Financial Assistance Policy
(Hospitals and Health Systems)

Summary

This template provides a form policy and procedure document for tax-exempt, non-profit hospitals and health systems to ensure compliance with Internal Revenue Code § 501(r)(4), which requires establishing a financial assistance policy for emergency and other medically necessary care. This template includes practical guidance and drafting notes and provides standard provisions, terms, and conditions typical to this type of document. For extensive coverage of important topics in the healthcare industry, see Healthcare Fundamentals Resource Kit. For a full listing of related healthcare compliance content, see Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Compliance Resource Kit. For more on healthcare generally, see Summer Associate Resource Kit: Healthcare. For additional information on the structural elements of compliance programs and building successful healthcare compliance plans, see Compliance Programs for Healthcare Providers, Healthcare Compliance Plan Elements, and Implementing a Healthcare Compliance Plan. For a checklist guiding attorneys through key legal and business questions that healthcare providers should consider when building a compliance program, see Healthcare Compliance Program for Providers Checklist. To compare state and federal healthcare fraud and abuse laws, see the Healthcare State Law Comparison Tool.