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 February 15, 2016 Planning Committee meeting.
 

4.B. 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, 2016:

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

4.B.2. Corpus Christi Medical Center;

4.B.3. DeTar Healthcare System; and

4.B.4. Driscoll Children's Hospital.

4.C. Recommend receipt of information relating to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Poverty Guidelines:

4.C.1. Annual update of the DHHS Poverty Guidelines from Federal Register, Vol. 81, No. 15, January 25, 2016, pp. 4036 - 4037; and

4.C.2. Prior DHHS Poverty Guidelines, 1982 - 2015.
 

4.D. Recommend receipt of notice of annual increase adjustments of Nueces Aid Program’s Eligibility Guidelines; increases effective March 1, 2016 for:

4.D.1. Household Resources as required by Program’s Handbook Policy No. NA002, Attachment 2, Sections I-B, I-C-1, I-C-23, and I-F; and

4.D.2. Household Income as required by Program’s Handbook Policy No. NA002, Attachment 4, Section I-F-3.
 

4.E. Recommend ratification of renewal of Pharmacy Benefit Administrative Services Agreement with Script Care, Limited for the period January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016; renewal exercises second of two one-year renewal options pursuant to Section 22.2 of Agreement.
 

4.F. Recommend ratification of Amendment No. 6 to June 12, 2012 Letter Agreement with Health Management Associates relating to support of Anchor Entity responsibilities under the Medicaid 1115 Waiver-related Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Transformation and Quality Improvement Program; Amendment extends Letter Agreement to September 30, 2017 and adjusts related fees.
 

4.G. Recommend ratification of renewal of Engineering Services Agreement with Naismith Engineering, Inc. for owner's representative services relating to Christus Spohn Health System Corporation-paid activities on the Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi-Memorial campus located at 2606 Hospital Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78405, including construction of a new ambulatory health center and eventual removal of the hospital complex buildings located on the campus; renewal for the period October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2017; renewal exercises first of three one-year renewal options pursuant to Section 4.2 of Agreement. (ACTION)
 

4.H. Recommend ratification of Easement and Right-of-Way Agreement with AEP Texas Central Company relating to provision of electrical power to and construction of Dr. Hector P. Garcia-Memorial Family Health Center located on Hospital District-owned property at 2606 Hospital Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas.
 

5. REGULAR AGENDA:

5.A. Receive information relating to 15-month temporary extension of Medicaid 1115 Waiver-related Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program sponsored by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission; Waiver extension effective through December 31, 2017.  (INFORMATION)
 

5.B. Receive Owner's Representative update from Naismith Engineering, Inc. on construction of Dr. Hector P. Garcia-Memorial Family Health Center located on Hospital District-owned property at 2606 Hospital Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas. (INFORMATION) 
 

6. ADJOURN