1. Welcome, introductions, and opening remarks
2. Consideration of the May 6, and August 5, 2021, draft meeting minutes (vote required)
4. Directed payments programs update
5. Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program, Uniform Hospital Rate Increase Program (UHRIP), and Quality Incentive Payment Program (QIPP) updates
3. American Rescue Plan Act and rural providers
6. Post-DSRIP supplemental payments for rural hospitals
7. Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) update
8. Vaccine mandates
9. Health care institution reporting under Senate Bill 809, 87th Legislature, Regular Session (2021)
10. Rural Healthcare Roundtable report
11. Medicaid funding issues related to rural Texas hospitals
Items 13 & 14