| PRIVACY POLICY AND
PROCEDURES |
Policy #:
2100.5 |
LSU Health Sciences Center New
Orleans
Date Effective: April 14, 2003 |
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Patient Information Policy
Whistleblower/Non-Retaliation
SCOPE:
All Louisiana State University (LSU) System health care
facilities and providers including, but not limited to,
hospitals physician practices, clinics, schools, etc. on the
LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Academic Campus.
Nota Bene: All LSU System health care facilities and
providers including, but not limited to hospitals, physician
clinics, schools, etc. on the LSU Health Sciences Center New
Orleans Academic Campus, are referred to in this policy as
LSUHSC-NO.
PURPOSE:
To provide guidance to LSUHSC-NO health care facilities
regarding the reporting of unlawful or unethical conduct and
ensuring non-retaliation against workforce members.
POLICY:
The LSUHSC-NO facility holds its workforce members
responsible for reporting any activities to authorities
appropriate when, in good faith, they believe that the
LSUHSC-NO facility has engaged in conduct that violates
criminal or civil law, professional or clinical standards,
or internal policies and procedures, including Permanent
Memoranda and Chancellors’ Memoranda. The LSUHSC-NO facility
will take all necessary steps to refrain from intimidating,
threatening, coercing, discriminating against, or taking any
other retaliatory action against any employee, individual,
or other for the exercise of any right under or for
participation in any process established applicable laws or
regulations.
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PROCEDURE:
| 1.0 |
It is the
responsibility of all LSUHSC-NO facility employees
to report perceived misconduct, including actual
or potential violations of state and federal laws
and regulations, internal policies and procedures,
Permanent Memoranda of the LSU System, and
Chancellors’ Memoranda. |
| 2.0 |
The LSUHSC-NO
facility will maintain an “open-door policy” at
all levels of management to encourage employees to
report problems and concerns. |
| 3.0 |
The LSUHSC-NO
facility will follow all necessary procedures to
protect against any retaliation toward any
employee, faculty, staff, or other individual,
including a patient of its facilities, for
exercising their rights or participating in any
process pursuant to internal policies, applicable
law, or regulation. |
| 4.0 |
Any employee who
commits or condones any form of retaliation will
be subject to the LSUHSC-NO facility Human
Resources’ policies on discipline up to, and
including, termination. |
| 5.0 |
The LSUHSC-NO
facility will not retaliate against workforce
members, individuals, or others for:
- Exercising any right under, or participating
in any process established by federal, state, or
local, law, regulations, or policy;
- Filing a complaint with LSUHSC-NO facility
or the agencies of the Department of Health and
Human Services or any other regulatory agency or
legal authority;
- Testifying, assisting, or participating in
an investigation, compliance review, proceeding,
or hearing; or
- Opposing in good faith any act or practice
made unlawful by federal, state, or local law,
regulation, or policy, provided that the manner
of the opposition is reasonable and does not
itself violate law.
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| 6.0 |
The LSUHSC-NO
facility Compliance Officer will investigate all
allegations of non-compliance with LSUHSC-NO
practices. |
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