2008-073 Social Services & Aging with Triangle Home Health Care In Home Aide Provider

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Triangle Home Health Care, Inc. l~ Business Courtesies and Gifts Triangle Home Health Care is committed to competing solely on a merit of our services. We should avoid any actions that create a perception that. favorable treatment of outside entities by THHC was sought, received or given in exchange for personal business courtesies. Business courtesies include gifts, gratuities, meals, entertainment or other benefits from persons or companies with whom THHC does or may do business. We will neither give nor accept business courtesies that constitute, or could reasonably be perceived as constituting, unfair business inducements that would violate law, regulation or polices of THHC or customers, or would cause embarrassment or reflect negatively on THHC's reputation. Generally, THHC employees may not accept compensation, honoraria or money of any amount from entities with whom THHC does or may do business. THHC aides and others who come in contact with clients may not accept any gifts, food, or money from a client. In addition, THHC employees must not purchase anything from a client, lend a client money, or sell anything to a client. Office staff of THHC may accept small unsolicited gifts from vendors, other than money, that conform to the reasonable ethical practices of the marketplace, including: • Gifts of nominal value, such as calendars, pens, mugs, caps and T-shirts (or other • novelty, advertising or promotional items). • Flowers, fruit baskets and other modest presents that commemorate a special occasion. Employees with questions about accepting business courtesies should talk to their managers or the HR director. Corporate Recordkeeping We create, retain and dispose of our company records as part of our non~nal course of business in compliance with all Triangle Home Health Care policies and guidelines, as well as all regulatory and legal requirements. All corporate records must be true, accurate and complete, and company data must be promptly and accurately entered in our books in accordance with THHC's and other applicable accounting principles. We must not improperly influence, manipulate or mislead any unauthorized audit, nor interfere with any auditor engaged to perform an internal independent audit of Triangle Home Health Care books, records, processes or internal controls. Promote Substance Over Form At times, we are all faced with decisions we would rather not have to make and issues we would prefer to avoid. Sometimes, we hope that if we avoid confronting a problem, it will simply go away. • 2006