COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

At RHB Laboratories, we adhere to the importance of trust, integrity and leadership that play in the healthcare industry. Thus, RHB Laboratories is committed to the highest standards of compliance and ethics. RHB Laboratories Compliance Program was designed to ensure that the organization upholds all legal, ethical and regulatory laws, policies and standards in the industry. As the national leader in independent clinical laboratory testing, RHB Laboratories owes its success to its long-standing commitment to support science, its national ethical standards and a compliance program based on guidelines and recommendations set forth by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).

Through its Corporate Compliance Plan, Code of Conduct and other related policies and procedures, RHB Laboratories has established standards and procedures to promote the highest ethical culture and discourage inappropriate conduct. It is the fundamental policy of RHB Laboratories to conduct its business in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and the ethical standards and practices of the industry and the organization.

» All employees participate in annual compliance training programs in which they study the applicable law.

» RHB Laboratories undergoes independent audits of its compliance program and business practices.

» All employees and all physician partners are screened to ensure they are in good standing with Federal and State health care programs.

» All agreements with referring physicians go through a strict compliance and legal review process prior to execution and must comply with ongoing monitoring requirements.

» RHB Laboratories compliance program requires that all agreements comply with the Federal Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.