2000-012-RES CITY COUNCIL STATING ITS SUPPORT DIRECTED TO ENCOURAGE LEGISLATION
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-012
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, STATING ITS SUPPORT DIRECTED TO ENCOURAGE
LEGISLATION TO RECLASSIFY THE CHRISTUS ST. JOSEPH'S
HEALTH SYSTEM AND MCCUISTION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
INTO THE DALLAS METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA FOR
PURPOSES OF RECEIVING PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE
MEDICARE PROGRAM UNDER TITLE XVIII OF THE SOCIAL
SECURITY ACT (42 U.S.c. 1395 et seq.); MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, CHRISTUS St. Joseph's Health System and McCuistion Regional Medical
Center provide critical healthcare services to Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma serving a
population of over 250,000; and,
WHEREAS, these hospitals combine to be the largest employer in Lamar County, also
supporting over 100 physicians and their staffs and countless other indirect medical service
providers; and,
WHEREAS, these facilities are required to compete with the medical community of the
Dallas Metropolitan Statistical Area for qualified and skilled personnel to provide the necessary
medical services demanded by the citizenry of this area; and,
WHEREAS, the general population would suffer if medical services were eliminated or
reduced by a loss a Medicare reimbursement to the 64% of our eligible aging population unable to
seek services in the Dallas Metropolitan Statistical Area; and.
WHEREAS, the overall quality oflife in this area would be severely and adversely affected
by the loss of reimbursement under the Medicare program; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things
approved.
Section 2. That City Council of the City of Paris requests federal legislative relief to
geographically reclassify Lamar County, Texas, into the Dallas Metropolitan Statistical Area for
purposes of receiving provider reimbursement under the Medicare program under Title XVIII of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S,C.1395 et seq.).
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage,
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of February, 2000.
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Charles H. Neeley, Mayor
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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