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON THE HRI WEBSITE. ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS MUST BE DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION BY MANAGEMENT. COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE POLICY ARE MONITORED AND ENSURED THROUGH THE PRESENCE OF COMPLIMENTARY CONTROLS, SUCH AS THE HRI OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT POLICY AND HONORARIA/TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY. ANNUALLY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND MUST CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY, IN ADDITION TO DISCLOSING ALL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. NEW HRI BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE POLICY AT THE TIME OF APPOINTMENT AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS UPON RECEIPT. ATTESTATIONS AND DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE SENT TO THE HRI CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS CONTINUING TO ENHANCE ITS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ARE CONDITIONED AND DETERMINED BY CIRCUMSTANCES AND RANGE FROM DENIAL OF THE REQUEST FOR AN EMPLOYEE TO RECUSAL FOR A DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL KEY EMPLOYEES ARE SET IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET. THIS IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | HEALTH RESEARCH, INC.'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ETHICS POLICY, WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| 990, PART X INVESTMENTS PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES | DESCRIPTION ENDING BOOK VALUE COST OF FMV US TREASURIES & SECURITIES $510,057,272 FMV TOTALS $510,057,272 |
| 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE TO THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX PREP YEAR. |
| 990, PART I, #1 SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES | THE FOLLOWING AWARDS HIGHLIGHT A FEW OF THE MANY SPONSORED PROJECTS THAT HEALTH RESEARCH, INC HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FOR DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD: A TECHNOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY PLATFORM FOR STATE-WIDE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE THREAT OF MICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AR), THIS PROJECT INVOLVES THE NYSDOH WC, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DIGITAL TEAM, OPGEN AND ILUM WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE, FLEXIBLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES REPORTING, TRACKING AND SURVEILLANCE TOOL FOR AR THAT CAN BE APPLIED ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOME AND SAVE HEALTH CARE DOLLARS BY INTEGRATING REAL TIME EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEILLANCE WITH RAPID DELIVERY OF RESULTS TO CARE GIVERS VIA WEB-BASED AND MOBILE PLATFORMS. COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE IN NEW YORK STATE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AWARD RECEIVED TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; SURVEILLANCE AND CASE IDENTIFICATION, PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES, MONITORING OF TRAVELERS, DATA MANAGEMENT, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, STAFFING, AND SHIPPING, ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE EXPENSES, INFECTION CONTROL, SURGE STAFFING, EMERGENCY OPERATIONS AND COORDINATION, RISK COMMUNICATION SUPPORT, AND PUBLIC HEALTH COORDINATION WITH HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. HEALTHY KIDS: CONNECTING KIDS TO COVERAGE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON TWO UPSTATE RURAL COUNTIES, ST. LAWRENCE AND ONEIDA, IDENTIFIED AS HAVING THE HIGHEST VOLUME OF UNINSURED CHILDREN UNDER AGE 19 ACCORDING TO THE 2017 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (ACS) 1-YEAR ESTIMATES. FUNDING WILL PRIMARILY BE USED TO PROVIDE NAVIGATOR GRANTEES UNDER CONTRACT WITH NYSDOH TO ADD EIGHT (8) ADDITIONAL NAVIGATORS, FOCUSING THEIR EFFORTS ON THE REMAINING UNINSURED CHILDREN LIVING IN THESE COUNTIES AND THE PARENTS OF THESE CHILDREN. THESE NAVIGATORS WILL PROVIDE TARGETED OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE TO UNINSURED CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS IN THESE COUNTIES, WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, SCHOOL NURSES AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. NEW YORK STATE OVERDOSE DATA TO ACTION CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED DISSEMINATION AND USE OF TIMELY AND ACTIONABLE SURVEILLANCE DATA WHICH WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE DRUG OVERDOSE INTERVENTIONS AND LINKAGES TO CARE. THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM (PDMP) WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY HIGH RISK PRESCRIBING AND PATIENT BEHAVIORS AND HELP GUIDE APPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING PRACTICES. INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE DRUG OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC WILL HELP IMPROVE PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL INCLUDING ENGAGEMENT IN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT. LIKEWISE, THE INCREASED AWARENESS SHOULD DECREASE INITIATION OF OPIOID USE AND MISUSE BY INCREASING USE OF NON-OPIOID MEDICINES AND NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT AMONG PATIENTS. |
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