Duty to Report
We want you to feel comfortable in approaching your supervisor or management in instances where you believe violations of policies or standards related to Center for Disability Services business practices, property or financial resources have occurred.
If an employee has any reason to know of or suspect any violation(s) of the law by the Center for Disability Services, or its employees, whether or not related to Medicaid or Medicare fraud and anti-kickback statutes and regulations, reporting those potential violations is guided by the following.
In situations where you prefer to place an anonymous report in confidence, you are encouraged to use this hotline, hosted by a third party hotline provider, EthicsPoint. The information you provide will be sent to us by EthicsPoint on a totally confidential and anonymous basis if you should choose. You have our guarantee that your comments will be heard.
Visit the Office of Inspector General Compliance Training
See the University's Whistleblower Policy and the EthicsPoint FAQ for more information.
Healthcare fraud and abuse
If you suspect a Center for Disability Services employee or clinical provider of committing healthcare fraud or abuse, please report it by contacting the Center for Disability Services Interim Director and Corporate Compliance Office at dawn.robarge@wmich.edu or by calling (269) 387-7995 or the EthicsPoint toll-free hotline at (855) 247-3145 or at Western Michigan University Reporting Hotline.
You may also mail a report of healthcare fraud and abuse to:
Dawn Robarge, Interim Director and Corporate Compliance Officer
Center for Disability Services
Western Michigan University
1000 Oakland Dr., 3rd Floor
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5321 USA
HIPAA
For issues concerning HIPAA Compliance, please contact Marti Haug, HIPAA Privacy Officer at marti.haug@wmich.edu or by calling (269) 387-7213. 
You may also mail a concern to:
Marti Haug, HIPAA Privacy Officer
David Longjohn, HIPAA Security Officer
Center for Disability Services
Western Michigan University
1000 Oakland Dr
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5321 USA
For issues concerning HIPAA Security, please contact David Longjohn, HIPAA Security Officer at david.longjohn@wmich.edu or by calling (269) 387-7015.
Center for Disability Services Privacy Practices
Patient Rights
For issues concerning patient rights, please contact Marti Haug, Recipient Rights Officer at marti.haug@wmich.edu or by calling (269) 387-7213.
You may also mail a concern to:
Marti Haug, Recipient Rights Officer
Center for Disability Services
Western Michigan University
1000 Oakland Dr
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5321 USA
Protective services for adults or children
For issues concerning adult or child protective services, please call (855) 444-3911 any time day or night. This toll-free phone number allows you to report abuse or neglect of any child or adult to the Michigan Department of Human Services.
WMU reporting
Western Michigan University and the Center for Disability Services is an institution with strong values of responsibility and integrity. We committed to promoting behavior which is ethical, in compliance with University and other legal requirements, and respectful of the rights of others throughout the campus community and beyond.
You should feel comfortable in approaching your supervisor or management in instances where you have a good faith belief violations of University or other legal requirements have occurred. In situations where you prefer to place an anonymous report in confidence, you are encouraged to use this hotline hosted by a third party hotline provider, EthicsPoint.