Texas Association of Community Health Centers Inc.

“The organization is a membership organization.”

“Members elect the board of directors at an annual meeting.”

“Our auditor prepares an initial draft of the form 990. The draft is reviewed by management and a final draft is presented to the finance committee for review and recommendation for approval to the full board of directors. The full board of directors receives the 990 and votes on its acceptance prior to its filing with the irs.”

“At the first board meeting held immediately after elections each year, the board packet includes both a roles and responsibilities and conflict of interest attestations. These are covered at the meeting by the chair or by the tachc compliance officer and collected shortly thereafter. They are kept on file and, if any conflicts are noted, reviewed prior to board meetings or potential actions that might arise and result in a conflict. Board members self-report and recuse themselves (and abstain from voting) if an issue comes up that might be considered a conflict thereafter.”

“In 2016 a salary study was done for the organization's entire staff and was reviewed by the compensation committee. Such a study is done every few years.”

“In 2016 a salary study was done for the organization's entire staff and was reviewed by the compensation committee. Such a study is done every few years.”

“The association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Recruitment of licensed providers through advertisements, marketing community health centers at medical schools, residency programs, professional conferences and meetings; offers training in credentialing for all licensed health care professionals; and monitors needs and trends in order to retain qualified providers in medically underserved areas. Outreach - is designed to increase the number of people who have access to a regular source of comprehensive, community based preventive and primary care as well as to increase the number of people enrolled in medicaid, state children's health insurance program (chip), and medicare. Optimizing comprehensive clinical care - this program incorporates the tenants of: compliance and performance improvement (cpi); patient centered (or primary care) medical home (pcmh); and meaningful use (mu) of electronic health records (ehrs) and improves the health status of underserved people through access redesign concepts and teaching health centers to monitor health status of patients through data collection and analysis. Tachc staff analyzes data and coaches centers on improving overall health status by creating actionable data that the health centers use to improve access to and quality of care. Capital development - is designed to increase the availability of capital for buildings and equipment needed by community health centers and assists the centers in understanding their financial position in order to enable the centers to obtain private capital. Community development - is designed to increase the number of communities across the state that are in the process of moving towards development of the infrastructure necessary to support a community health center. Community development also encompasses training/technical assistance for established community health centers regarding service expansion and center sustainability, and includes board trainings. Internet connectivity - provides internet connectivity to community health center sites to facilitate continuing medical education, general telemedicine, and dissemination of disaster preparedness information. Purchasing groups - administer joint initiatives for all member centers in the areas of pharmacy, lab, medical supplies, dental supplies, and health promotion materials.”

“Contractual consultants 860,282 19,560 0”

“Adjustment for consolidated financial statements 98,076 -98,076”