2. ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

3. PUBLIC COMMENT - Persons wishing to comment must sign-in on the "Agenda Item Request to Speak" form provided at the entrance of the Board meeting room at least five (5) minutes prior to commencement of the Committee meeting. Commenters shall limit their comments to three (3) minutes and comments must be appropriate to the agenda item(s). See the "Public Comment" section of the preceding General Information page for additional Public Comment-related information.

4. CONSENT AGENDA:

4.A. Approve minutes of Planning Committee meetings:

4.A.1. Regular Meeting of June 17, 2014; and

4.A.2. Special Meeting of July 22, 2014.

4.B. Recommend ratification of Interlocal Cooperation Act Agreement with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for supplemental indigent health care services; Agreement for the period September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2015.

4.C. Recommend ratification of Administrative Services Agreement with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for administrative functions applicable to Regional Healthcare Partnership, Region 4 of the Medicaid 1115 Waiver-related Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program; Agreement for the period October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2016.

5. REGULAR AGENDA:

5.A. Recieve update on U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) September 2014 deferral of certain Medicaid 1115 Waiver-related Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program (THTQIP) payments for hospital uncompensated care expenditures; THTQIP sponsored by Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC):

5.A.1. HHSC's December 8, 2014 Transmittal of Inquiry Findings to CMS; and

5.A.2. CMS's January 7, 2015 Release of September 2014 Deferral. (INFORMATION)

5.B. Recommend adoption of Board of Managers Resolution supporting the "Texas Way Program" and other similarly performing Texas-driven initiatives as methods to reduce the number of uninsured. (ACTION)

6. ADJOURN