NACHC Resources

Below is an index of links to publicly available documents published by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC). This index contains materials that pertain to compliance topics relevant to HealthCenterCompliance.com users.

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Document Type of Document
Health Center Internal Control Policies and Procedures Sample Documents
Information Bulletin #10 - Governance Series (Translating Corporate "Responsibility" Legislation and Guidance into Good Governance) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #10 - Integrated Services Delivery Networks Series (Recent Developments in Federal Tax, Antitrust and Fraud and Abuse Law) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #19 - Governance Series (Hot Topics in Compliance and Corporate Responsibility for Health Center Boards of Directors) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #20 - Risk Management Series (What Every Health Center Should Know about Internal Controls and Monitoring Systems) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #21 - Risk Management Series (Health Center Fundraising: Compliance Requirements along with Resource Opportunities) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #25 - Risk Management Series (Tips for Managing Facility Development Risks) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #7 - Financial Management Series (Medicare Cost Reporting for Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #8 - Integrated Services Delivery Networks Series (Recent Developments in Federal Tax, Antitrust and Fraud and Abuse Law) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #67 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Explanation of the Health Care Financing Administration’s September 27, 2000 Letter to State Medicaid Directors regarding Reimbursements to Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #84 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Medicare Advantage: Considerations For Contracting With Health Plans) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #86 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Medicare Advantage Payment Guide) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance, Sample Documents
Model Health Center Procurement Policy Sample Documents
Model Health Center Standards of Conduct Sample Documents
State Policy Report #14 - UPDATE: Medicaid §1115 Waiver and Post Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) State Plan Amendments: Proposed or Adopted Changes Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #15 - UPDATE: Medicaid §1115 Waiver and Post Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) State Plan Amendments: Proposed or Adopted Changes Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #18 - Gaining Ground II: State Funding, Medicaid Changes and Health Centers Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #19 - UPDATE: Medicaid §1115 Waiver and Post Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) State Plan Amendments: Proposed or Adopted Changes Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #8 - Shifting Sands: State Funding, Medicaid Cuts, and Health Centers Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Uniform Data System (UDS) Summary Other
Document Type of Document
Health Center Internal Control Policies and Procedures Sample Documents
Information Bulletin #10 - Integrated Services Delivery Networks Series (Recent Developments in Federal Tax, Antitrust and Fraud and Abuse Law) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #13 - Health Center Controlled Networks Series (Strategies to Minimize Legal Risks Related to Health Information Exchange) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #17 - Risk Management Series (Billing and False Claims: Hot Issues and Potential Exposures) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #22 - Risk Management Series (Conducting a Health Center Risk Assessment) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #4 - Special Population Series (Providing Services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Patients) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #5 - Special Population Series (Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies into Your Health Care Delivery Program) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #7 - Financial Management Series (Medicare Cost Reporting for Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #7 - Special Population Series (Health Center Challenges in Ensuring Patient Privacy in Treating Special Populations) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #8 - Special Population Series (Obligations of Community Health Centers to Provide Outreach to Special Populations) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #18 - System Development Series (FTCA: Clarification of Direct Provider Billing Policy) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #20 - Systems Development Series (Health Center Reimbursement For Prescription Drugs: Medicaid PPS and Section 340B Drug Pricing Considerations) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #53 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (HCFA Medicaid Managed Care Guidance: Implementation of FQHC Balanced Budget Act Amendments) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance, Sample Documents
Issue Brief #59 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (An Overview of the Proposed Implementing Regulations for the State Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP)) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #64 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Clarification of the Balanced Budget Act’s Policy Regarding Coverage of Emergency Services under Medicaid Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) Contracts) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #66 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Understanding A Health Center's Responsibility Regarding Collection of Medicare or Medicaid Copayments) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #67 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Explanation of the Health Care Financing Administration’s September 27, 2000 Letter to State Medicaid Directors regarding Reimbursements to Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #69 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Understanding the Medicaid Prospective Payment System for Federally Qualifed Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #72b - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (An Important Reminder on Medicare Site-by-Site Certification for Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #74b - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Recent CMS Guidance Regarding Medicare-Covered Diabetes Self-Management Training and Medical Nutrition Therapy Services at FQHCs) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #76 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Selected Provisions in the Medicare Prescription Drug Package Impacting Federally Qualified Health Centers, Including Effective Dates) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #79 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (New FQHC Requirements for Filing Medicare Cost Reports Electronically) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #80 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (CMS and HRSA Clarify Allowable Interaction Between Medicare-approved Discount Drug Cards and the PHS Act 340B Drug Pricing Program) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #83 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit And Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Pharmacies) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #84 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Medicare Advantage: Considerations For Contracting With Health Plans) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #85 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Update: The Medicare Advantage “Wrap Around” Payment For Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #86 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Medicare Advantage Payment Guide) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance, Sample Documents
Issue Brief #90 - 10/2007 (Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance #90: A Brief Guide to the National Provider Identifier Number (NPI) for Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #92 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Recent Court Decisions Involving FQHC Payments and Methodology) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #94 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (An Introduction to Medicare Administrative Contractor Reform for Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Model Health Center Patients' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities Sample Documents
Model Health Center Procurement Policy Sample Documents
Model Health Center Standards of Conduct Sample Documents
Partnerships between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Local Health Departments for Engaging in the Development of a Community-Based System of Care Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #10 - An Overview of Key Medicaid Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #11 - Update on the Status of the Medicaid Prospective Payment System in the States Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #14 - UPDATE: Medicaid §1115 Waiver and Post Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) State Plan Amendments: Proposed or Adopted Changes Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #15 - UPDATE: Medicaid §1115 Waiver and Post Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) State Plan Amendments: Proposed or Adopted Changes Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #17 - 2007 Update on the Status of the Medicaid Prospective Payment System in the States Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #18 - Gaining Ground II: State Funding, Medicaid Changes and Health Centers Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #19 - UPDATE: Medicaid §1115 Waiver and Post Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) State Plan Amendments: Proposed or Adopted Changes Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #4 - A Closer Look: Surveys of Primary Care Associations and State Medicaid Agencies Provide Insight on the Implementation of Medicaid Prospective Payment System for Health Centers Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #6 - Update on the Status of the Medicaid Prospective Payment System in the States Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #8 - Shifting Sands: State Funding, Medicaid Cuts, and Health Centers Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Document Type of Document
BPHC New Start Review Protocol Other
Health Center Internal Control Policies and Procedures Sample Documents
Information Bulletin #13 - Risk Management Series (How to Minimize Liabilities Associated with After-Hours Coverage) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #16 - Governance Series (Identifying, Disclosing, and Managing Board Members’ Conflicts of Interest) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #19 - Governance Series (Hot Topics in Compliance and Corporate Responsibility for Health Center Boards of Directors) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #22 - Risk Management Series (Conducting a Health Center Risk Assessment) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #4 - Special Population Series (Providing Services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Patients) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #5 - Special Population Series (Incorporating Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies into Your Health Care Delivery Program) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #7 - Special Population Series (Health Center Challenges in Ensuring Patient Privacy in Treating Special Populations) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #8 - Special Population Series (Obligations of Community Health Centers to Provide Outreach to Special Populations) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #9 - Governance Series (The Board’s Role in Adopting and Overseeing Health Center Policies and Procedures) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #18 - System Development Series (FTCA: Clarification of Direct Provider Billing Policy) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #66 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Understanding A Health Center's Responsibility Regarding Collection of Medicare or Medicaid Copayments) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #72b - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (An Important Reminder on Medicare Site-by-Site Certification for Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #83 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit And Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Pharmacies) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Model Health Center Procurement Policy Sample Documents
Model Health Center Standards of Conduct Sample Documents
Partnerships between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Local Health Departments for Engaging in the Development of a Community-Based System of Care Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Uniform Data System (UDS) Summary Other
Document Type of Document
Information Bulletin #1 - Human Resources Series (Conducting Effective Job Interviews in Compliance with Federal Employment Discrimination Laws) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #10 - Human Resources Series (The Duty to Disclose Adverse Information about Health Center Practitioners) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #10 - Integrated Services Delivery Networks Series (Recent Developments in Federal Tax, Antitrust and Fraud and Abuse Law) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #11 - Human Resources Series (Developing a Health Center Employee Handbook) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #12 - Health Center Controlled Networks Series (Recent Developments in Tax, Antitrust, and Fraud and Abuse Law 2006-2007) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #13 - Health Center Controlled Networks Series (Strategies to Minimize Legal Risks Related to Health Information Exchange) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #13 - Human Resources Series (Employment Law Update) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #14 - Human Resources Series (Policies and Protections Related to Employee Harassment and "Bullying" in the Workplace and Whistleblower Retaliation) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #17 - Risk Management Series (Billing and False Claims: Hot Issues and Potential Exposures) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #19 - Governance Series (Hot Topics in Compliance and Corporate Responsibility for Health Center Boards of Directors) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #25 - Risk Management Series (Tips for Managing Facility Development Risks) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #4 - Special Population Series (Providing Services to Limited English Proficient (LEP) Patients) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #5 - Integrated Services Delivery Networks Series (Developments in Fraud and Abuse Law) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #5 - Risk Management Series (The Fair Labor Standards Act) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #7 - Special Population Series (Health Center Challenges in Ensuring Patient Privacy in Treating Special Populations) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #8 - Integrated Services Delivery Networks Series (Recent Developments in Federal Tax, Antitrust and Fraud and Abuse Law) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #8 - Special Population Series (Obligations of Community Health Centers to Provide Outreach to Special Populations) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #56: Department of Health and Human Services’ OIG’s Special Advisory Bulletin Regarding the Prohibition of ‘Gainsharing’ Arrangements and Civil Monetary Penalties for Hospital Payments to Physicians to Reduce or Limit Services to Beneficiaries Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #59 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (An Overview of the Proposed Implementing Regulations for the State Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP)) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #63: Fraud and Abuse Safe Harbor for Shared Risk Arrangements, March 2000 Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #66 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Understanding A Health Center's Responsibility Regarding Collection of Medicare or Medicaid Copayments) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #67 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Explanation of the Health Care Financing Administration’s September 27, 2000 Letter to State Medicaid Directors regarding Reimbursements to Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #72b - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (An Important Reminder on Medicare Site-by-Site Certification for Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #76 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Selected Provisions in the Medicare Prescription Drug Package Impacting Federally Qualified Health Centers, Including Effective Dates) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #83 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit And Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Pharmacies) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #84 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Medicare Advantage: Considerations For Contracting With Health Plans) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #85 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Update: The Medicare Advantage “Wrap Around” Payment For Federally Qualified Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #86 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Medicare Advantage Payment Guide) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance, Sample Documents
Issue Brief #87 - 7/2006 (More Compliance Sticks and Carrots: The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #88 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Recent CMS Guidance on Requirements that Providers Educate Employees on False Claims Laws and Policy) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #90 - 10/2007 (Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance #90: A Brief Guide to the National Provider Identifier Number (NPI) for Health Centers) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #91 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (The Final Health Center Safe Harbor Rule: What Is It and What Does It Mean for You?) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Issue Brief #92 - Medicare/Medicaid Technical Assistance (Recent Court Decisions Involving FQHC Payments and Methodology) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Model Health Center Procurement Policy Sample Documents
Model Health Center Standards of Conduct Sample Documents
Partnerships between Federally Qualified Health Centers and Local Health Departments for Engaging in the Development of a Community-Based System of Care Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
State Policy Report #10 - An Overview of Key Medicaid Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Document Type of Document
Information Bulletin #10 - Governance Series (Translating Corporate "Responsibility" Legislation and Guidance into Good Governance) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #10 - Human Resources Series (The Duty to Disclose Adverse Information about Health Center Practitioners) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #11 - Human Resources Series (Developing a Health Center Employee Handbook) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #12 - Health Center Controlled Networks Series (Recent Developments in Tax, Antitrust, and Fraud and Abuse Law 2006-2007) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #13 - Risk Management Series (How to Minimize Liabilities Associated with After-Hours Coverage) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #14 - Human Resources Series (Policies and Protections Related to Employee Harassment and "Bullying" in the Workplace and Whistleblower Retaliation) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #14 - Risk Management Series (Developing Comprehensive Standards of Conduct) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #16 - Governance Series (Identifying, Disclosing, and Managing Board Members’ Conflicts of Interest) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #17 - Risk Management Series (Billing and False Claims: Hot Issues and Potential Exposures) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #18 - Risk Management Series (Record Retention Requirements for Business, Financial, and Clinical Information) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #19 - Governance Series (Hot Topics in Compliance and Corporate Responsibility for Health Center Boards of Directors) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #19 - Risk Management Series (Telemedicine and Health Centers -- The Doctor is Online) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #20 - Risk Management Series (What Every Health Center Should Know about Internal Controls and Monitoring Systems) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #21 - Risk Management Series (Health Center Fundraising: Compliance Requirements along with Resource Opportunities) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #22 - Risk Management Series (Conducting a Health Center Risk Assessment) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #23 - Risk Management Series (Evaluating Your Corporate Compliance Program) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #24 - Risk Management Series (Medical Records: Managing Risk in the Conversion from Paper to Electronic Format) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #25 - Risk Management Series (Tips for Managing Facility Development Risks) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #26 - Risk Management Series (Managing Risks Related to the Media and Communication Crises) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #5 - Risk Management Series (The Fair Labor Standards Act) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #7 - Integrated Services Delivery Networks Series (Assisting Network Members Develop and Implement Corporate Compliance Programs) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #9 - Governance Series (The Board’s Role in Adopting and Overseeing Health Center Policies and Procedures) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance
Information Bulletin #9 - Risk Management Series (Credentialing and Privileging of Health Center Clinicians: Tips to Help Navigate the Legal Pitfalls) Issue Brief / Bulletin / Guidance