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 Committee 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 March 30, 2015 Planning Committee regular meeting.

4.B. Recommend authorizing Administrator to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 5 to June 12, 2012 Letter Agreement with Health Management Associates relating to support of Anchor Entity responsibilities under the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Transformation and Quality Improvement 1115 Waiver Program; Amendment to extend Letter Agreement to September 30, 2016 and adjust related fees.

4.C. Recommend ratification of Pharmacy Benefit Administrative Services Agreement renewal with Script Care, Limited for the period January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015; renewal exercises first of two one-year renewal options; renewal pursuant to Agreement, Section 22.2.

4.D. Recommend receipt of hospital providers' reports relating to certain Indigent Care Affiliation Agreements associated with the Hospital District's participation in the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program Medicaid 1115 Waiver; receive providers' reports for the calendar quarter ended March 31, 2015:

4.D.1. CHRISTUS Spohn Hospitals: Alice, Beeville, and Kleberg (Joint Report);

4.D.2. Corpus Christi Medical Center;

4.D.3. DeTar Healthcare System; and

4.D.4. Driscoll Children's Hospital.

4.E. Recommend receipt of information on Nueces Aid Program disqualification-related recovery of funds litigation; funds recovery authorized by Texas Health and Safety Code, §61.066(c): 

4.E.1. Cause No. 2015CCV-61038-3, Nueces County Hospital District v. Habib Niazi and Khair Niazi, in County Court at Law No. 3 of Nueces County, Texas.

4.F. Recommend receipt of information on "Texas Way Program" initiative in 84th Texas Legislative Session; initiative as method to reduce the number of uninsured in Texas.

5. REGULAR AGENDA:

5.A. Recommend authorizing Administrator to negotiate and execute an agreement with Naismith Engineering, Incorporated for owner's representative services relating to forthcoming Christus Spohn Health System Corporation-paid activities on the Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Memorial campus, including construction of a new ambulatory health center and eventual removal of the hospital complex buildings located on the campus; campus is located at 2606 Hospital Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78405.  (ACTION)

5.B. Recommend adoption of Board of Managers Resolution relating to amendment and restatement of the Hospital District's 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan; amendment and restatement effective June 9, 2015.  (ACTION)

5.C. Recommend receipt of update on Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program Medicaid Section 1115 Waiver (Waiver) and related activities by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):

5.C.1. CMS actions with HHSC relating to deferral of Waiver-related payments for hospital uncompensated care expenditures; and

5.C.2. HHSC's actions with CMS to extend or renew Waiver.  (ACTION)

6. ADJOURN