Regional Medical Services Association

“Form 990, part vi, line 6 christus trinity clinic is the sole member of regional medical services association.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 6 christus trinity clinic is the sole member of regional medical services association.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 7b the member has the right to approve or disapprove certain actions that have been previously approved by the board of directors.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 11b the form 990 is prepared and reviewed by the organization's corporate tax department. The christus health accounting department works with the tax department in preparation and review of the form 990. The filing organization's cfo, or other designee, reviews the form 990. The final form 990 that will be filed with the irs is posted to a secure internet portal for all members of the board of directors to view. Review of the final form 990 occurs prior to filing with the irs in the spring of 2025 via a web portal polling tool by the respective christus organization's board, based on a set of suggested review processes developed by christus health.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 12c the board reviews and resolves, if necessary, any transactions as they arise throughout the year in accordance with policy standards. The organization's internal accountants distribute and review annual questionnaires to identify any potential conflicts of the board members and officers. When a conflict of interest is identifies, the individual is removed from discussions and cannot vote on any transactions involving the conflict.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 15a & 15b the executive compensation committee of christus health determines the compensation of the ceo (or executive director, as applicable), officers and key employees of christus health and certain other officers and key employees of related organizations, including this entity. The executive compensation committee is composed of individuals who have no conflict of interest with the compensation arrangements at hand. The executive compensation committee of the christus health board selects an independent external firm to perform an independent compensation review, to ensure that all compensation is reasonable and comparable to other similarly situated organizations, for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions, and to provide supporting information of compensation decisions. On an annual basis the external consultant: 1. Develops the merit increase recommendations for all designated system executives based on market comparability. 2. Recommends the changes in the compensation structure (grades) based on the market changes. 3. Completes a review and evaluation of newly created positions to recommend a grade placement to the committee for its discussion and approval. On a bi-annual basis, the external consultant completes a detailed review of all other designated system executives' compensation and benefits. This group includes all top management officials, other officers and key leaders of the organization. The review includes recommendations to the committee on any changes necessary in either specific compensation or compensation structure to ensure market competitiveness, reasonableness and internal equity. Upon recommendations from the independent external firm, the executive compensation committee makes final compendation decision. Additionally, the executive compensation committee reviews all compensation payments for excess benefit transactions. The discussion and decisions of the committee are documented and formalized in the committee minutes and maintained on record. The filing organization determines the compensation of the secretary by use of an independent and external consultant. The consultant helps determine pay rates for the associates of the filing organization, taking into account market data and shift differential. The compensation rates are approved by the filing organization. Based on the aforementioned procedure, the secretary's compensation is not reviewd by a compensation committee.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 19 the consolidated audited financial statements of christus health are made available to the public via the christus health website. The organization's governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not made available to the public.”

“Form 990, part vi, line 18 forms 990 and 990-t are made available upon request.”