Discuss, consider and take appropriate action on the creation and authorization of a Williamson County Local Provider Participation Fund pursuant to Chapter 292B of the Texas Health & Safety Code; adoption of Williamson County Health Care Participation Program Rules and Procedures governing the operations of a Local Provider Participation Program; establish how the revenue derived from those payments may be spent; authorize the Intergovernmental Transfer of the funds derived from those mandatory payments to provide the nonfederal share of the supplemental payment program authorized under the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program otherwise known as the 1115 waiver, the Uniform Hospital Rate Improvement Program (UHRIP) and/or as otherwise authorized pursuant to Chapter 292B of the Texas Health & Safety Code; designate one or more banks located in Williamson County, Texas as the depository for mandatory payments received by Williamson County under the Williamson County Health Care Participation Program; and authorize the Presiding Officer of the Williamson County Commissioners Court to execute all documents, certifications, Orders and agreements necessary to create, authorize and fully implement the Williamson County Local Provider Participation Fund pursuant to Chapter 292B of the Texas Health & Safety Code.

Williamson County's participation in a County Health Care Provider Participation Program is authorized by HB 3954 passed during the 85th Texas Legislature.  A County Health Care Provider Participation Program authorizes a county to collect a mandatory payment from each institutional health care provider located in the county to be deposited in a local provider participation fund established by the county. Money in the fund may be used by the county to fund certain intergovernmental transfers and indigent care programs as provided by Chapter 292B of the Texas Health & Safety Code. 
A Notice of the Public Hearing was posted in accordance with 292B.101 of the Texas Health and Safety Code and the Public Hearing was conducted during the October 24, 2017 session of the Williamson County Commissioners Court. 
An additional Notice of the Public Hearing will posted in accordance with 292B.101 of the Texas Health and Safety Code for a Public Hearing to set the rate associated with mandatory provider participation payments that Williamson County may require of each institutional health care provider located in Williamson County, Texas for fiscal year (FY) 2018