Citizens Healthcare Oversight Committee

The Polk County Board of County Commissioners created the Citizens' Healthcare Oversight Committee to ensure the integrity of the expenditure of the Indigent Health Care Sales Tax funds for the Polk HealthCare Plan, and to provide a forum for resident participation in health care planning.

The Citizens' Healthcare Oversight Committee meets the third Friday of each month from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the County Commission boardroom.

Board Members - show / hide
  • Kelly Andrews, Quality of Life Health Care Professional, Sept. 30, 2021
  • Danny Warren, Jr., Business Community, Feb. 5, 2021
  • Steve Bissonnette, Senior Citizens, Apr. 3, 2021
  • Dr. Rekha Issar, Primary Care Physician, Oct. 6, 2020
  • Deborah Zimmerman, School Board Representative, Sept. 30, 2021
  • Damien Moses, Minority Representative, Aug. 21, 2020
  • Vacant, Consumer PHP Enrollee
  • Teresa Aman, Health Care Clinics, Aug. 31, 2018
  • Lance W. Anastasio, Hospital Executive, Sept. 30, 2021
  • Edelvaiss C. "Eddy" Fernandez, Health Insurance Industry, Sept. 30, 2021
  • Dr. Peter Verrill, Practicing Specialist Physician, Sept. 18, 2021
  • Teri Saunders, Children's Interest, Sept. 30, 2021
  • Stacy Campbell-Domineck, Work Force Skilled Labor, Sept. 30, 2021
Qualifications for Board Members / How to Apply - show / hide

The Citizens' Healthcare Oversight Board annually approves Polk County residents to serve on the committee. Members are appointed to a four-year term. Upon appointment, each member may be requested to serve for a second term of four years. No appointees shall serve more than two consecutive terms (Resolution No. 14-070).

Members of the Citizens' Healthcare Oversight Board should represent the following areas:

  • Health care clinics
  • Business community
  • Work force skilled labor
  • Senior citizens
  • Practicing specialist physicians
  • Children's interests
  • Primary care physicians
  • Quality of life health community
  • Minority representatives
  • School board
  • Consumer PHP enrollees
  • Hospitals
  • Health insurance industry

Meeting schedules and agendas

The Citizens Health Care Oversight Committee meets the third Friday of each month from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the board room of the County Administration Building, 330 W. Church St., Bartow.

2018 Meeting Schedule

*Please note, agendas for the meetings are tentative and subject to change prior to the meeting*

Date Agenda Presentations Minutes
Jan. 26, 2018
(COC Retreat)		  Agenda 2018 Polk County COC Strategic Planning Session (Location: Circle B Bar Reserve)  
Feb. 16, 2018
(Site Visit)		  Agenda 2018 Polk COC Strategic Planning Results, 2018 COC Draft Schedule, CFHC Presentation, Equipment List for CFHC Haines City Dental Handout, Financial Report Handout, WHH CBH & GME Tour
(Location: WHH Center for Behavioral Health)		  Minutes
Mar. 16, 2018  Agenda CJMHSA Grant Award, Financial Report, Polk HealthCare Plan Claims Dashboard Report, Community Partners 1st Quarter Report, Forensic Intenstive Case Management Program Report, CFHC Funding Matrix, (Handout) 2018 Updated COC Schedule, (Handout) Mandated Programs, (Handout) Indigent Health Care Annual Overview FY 16-17  Minutes
Apr. 26, 2018
(Poverty Simulation)		   Poverty Simulation 12:15 pm - 4:30 pm
(Location: First Presbyterian Church, Lake Wales)		  
May 18, 2018  Agenda Helping HANDS, Dr. McMicken Legacy, Resolution, Stepping Up Resolution, Funding Request Policy, 2018 County Health Rankings, 2018 County Health Rankings Model, Impower Presentation, Behavioral Health Programs Presentation, Financial Report Handout  Minutes
Jun. 15, 2018 AgendaDraft - COC Policy for Community Partner Funding Requests, Proposed Budget Presentation- FY 1819, Community Partner Quarterly Report, Polk HealthCare Plan Dashboard Report, Polk HealthCare Plan Pharmacy Report, Educational Update - Third Party Administrator & Pharmacy Benefits Manager, Educational Update - MedNet, Mednet Handout Minutes (Draft)

COC Policy for Community Partner Funding Requests FINAL 6-15-18
July 20, 2018
(Cancelled)		    
Aug. 17, 2018
(Site Visit)		 Draft Agenda Trauma Informed Care Flyer, Peace River Center Funding Transfer Request, Dental Presentation, Dental - Handout, Charity Care - Cancer Treatment Options, Resource Guide Handout, LVIM Presentation, Financial Report Handout
(Location: Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine)		  
Sept. 21, 2018
  
Oct. 19, 2018
(COC Worksession)		   COC Worksession 
(Location: Circle B Bar Reserve)		  
Nov. 16, 2018
(Site Visit)		   (Location: FDOH Haines City & Parkview Clinic)  
Dec. 21, 2018
      

Archived Meeting Schedules

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For more information, contact Stacy Craver at stacycraver@polk-county.net, or at (863) 534-5203.

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