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This excerpt taken from the RHB 10-K filed Mar 14, 2007. Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006. All internal control systems have inherent limitations, including the possibility of circumvention and overriding the control. Accordingly, even effective internal control can provide only reasonable assurance as to the reliability of financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control may vary over time.
In making its evaluation, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based upon this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 is effective.
In its evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting, management has excluded the recent acquisitions of Symphony Health Services, LLC (revenues of $102.4 million), Solara Hospital of New Orleans (revenues of $9.7 million) and Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital in Midland (revenues of $3.2 million) which were all acquired in purchase acquisitions during the past year.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has audited managements evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as stated in its report which is included herein.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Board of Directors and Stockholders RehabCare Group, Inc.:
We have audited management's assessment, included in the accompanying Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Companys management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, management's assessment that RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also, in our opinion, RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
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The Company acquired Symphony Health Services, LLC (Symphony), Solara Hospital of New Orleans (Solara) and Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital (Memorial) during 2006, and management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of RehabCare Group, Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 internal control over financial reporting of Symphony (revenues of $102.4 million), Solara (revenues of $9.7 million) and Memorial (revenues of $3.2 million) included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Symphony, Solara and Memorial.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2006, and our report, which makes reference to our reliance on the report of other auditors as it relates to the 2005 amounts included for InteliStaf Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries, dated March 13, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
/s/ KPMG LLP
St. Louis, Missouri March 13, 2007
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Not applicable.
This excerpt taken from the RHB 10-K filed Mar 15, 2006. Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Interim Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005. All internal control systems have inherent limitations, including the possibility of circumvention and overriding the control. Accordingly, even effective internal control can provide only reasonable assurance as to the reliability of financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control may vary over time.
In making its evaluation, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based upon this evaluation, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005 is effective.
In its evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting, management has excluded the recent acquisition of the operating assets of MeadowBrook Healthcare, Inc. (revenues of $21.7 million and operating loss of $0.4 million), which was acquired in a purchase acquisition during the past year.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has audited managements evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as stated in its report which is included herein.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Board of Directors and Stockholders RehabCare Group, Inc.:
We have audited management's assessment, included in the accompanying Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Companys management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management's assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, management's assessment that RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also, in our opinion, RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
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RehabCare Group, Inc. excluded the recent acquisition of the assets of MeadowBrook Healthcare, Inc. (revenues of $21.7 million and operating loss of $0.4 million), which were acquired in a purchase acquisition during the past year. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of RehabCare Group, Inc. also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Meadowbrook Healthcare, Inc.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of RehabCare Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005, and our report, which makes reference to our reliance on the report of other auditors as it relates to the 2005 amounts included for InteliStaf Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries, dated March 13, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
/s/ KPMG LLP
St. Louis, Missouri March 13, 2006
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On March 10, 2006, the Company entered into termination compensation agreements with certain executive officers. The form of each of these agreements is attached as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 to this report.
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