Participatin Guide Sectin 1: Frequently Asked Questins abut Care PAC Sectin 2: Hw t Cntribute t Care PAC Sectin 3: Fundraising Activities fr Facilities Sectin 4: Resurces
Sectin 1: Frequently Asked Questins What is Care PAC? Care PAC is the plitical actin cmmittee fr the Nebraska Health Care Assciatin. Under the Nebraska Plitical Accuntability and Disclsure Act (NRS 49-1401 49-14,141), Care PAC is a separate segregated plitical fund spnsred by NHCA fr the purpse f accepting cntributins and making expenditures in supprt f r in ppsitin t the electin f state-level candidates. Why is Care PAC s imprtant? Legislatin and gvernment regulatin will always present challenges t ur prfessin. Pressures n reimbursement and licensure frce ur industry t make changes in the way we perate every day. The gd news is that we can take an active rle in trying t shape ur destiny in the plicy develpment arena. Getting the right plicy makers int ffice and helping t keep them there is essential. Ding this requires participatin in the demcratic electin prcess. Care PAC enables us t use ur cllective vice in pling resurces and advcacy effrts t facilitate a strnger presence fr lng-term care prviders in State Gvernment. Wh can cntribute t Care PAC? Care PAC may accept cntributins frm NHCA members. This includes: emplyees f any member facility r rganizatin (nn-prprietary and gvernmentally-wned facilities cannt cntribute t Care PAC but the emplyees f thse types f facilities may) prprietary facilities Business Assciate Members and their emplyees NHCA itself may nt cntribute t the PAC; hwever, it may pay certain administrative expenses f the PAC. Individuals and rganizatins that are nt members f NHCA cannt cntribute t Care PAC. Are there restrictins n cntributins t the PAC? All cntributins must be vluntary cntributins. Care PAC may accept the fllwing types f cntributins: Cash (currency) checks credit cards payrll deductin
A cntributin f mre than $50 in the frm f currency cannt be accepted. Likewise, annymus cntributins cannt be accepted. Hwever, cntributins f $50 r less received either as the result f a fundraising event (such as a dinner r auctin) r frm the sale f plitical merchandise are nt cnsidered annymus cntributins. Are there limitatins n spending PAC mney? Care PAC may disburse funds t state-level candidates, nly. Cntributins are directed by the PAC Cmmittee. The PAC itself is permitted by law t pay its wn administrative expenses. Hwever, Care PAC funds may nt be used t pay emplyees r fr lbbying effrts. Generally speaking, there is n limit n hw much a PAC may cntribute t a candidate. What are the reprting requirements f Care PAC? Peridic campaign statements are required t be filed by the NHCA staff with the Nebraska Accuntability and Disclsure Cmmissin. Cnversely, cntributrs t Care PAC are nt required t file any infrmatin r frms with the Nebraska Accuntability and Disclsure Cmmissin. Sectin 2: Hw t cntribute t Care PAC If yu, as an individual, are an emplyee f a NNFA/NALA member facility, yu can make a persnal cntributin t Care PAC. Persnal checks can be made payable t Care PAC and mailed t the NHCA ffice and cntributins using yur credit card can be made nline at the NHCA website. Anther ptin is t set up a recurring credit card payment. Please cntact the Vice President f Finance at NHCA t arrange this type f cntributin. There are currently five levels f giving. They are: President s Circle ($1,000 and abve) Capitl Club ($500 - $999) Advcate Club ($200-$499) Leadership Club ($50-$199) Cntributr Club ($1 - $49) Chse the level f giving that is right fr yu. There are smetimes exclusive receptins and/r events fr members f the tp tiers. We hpe that yu can jin us! If yur prprietary facility wuld like t make a cntributin, it can certainly d s. One f the best ways t participate is by giving at least ne dllar per licensed bed in the facility. It s quick, easy and effective. Many facilities cntribute in this way and, in fact, sme cntribute even mre than ne dllar per bed ($2 per bed, $5 per bed, etc.). This can be dne by sending a crprate check t the NHCA ffice r thrugh a crprate credit card n the NHCA website.
Care PAC cannt receive cntributins frm gvernmental and nn-prprietary facilities. Hwever, the emplyees f these types f facilities may make a persnal cntributin t Care PAC and even band tgether t rganize a fundraiser r similar activity (see belw fr a few ideas). Sectin 3: Fundraising Activities fr Facilities The strength f Care PAC depends upn participatin f NNFA and NALA members and their emplyees. Grwing the PAC in terms f bth dllars raised and the number f cntributrs is extremely imprtant fr the lng-term viability f ur assciatin. Think abut hw large ur plitical actin fund culd be if every administratr and emplyee f every member facility cntributed! We need t cntinue t spread the wrd abut Care PAC and encurage peple t get invlved. There are several ways a facility can encurage its emplyees t participate in Care PAC. The fllwing are examples that are fairly easy t rganize: NHCA staff will gladly visit yur facility t give a shrt presentatin n advcacy and the imprtance f participating in PAC. All that is needed is a date and time and we ll be there! Jeans Day: Pick a day n which emplyees may wear jeans if they cntribute a certain amunt ($5 r sme ther amunt). Ftball Tss: Charge an entry fee, which serves as each participant s cntributin. Each participant tries t thrw a ftball thrugh a hle n a pster bard. The cntestant wh makes the mst shts wins a prize. Putt-putt cmpetitin: This can be dne like the ftball tss described abve. The glfer wh sinks the mst putts wins. Dnut Day: An administratr brings in dnuts, and instead f an entry fee, an emplyee cntributes a set amunt Get creative! The sky is the limit! VERY IMPORTANT: Regardless f hw yu raise funds fr Care PAC, yu must always keep a list f the names f the participants and hw much each persn cntributed. The list must accmpany the cntributin when sent t NHCA. Using gambling and games f chance as a way t raise funds fr a plitical actin cmmittee is strictly prhibited by law.
All prizes fr any activity such as the nes described abve are cnsidered in-kind cntributins t Care PAC. The price paid fr the prize (r dnuts, in the case f Dnut Day) shuld be treated just like a regular cntributin. If yu have questins regarding the legality f a ptential fundraiser r activity, please cntact NHCA. Sectin 4: Resurces Jayne Prince, Care PAC C-Chair The Willws Assisted Living 806 S Street Neligh, NE 68756 jayne@thewillwsne.cm (402)887-9059 Shari Terry, Care PAC C-Chair Vetter Health Services 20220 Harney Street Elkhrn, NE 68022 sterry@vhsmail.cm Office (402) 895-9640 ext. 284 Cell (402) 677-6480 Nick Faustman, Vice President f Gvernment Affairs 1200 Libra Drive, Suite 100 Lincln, NE 68512 nickf@nehca.rg (402) 435-3551 Michaela Mallery, Vice President f Finance 1200 Libra Drive, Suite 100 Lincln, NE 68512 michaelam@nehca.rg (402) 435-3551 Care PAC nline http://www.nehca.rg/aspx/general/dynamicpage.aspx?pageid=8&n=202&l=4&l1=2&l 2=18&navLevel1=0 Nebraska Accuntability and Disclsure http://nadc.nl.rg/ 11th Flr f the State Capitl P.O. Bx 95086 Lincln, NE 68509-5086 (402) 471-2522