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232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
01/01/2008
2. House Identification
 
 Senate Identification
 40038311

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Santos Alliances
Address
1001 Congress Avenue
 Address2
​Suite 100
City
Austin
 State
TX
 Zip
78701
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Frank Santos
 Telephone
​5122750610
 E-mail
​sarah@santosalliances.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Lobby

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Texas Hospital Association
Address
​6225 U.S. Highway 290 E.
City
​Austin
 State
​TX
 Zip
​78723
 Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
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​1001 Congress Avenue, # 100
 State
​TX
 Zip
​78701
 Country
​USA
9. General description of client’s business or activities
​To bring value to hospitals by leading change that enhances access to quality health care.

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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​BUD
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​DIS
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​WEL

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

The Texas Hospital Association is working to educate about issues important to hospitals: Uninsured/Access to Health Care Coverage, Medicaid/CHIP, Quality/Patient Safety, Workforce, End-of-Life Care, Insurance/Managed Care and Emergency Room/Trauma. THA represents the interests of its member hospitals and health systems in both the legislative and regulatory arenas at the state and federal levels on key issues and supports their efforts to provide quality, cost-effective and accessible care.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Frank Santos,
Date
04/23/2008