February 28, 2017 at 11:30 AM - Board of Managers - Special Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

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 Board 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 requirements and information.

4. REGULAR AGENDA:

4.A. Texas Health and Human Service Commission's (HHSC) proposed Uniform Hospital Rate Increase Program (UHRIP):

4.A.1. Receive information on the proposed UHRIP recently announced by HHSC; UHRIP would be established for the purpose of increasing Medicaid managed care organization payments to certain classes of hospitals for services provided within HHSC's Medicaid managed-care service delivery areas beginning September 1, 2017.  (INFORMATION)

4.A.2. Receive information on participation in and submission of a UHRIP participation application for the Nueces Service Delivery Area (Nueces SDA).  (INFORMATION)

4.A.3. Adopt Board of Managers Resolution authorizing the Administrator to submit or participate in the joint submission of a UHRIP participation application relating to the Nueces SDA for the benefit of hospitals located within Nueces County.  (ACTION)

4.B. Ratify Hearing Officer Services Agreement with the Wood, Boykin & Wolter, P.C. law firm for performance of due process administrative hearings relating to the Nueces Aid Program; Agreement effective February 1, 2017.  (ACTION)

4.C. Ratify Amendment of the Interlocal Cooperation Act Contract to Provide Health Care Services between The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Nueces County Hospital District; Amendment extends the term of the original September 1, 2014 Contract, as last renewed September 1, 2015, to August 31, 2017 and adds a renewal provision for two additional one-year terms through August 31, 2019. (ACTION)

4.D. Ratify Amendment One to the Agreement between the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Nueces County Hospital District for Texas Transformation and Quality Improvement 1115 Waiver Program Administrative Services; Amendment extends original October 1, 2012 Agreement to September 30, 2018. (ACTION)

5. CLOSED MEETING - See the "Closed Meeting" section of the preceding page titled "General Information About The Board of Managers Agenda" for Closed Meeting disclosure and related information.

5.A. Consult with Hospital District's attorneys to seek advice on legal matters pursuant to Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, §551.071:

5.A.1. Matters related to the Amended and Restated Restrictive Covenant Relating to Permitted Uses between the Baptist Foundation of Texas and Nueces County Hospital District of 18.45 acres (Recorded at Volume 291, pages 193-195 of the Deed Records of Nueces County, Texas on August 2, 1942), site of 2606 Hospital Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 78405.

6. OPEN MEETING:

6.A. Final action, decision, or vote on matters deliberated in Closed Meeting. 
(ACTION AS NEEDED)

7. ADJOURN