2024-11-05T17:44:03+00:00 2023-12-31 350921680 CROWE LLP 575 Market Street Suite 3300 San Francisco CA 941055829 990 2023-01-01 900532831 Banner Medical Group Colorado BANN 6027474000 2901 N Central Ave Suite 160 Phoenix AZ 85012 Shiva Birdi MD DIRECTOR/CEO 6027474000 2024-11-06 true DIANE KIRMACI P01578407 4155761100 2024-11-06 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Shiva Birdi MD 2901 N Central Ave Suite 160 Phoenix AZ 85012 125582586 false X WWW.BANNERHEALTH.COM X 2009 CO ASSIST BANNER HEALTH TO COMPLETE ITS MISSION TO MAKE HEALTH CARE EASIER, SO LIFE CAN BE BETTER BY PROVIDING INTEGRATED & COORDINATED CARE & POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT. 3 0 1170 75 0 0 262778 68101 113512304 120358541 6133 0 194835 86621 113976050 120513263 0 0 133120948 136489376 0 0 41006110 48847038 174127058 185336414 -60151008 -64823151 21866833 24513507 22431455 24353838 -564622 159669 ASSIST BANNER HEALTH TO COMPLETE ITS MISSION TO MAKE HEALTH CARE EASIER, SO LIFE CAN BE BETTER BY PROVIDING INTEGRATED & COORDINATED CARE & POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT. false false 175459398 120358541 Banner Medical Group Colorado (BMGC) is committed to PROVIDING INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED CARE AND POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. BMGC WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENABLING THE BANNER HEALTH SYSTEM TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED CARE AND POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT, THEREBY FURTHERING BANNER HEALTH'S EXEMPT PURPOSES BY ENABLING IT TO PROVIDE HIGHER QUALITY, MORE EFFICIENT (AND LESS DUPLICATIVE) AND LESS EXPENSIVE HEALTHCARE FOR THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. BY CONSOLIDATING PROVIDER EMPLOYMENT WITHIN A SINGLE ENTITY, BMGC IS ABLE TO COORDINATE AND INTEGRATE WITH BANNER HEALTH IN ORDER TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE PROVIDER OPERATIONS AND TO ALIGN THE PROVIDERS OPERATIONS MORE FULLY AND CONSISTENTLY WITH THE EXEMPT PURPOSES AND OPERATIONS OF BANNER HEALTH. THIS ALLOWS THE BANNER HEALTH SYSTEM TO RESPOND TO CHANGES IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ENCOURAGED BY THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OF 2010. BMGC ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH PROFESSIONAL REVENUE EARNED THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EMPLOYED PHYSICIANS AND SUPPORT FROM BANNER HEALTH. BMGC'S EMPLOYED PROVIDERS PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: A. MOST OF THE PROVIDERS ARE HOUSED IN BANNER HEALTH CLINICS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA OF BANNER HEALTH'S ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS. THESE PROVIDERS INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND SPECIALISTS WHO MEET THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE AREA BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN A CONVENIENT AND PATIENT-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT. A NUMBER OF THESE PROVIDERS WILL EVENTUALLY BE GROUPED INTO LARGER BH CENTERS WHICH WILL PROVIDE A VARIETY OF PRIMARY AND SPECIALIST PROVIDER SERVICES AND ANCILLARY SERVICES SUCH AS CLINICAL LABORATORY, IMAGING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, AMBULATORY SURGERY, AND OTHER SERVICES FOUND IN MULTI-SPECIALTY PROVIDER CLINIC SITES. B. ANOTHER GROUP OF BMGC'S PROVIDERS ARE WORKING, AND WILL CONTINUE TO WORK, PRIMARILY IN BH'S ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY PROCEDURE-BASED CARE, SUCH AS CARDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, UROLOGY, RADIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, BARIATRIC SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY AND GENERAL SURGERY. THIS GROUP OF PROVIDERS ALSO INCLUDES HOSPITALISTS, WHO PROVIDE 24/7 CARE FOR PATIENTS ADMITTED TO BH'S ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS, AND INTENSIVISTS, WHO PROVIDE CARE FOR PATIENTS ADMITTED TO BANNER HEALTH'S INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, INCLUDING INTENSIVISTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN BH'S E-ICU, A REMOTE ICU MONITORING SYSTEM THAT ENABLES HIGHLY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED INTENSIVISTS HOUSED IN REMOTE MONITORING CENTERS TO OBSERVE AND MONITOR ICU PATIENTS ON A 24/7 BASIS, INCLUDING PATIENTS ADMITTED TO ICUS IN BANNER HEALTH'S SMALLER, RURAL HOSPITALS. C. ANOTHER COMPONENT OF BMGC'S PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH PROVIDERS PROVIDE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES IN BH'S OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CLINICS. THESE CLINICS PROVIDE TRADITIONAL WORKERS COMPENSATION, EMPLOYEE HEALTH EVALUATIONS AND SIMILAR SERVICES, BOTH FOR BANNER HEALTH'S SUBSTANTIAL WORKFORCE AND FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY BANNER HEALTH'S HOSPITALS. 175459398 true true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false true 39 0 true 1170 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 0 false false false false true true true true true false false false true true true true true false true false X Paul Nolde-Morrissey 6027474000 2901 N CENTRAL AVE SUITE 160 PHOENIX AZ 85012 CAROL KARP DIRECTOR/TREASURER/Division CFO 20.0 20.0 X X 0 501602 38565 GARRICK RICHARDS MD Director/Secretary / COO - Medical Group 20.0 20.0 X X 0 376226 40616 SHIVA BIRDI MD Director/CEO - BMG 20.0 22.0 X X 0 764594 184727 BETH GIBBONS MD PHYSICIAN 40.0 0 X 819000 0 37794 DWIGHT SLATER MD Physician 40.0 0 X 911643 0 32237 MAURICE LYONS MD PHYSICIAN 40.0 0 X 994141 0 37920 NICHOLAS NOCE PHYSICIAN 40.0 0 X 819111 0 41654 RYAN GRAVES MD PHYSICIAN 40.0 0 X 1007266 0 37824 DAVID BIXBY FORMER SECRETARY 0.0 0.0 X 0 526807 141723 DENNIS BIERLE Former COO - Medical Group 0.0 0.0 X 0 109490 2615 ELIZABETH AVANT FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY 0.0 40.0 X 0 153045 12837 4551161 2431764 608512 332 true true false WEATHERBY LOCUMS INC Weatherby Healthcare PO Box 972633 Dallas TX 753972633 Medical Staffing 4556165 HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LLC TFM Escrow Lockbox PO Box 860573 Minneapolis MN 554860573 Medical Staffing 3331847 CHG Companies CompHealth PO Box 972651 Dallas TX 753972651 Medical Staffing 2113381 Rural Physicians Group Pannu PLLC 5575 DTC Parkway Greenwood Village CO 80111 Medical Staffing 581002 Murj Inc 3912 Portola Dr Santa Cruz CA 95062 Medical Software Services 152152 7 58283 9818 68101 Healthcare Services 621111 120358541 120358541 0 0 0 0 120358541 5155944 5069323 86621 0 86621 86621 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120513263 120358541 0 86621 118045633 115562451 2483182 2984296 2939227 45069 8916588 8570956 345632 6542859 6365604 177255 589 589 12503024 12501653 1371 0 29301 29301 634544 632377 2167 133523 121639 11884 9326893 8744458 582435 178504 178504 458815 458815 782022 782022 3911815 3900574 11241 Medical Supplies 7735725 7735725 Billing and Coding 5558751 5558751 Recruitment 1599722 1596889 2833 Staff Development/Education 665380 665380 5328430 5161939 166491 0 185336414 175459398 9877016 0 4848 4862 5883141 7229395 0 0 0 0 102373 309676 15791378 8932368 7031393 6859010 0 0 8845078 10110564 21866833 24513507 13329210 13641299 0 0 9102245 10712539 22431455 24353838 X -564622 159669 -564622 159669 21866833 24513507 X -64823151 65547442 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 154196 154196 3576561 1540105 2036456 963911 837936 125975 10599387 6329459 4269928 497323 224868 272455 6859010 Right of Use Assets 10110564 10110564 Finance Lease Obligations 10712539 10712539 X Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote BANNER HAS NOT RECORDED ANY EXPENSE OR ACCRUED FOR ANY RELATED EXPENSE FOR ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. BANNER'S 2020 THROUGH 2023 TAX YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, WHEREAS THE 2019 THROUGH 2023 TAX YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR STATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH BANNER OPERATES. true true false false false false false true false DENNIS BIERLE Former COO - Medical Group 0 0 0 106875 0 2615 0 2615 0 0 0 112105 0 0 SHIVA BIRDI MD Director/CEO - BMG 0 465459 0 244763 0 54372 0 153031 0 31696 0 949321 0 45564 CAROL KARP DIRECTOR/TREASURER/Division CFO 0 344762 0 122430 0 34410 0 15770 0 22795 0 540167 0 9503 GARRICK RICHARDS MD Director/Secretary / COO - Medical Group 0 267206 0 88466 0 20554 0 16536 0 24080 0 416842 0 0 ELIZABETH AVANT FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY 0 133465 0 18981 0 599 0 5251 0 7586 0 165882 0 0 DAVID BIXBY FORMER SECRETARY 0 0 0 523392 0 3415 0 141646 0 77 0 668530 0 523392 BETH GIBBONS MD PHYSICIAN 746708 0 53406 0 18886 0 13200 0 24594 0 856794 0 0 0 RYAN GRAVES MD PHYSICIAN 545774 0 441363 0 20129 0 13200 0 24624 0 1045090 0 0 0 MAURICE LYONS MD PHYSICIAN 649090 0 322881 0 22170 0 13200 0 24720 0 1032061 0 0 0 DWIGHT SLATER MD Physician 699646 0 211200 0 797 0 0 0 32237 0 943880 0 0 0 NICHOLAS NOCE PHYSICIAN 497014 0 298728 0 23369 0 10037 0 31617 0 860765 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation THE FILING ORGANIZATION, BMGC DOES NOT COMPENSATE OR PROVIDE BENEFITS TO BMGC'S CEO. ALL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF BMGC'S CEO ARE DETERMINED BY Banner Health AND PAID BY BANNER MEDICAL GROUP, BOTH RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A AND 15B FOR THE PROCESS USED BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATION TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment The following individual received severance pay during 2023 (included in Schedule J, Part II, Column (B)(iii): Dennis Bierle - $2,615 Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan EXEC 457(F) - COVERED APPROXIMATELY 100 FORMER AND CURRENT EXECUTIVES. THIS NONQUALIFIED PLAN IS HELD AT FIDELITY INVESTMENTS. VESTING OCCURS UPON MEETING VESTING REQUIREMENTS (SUBJECT TO A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE). Awards are subject to a rolling three-year vesting schedule - or a team member reaches the age of 65, 3 years from date of deposit. TAXATION OCCURS UPON DISTRIBUTION (IF VESTED). THE ONLY CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOWED ARE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS. PAYOUT AMOUNTS ARE TAXABLE AND INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III). DEPOSIT AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C). 457(F) DISTRIBUTION: SHIVA BIRDI, MD $31,101 CAROL KARP $9,503 EMPLOYER 457(F) CONTRIBUTION: SHIVA BIRDI, MD $25,346 CAROL KARP $7,108 DENNIS BIERLE $2,615 Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments 1. SOME INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) COVERING THREE-YEAR CYCLES FROM 2020-2022, 2021-2023, 2022-2024 AND 2023-2025. THE LTIP WAS DESIGNED AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE BANNER BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF WILLIS TOWERS WATSON, AND ALL COMPONENTS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE PLANS' AREAS OF PERFORMANCE TARGETS INCLUDE: STARTS RATING IMPROVEMENT, TRANSFORM REVENUE CYCLE ($ IMPROVEMENT), AND BUILD OUR BENCH TO REFLECT COMMUNITIES (VOICE, MINORITY %, SUCCESSION AND OTHER KEY LONG-TERM INITIATIVES. AWARDS ARE CALCULATED AS A PERCENTAGE OF BASE SALARY ON THE LAST DAY OF THE THREE-YEAR CYCLE, AND OPPORTUNITY VARIES BY POSITION LEVEL. THE PLAN REQUIRES A THRESHOLD LEVEL OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BEFORE ANY AWARDS CAN BE MADE, AND THE AMOUNT OF THE AWARDS VARIES WITH THE DEGREE OF ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TARGETS. THE MAXIMUM LTIP PAYOUT OPPORTUNITY RANGES FROM 30% TO 255% OF THE BASE SALARY as of December 31 in the last year of the three-year plan. AWARDS HAVE BEEN ACCRUED UNDER THE LTIP, BUT NO PAYMENTS ARE MADE UNTIL AFTER YEAR-END AND ACHIEVEMENT IS VERIFIED BY THE BANNER HEALTH BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BANNER HEALTH. ALL LTIP COMPENSATION PAYMENTS ARE REPORTED IN THE INCENTIVE AND BONUS COMPENSATION SHOWN IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II). AMOUNTS PAID FOR THE 2020-2022 CYCLE ARE REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B) AS BONUS & INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR 2023 FOR THE 2021-2023, 2022-2024, 2023-2025 CYCLES (TO BE PAID OUT IN 2024, 2025, AND 2026 RESPECTIVELY) ARE REPORTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C) AS DEFERRED COMPENSATION. 2. BANNER HEALTH HAS A MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN (MIP) WHICH IS BASED ON COMPANY ACHIEVEMENT OF SEVERAL FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL/CLINICAL QUALITY METRICS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE BANNER HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AWARDS ARE GRANTED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE PARTICIPANT'S BASE SALARY AND VARY WITH THE POSITION LEVEL OF THE PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE, RANGING FROM 7% TO 110% OF BASE SALARY. IN 2023, THERE WERE 1,440 MIP PARTICIPANTS. THE MIP WAS ACCRUED IN 2022 FOR THE 2023 MIP PAYOUT. MIP COMPENSATION IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II). Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL PART VI, LINE 15A WAS ANSWERED "NO" IN ACCORDANCE WITH FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS BECAUSE THE FILING ENTITY DOES NOT DETERMINE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders BMGC's SOLE MEMBER IS BANNER HEALTH, AN ARIZONA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, WHICH IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM TAX AS AN ENTITY DESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BANNER HEALTH, THE SOLE MEMBER, ELECTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BANNER MEDICAL GROUP COLORADO. ANY DIRECTOR MAY BE REMOVED BY BH AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders BANNER HEALTH, THE SOLE MEMBER, SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE THE POWERS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED: (A) APPOINT OR REMOVE THE PRESIDENT, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND OTHER EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION; (B) EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF, AND ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF, THE PRESIDENT; (C) REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND OTHER EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION; (D) APPOINT OR REMOVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION, WHICH SHALL BE DONE BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MEMBER; (E) REVIEW AND APPROVE MISSION STATEMENTS AND STRATEGIC PLANS; (F) APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ALL NEW CORPORATE OR PARTNERSHIP ENTITIES CREATED OR JOINED BY THE CORPORATION; (G) REVIEW AND APPROVE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS OF THE CORPORATION; (H) APPROVE ALL UNBUDGETED EXPENDITURES OVER THRESHOLDS AND SIGNATURE AUTHORITY AS ESTABLISHED BY POLICY OF THE MEMBER; (I) APPROVE THE PURCHASE OR SALE OF ANY ASSET OVER THRESHOLDS AND SIGNATURE AUTHORITY AS ESTABLISHED BY POLICY OF THE VOTING MEMBER, OR THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF THE CORPORATION WITH OR INTO ANY OTHER ENTITY; (J) APPROVE MAJOR CONTRACTS OF A NATURE AND SIZE AS DETERMINED BY POLICY AND SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OF THE MEMBER; (K) APPROVE ALL DEBT AND GUARANTIES OF THE CORPORATION OF TYPES AND LIMITS OVER THRESHOLDS AND SIGNATURE AUTHORITY AS ESTABLISHED BY POLICY OF THE MEMBER; (L) APPROVE THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CORPORATION; (M) APPROVAL OF THE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY, MODELS AND METHODOLOGY FOR PRACTICING CLINICAL PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY THE CORPORATION; (N) APPROVAL OF THE PATIENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICIES APPLICABLE TO SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PRACTICING CLINICAL PROVIDERS AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EMPLOYED BY THE CORPORATION; AND (O) APPROVAL OF ANY ACTION, OR THE PROHIBITION OF ANY ACTION, IN EACH AS IS REASONABLY NECESSARY TO PRESERVE THE STATUS OF THE MEMBER AND OF THE CORPORATION AS ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body Banner Health's Tax Department (BH Tax) is RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING THE PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE FORM 990. BH Tax TAKES THE LEAD ROLE IN THE PROCESS AND IS CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO COLLECT THE FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE FORM 990. THIS INCLUDES COORDINATING WITH OTHER BH DEPARTMENTS, SUCH AS THE LEGAL, PAYROLL, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LICENSING, COMMUNITY BENEFIT, COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, RISK MANAGEMENT, CERTIFICATION, CREDENTIALING, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND TREASURY DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE EXPERTISE OF EACH DEPARTMENT IS UTILIZED IN THE INFORMATION-GATHERING PROCESS. ONCE THE INFORMATION IS GATHERED, IT IS ORGANIZED AND ASSEMBLED INTO AN ORGANIZER THAT WILL BE USED BY Banner Health Tax and an OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. The accounting firm has expertise in non-profit hospital systems and has specific knowledge of Banner Health's operations and return complexity. A FIRST DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED by BH Tax and READIED FOR REVIEW. THE REVIEW PROCESS BEGINS WITH AN INITIAL REVIEW DONE BY BH Tax. DURING THIS REVIEW, A LIST OF QUESTIONS, ISSUES AND ADDITIONAL TASKS IS COMPILED. THIS LIST IS THEN DISSEMINATED TO THE APPROPRIATE Banner Health DEPARTMENTS FOR FURTHER ACTION. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS, ISSUES AND TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, A SECOND REVIEW BY BH Tax and the accounting firm is DONE. AGAIN, IF APPLICABLE, A LIST OF QUESTIONS, ISSUES AND ADDITIONAL TASKS IS COMPILED. THIS LIST IS THEN DISSEMINATED TO THE APPROPRIATE BH DEPARTMENTS FOR FURTHER ACTION. ONCE THIS SECOND REVIEW PROCESS IS COMPLETED, A FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO certain BMGC officers. CHANGES TO THE FORM 990 ARE MADE IF NECESSARY. THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY a BMGC OFFICER and the return is made available to the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy BMGC HAS ADOPTED THE BANNER HEALTH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS POLICY REQUIRES THE INTERNAL ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT OF BANNER HEALTH TO PROVIDE EACH PARTY WITH A DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE INTERNAL ASSURANCE DEPARTMENT PREPARES A SUMMARY FOR THE TAX DEPARTMENT. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE TAX DEPARTMENT PREPARES THE FORM 990 DISCLOSURE. THIS DISCLOSURE IS PRESENTED TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW. PURSUANT TO Banner Health's CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL ASSURANCE MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY FINANCIAL INTEREST THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees BMGC UTILIZES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS THAT EXERCISES OVERSIGHT OVER ALL ASPECTS OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CEO AND ALL OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES OF BANNER HEALTH AND ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WHO CONSTITUTE "DISQUALIFIED PERSONS" WITH RESPECT TO BANNER HEALTH UNDER CODE SECTION 4958. THE COMMITTEE: - ASSESSES ANNUALLY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO - EXERCISES OVERSIGHT OVER ALL ASPECTS OF COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO - REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE TOTAL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY OF BANNER HEALTH - ESTABLISHES THE PERMISSIBLE RANGES OF COMPENSATION FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND DISQUALIFIED PERSONS - REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE DESIGN OF THE COMPONENTS OF COMPENSATION FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND ANY OTHER DISQUALIFIED PERSONS AND MONITORS COMPLIANCE OF BANNER HEALTH WITH THE PHILOSOPHY AND DESIGN COMPONENTS OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION - RECEIVES THE CEO'S REPORT CONCERNING THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVES - ACTS FOR THE BOARD IN THE ENGAGEMENT AND DIRECT OVERSIGHT OF EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS ENGAGED TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE REASONABLENESS AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE CEO, SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND ANY OTHER DISQUALIFIED PERSONS, WHICH CONSULTANT REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OVERSIGHT FUNCTION: - REVIEWS ALL INCENTIVE PLANS, BENEFIT PLANS AND PROGRAMS THAT APPLY TO EMPLOYEES AND PHYSICIANS - APPROVES CEO'S RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE COMPENSATION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVES - USES TALLY SHEETS SUMMARIZING ALL COMPONENTS OF THE CEO'S AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES' COMPENSATION, INCLUDING A THREE-YEAR EARNINGS HISTORY AND THE COST OF ALL COMPENSATION (INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY DEFERRED COMPENSATION) AT THE TIME THAT ANY ACTION IS TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO THE CEO'S OR SENIOR EXECUTIVES' COMPENSATION IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMITTEE IS FULLY INFORMED OF THE COMPLETE COMPENSATION PACKAGE BEFORE TAKING ANY SUCH ACTION - REVIEWS THE ANNUAL FORM 990 DISCLOSURES RELATING TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TO ENSURE THE DISCLOSURES ACCURATELY RECONCILE TO THE COMPENSATION PACKAGES APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RETAINS AN EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM TO ASSIST THE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION CONSULTING FIRM WITH SUBSTANTIAL HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE. THIS FIRM REVIEWED AND OPINED AS TO THE REASONABLENESS OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE OF THE CEO, SENIOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMITTEE AS POTENTIAL DISQUALIFIED PERSONS. THE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BANNER HEALTH AND EACH CONSULTANT TO ENSURE THE CONSULTANT'S INDEPENDENCE. IN CONNECTION WITH EACH SUCH EVALUATION, THE COMMITTEE REQUESTS A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION FROM EACH CONSULTANT THAT: - INCLUDES AN INDEPENDENCE ATTESTATION AFFIRMING THAT THE CONSULTANT HAS CONDUCTED ITS OWN INTERNAL ASSESSMENT AND BASED ON SUCH ASSESSMENT AND ITS INTERNAL CONTROLS, CONCLUDED THAT IT HAS PERFORMED ITS SERVICES FOR THE COMMITTEE IN AN INDEPENDENT MANNER AND IS INDEPENDENT AS DEFINED IN THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTION REGULATIONS UNDER CODE SECTION 4958 - CONFIRMS THAT THE CONSULTANT REPORTS TO THE COMMITTEE THROUGH THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND THAT ALL CONSULTING ACTIVITY FOR BANNER HEALTH CONDUCTED BY SUCH CONSULTANT DURING THE PRECEDING YEAR WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE - DETAILS THE AMOUNTS PAID BY BANNER HEALTH TO THE CONSULTANT IN ITS CAPACITY AS AN EXTERNAL COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO THE COMMITTEE, AND THE AMOUNTS PAID BY BANNER HEALTH, IF ANY, TO THE CONSULTANT AND ITS AFFILIATES FOR ANY OTHER ENGAGEMENTS. -WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO AND RECOMMENDS ADJUSTMENTS TO THIER BASE SALARY AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BASED UPON THE REVIEW, SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION FROM THE CONSULTANT (WHO ATTENDS SUCH MEETING) THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS APPROPRIATE AND WILL NOT RESULT IN THE OVERALL COMPENSATION OF THE CEO BECOMING UNREASONABLE. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION DECISION IS SUBJECT TO THE ACTION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, THE BOARD MAY NOT APPROVE A SALARY ACTION DIFFERENT FROM THAT RECOMMENDED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITHOUT THE CONCURRENCE OF THE COMMITTEE. THE CEO ESTABLISHES THE BASE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVES WHO DIRECTLY REPORT TO HIM/HER, AND THOSE EXECUTIVES IN TURN ESTABLISH THE BASE SALARY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO REPORT TO THEM. ALL BASE SALARIES ARE, HOWEVER, BASED UPON POSITION-SPECIFIC MARKET DATA PROVIDED BY THE BANNER HEALTH'S EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT. THESE RANGES ARE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY THAT IS ESTABLISHED, AND ANNUALLY REVIEWED, BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ANNUAL EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE MADE UPON APPROVAL OF THE CEO AND BASED UPON SPECIFIC MARKET DATA. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECEIVES AN ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION DEPARTMENT SHOWING THAT BASE SALARIES ARE BEING MAINTAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE. AS STATED IN THE RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7, THE SIGNIFICANT NON-FIXED COMPONENTS OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AND OTHER SENIOR MANAGEMENT ARE ESTABLISHED AND MONITORED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE ANNUAL REASONABLENESS OPINION RENDERED BY THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES ARE KEPT OF ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND OF THE ACTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN APPROVING THE COMPENSATION OF CEO AND REVIEWING AND MONITORING THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND TOP MANAGEMENT. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2023. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. COPIES ARE MAINTAINED AT EACH ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND IN THE LEGAL AND TAX DEPARTMENTS. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a KEY EMPLOYEES CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WERE REPORTED AS KEY EMPLOYEES IN PRIOR YEARS WHO DID NOT MEET THE RESPONSIBILITY TEST REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED A KEY EMPLOYEE. AS SUCH, THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT BEING REPORTED AS KEY EMPLOYEES. ADDITIONALLY, THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT BEING REPORTED AS FORMER KEY EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY HAVE NEVER MET THE DEFINITION OF A "KEY EMPLOYEE" AS PER THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS. Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 1 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF THE FIVE HIGHEST PAID INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS INCLUDE ALL PAYMENTS MADE TO THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND MAY INCLUDE GOODS/MATERIALS BECAUSE BREAKDOWN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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