Texas Palliative Care

“The information is disseminated to all members of the board of directors and discussed during a board meeting.”

“Each employee receives policies at orientation. During this time, it is explained that working for another employer that provides hospice care or whose mission conflicts with hospice of east texas is not allowed. Employees are expected to inform hospice of east texas if they are employed elsewhere.”

“The president submits a self evaluation measured against organizational goals. This is reviewed by the officers and committee chairs. Salary adjustment and/or performance stipend are made based on the performance measured against the organization's goals and objectives.”

“Conflict of interest disclosures and other governing board documents available upon request”

“The sole member of texas palliative care (tpc) is hospice of east texas (hoet). Hoet is an organization described in sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(2) of the internal revenue code and is controlled by a board of 25 voting members, 25 of which are independent voting members. Hoet exercises control and close supervision over tpc through various controls included in the governing documents of tpc. Under the corporate practice of medicine law in texas, however, the activities of tpc must be directed by physicians duly licensed to practice medicine by the texas medical board and actively engaged in the practice of medicine. Under the texas law governing these types of corporations and pursuant to section 3.6 of tpcs bylaws, each of tpcs directors may be elected by either (a) the sole member of tpc (hoet) electing the directors and the outgoing directors approving those elected directors or (b) the then serving directors whose term is not expiring recommending the new directors and the member (hoet) electing new directors from among those recommended directors. As described more fully in the application for recognition of exemption of tpc, currently 100% of the doctors serving on the board of directors of tpc are employed by tpc to provide medical services to tpc patients and hoet patients.”