Related Policies & Guidelines

UCSD Health Sciences Corporate Compliance Program

Management Manual

APPENDIX C

Related Policies and Other Documents

The following policies further guide the ethical conduct at UCSD Health Sciences. Where available, the website "URLs" for documents cited appear in the text that follow.

1. UCSD Compliance Programs & Guidelines

University personnel should be aware of the existence of the:

1. University of California Health Sciences Clinical Enterprise Corporate Compliance Program
   http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/corp-doc.pdf
2. UCSD School of Medicine Professional Fee Billing Guidelines;
3. UCSD Medical Center Clinical Laboratory Compliance Program Guidelines;
4. UCSD Health Plan Compliance Program and Anti-Fraud Plan 

Copies of these documents are available through each of the compliance managers and through the UCSD Health Sciences Corporate Compliance Office, the UC Office of the General Counsel, and the UC Office of Clinical Services Development in the University of California Office of the President. For contact names and telephone numbers please refer to the UCSD Health Sciences Corporate Compliance Program - Management Manual, "Communicating Concerns".

2. UCSD Health Sciences and Healthcare - Web Sites (partial list) 

http://health.ucsd.edu/

http://www.ucsd.edu

UCSD Medical Center Medical Staff - Bylaws, Rules and Regulation

UCSD Medical Center Policies (MCPs)

http://www-ucsdhealthcare.ucsd.edu/MCPweb

MCP 401.1, Acceptance, processing & Acknowledgement of Gifts to UCSD Medical Center

MCP 524.2A, Code of Organizational Ethics

MCP 555.1, Government Requests for Information and Investigations

UCSD School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Education

http://medschool.ucsd.edu/ucsd-gme/

UCSD Healthcare Clinical Laboratory Services - Reference Guide

http://health.ucsd.edu/labref/

3. UCSD Policies & Procedures

Many UC policies are on the UCSD web site. Refer to the "Administrative Responsibilities Handbook" or this web site address: 

http://www-bfs.ucsd.edu/oc/arh/arh_index.html

Academic Personnel Manual

http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/welcome.html

http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/toc230.HTML

Administration of Discipline—APM 015-0

Academic Personnel Manual 140

Academic Senate Bylaws

Policy and Academic Senate Privilege and Tenure Committee Bylaws 195 & 335.

Conflict of Interest

http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/ipsp/coitoc.html

http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/200-13.HTML

University of California, Conflict of Interest Code, 1998
Refer to UC Office of the President
http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/policies/bfb/bus43.html

Faculty Code of Conduct

http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/apm/sec1.html

Gift Administration

http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/toc410.HTML

Gifts and Gratuities California Fair Political Practices Commission: January 1995: Gifts, Honoraria, and Travel

University of California Policy and Guidelines Regarding Acceptance of Gifts and Gratuities Under California's Political Reform Act: Office of the President, March 1995. - - Refer to UC Office of the President Web Site at: http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/policies/bfb/bus43.html

Misuse of University Resources, PPM 460-5

The University's Business and Finance Bulletin G-29, "Reporting and Investigating Improper Governmental Activities, Misuse of University Resources, Fraud, and Other Financial Irregularities." http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/460-5.HTML 

Personnel - General

http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/toc200.HTML

Personnel - Staff

http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/toc250.HTML

Principles of Community, UCSD

http://www-vcba.ucsd.edu/principles.htm

Privacy

UC Business and Finance Bulletin RMP-8, Legal Requirements on Privacy of and Access to Information Education Rights and Code, Public Records Act

http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/policies/bfb/rmp8a.html 

Protection of Human Subjects, PPM 100-5

http://hyundai.ucsd.edu/ppm/docs/100-5.html

University of California Policies Pertaining to Research: www.ucop.edu/research/policies.html

Protection of Animal Subjects, PPM 100-6

http://hyundai.ucsd.edu/ppm/docs/100-6.html

Purchasing & Vendor Relationships 

Business and Finance Bulletin: No. BUS-43, Principles and Standards of Purchasing practice, Employee Vendor Relationships - - Refer to UC Office of the President Web Site at: http://www.ucop.edu/ucophome/policies/bfb/bus43.html

Records Disposition 

http://www.abs.uci.edu/depts/mailrec/uci-ppm/procs/700/721-11a.html 

Research 

University of California Policies pertaining to Research 

http://www.ucop.edu/research/policies.html

Responsibilities and Guidelines for Handling Records Containing Information about Individuals, PPM 480-3

http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/480-3.HTML

Sexual Harassment and Complaint Resolution, PPM 200-10 

http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/200-10.html

4. Government Initiatives and Web Sites

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/HIPAA/content/more.asp

Federal & State Health Care Programs

Medicare Part-A, Blue Cross of California, http://www.bcc-medicare.com/

Medicare Part B-National Heritage Insurance Company, http://www.medicarenhic.com/

Medi-Cal, http://www.medi-cal.ca.gov/default.asp

TRICARE/CHAMPUS, http://www.tricare.osd.mil/

Other Government Web Sites 

FDA, http://www.fda.gov

OIG (Office of the Inspector General) http://www.hhs.gov/progorg/oig/

OIG Cumulative Sanctions Database http://www.dhhs.gov/progorg/oig/cumsan/index.htm

OIG List of Excluded Individuals and Entities, http://exclusions.oig.hhs.gov/

OIG Compliance Program Guidance Documents

Compliance guidance documents released for Hospitals, Clinical Lab, Home Health, Third Party Billing Vendors, Small Physician Group Practices, etc.: Department of Health and Human Services - Office of the Inspector General. http://www.dhhs.gov/progorg/oig/modcomp/index.htm

HCFA (Health Care Finance Administration) http://www.hcfa.gov/

Department of Health & Human Services http://dhhs.gov

Local Medical Review Policies Database http://lmrp.net

Clinical Trials, http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/

California Code of Regulations, http://www.calregs.com

JCAHO, http://www.jcaho.org

Patient’s Rights 

Conditions of Participation., section on Patients' Rights - Health Care Financing Administration, August 2, 1999 (See 42 CFR 482.13.) 

http://www.hcfa.gov/quality/4b.htm

5. Other Resources

American Health Lawyers Association http://healthlawyers.org