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Tribal Consultation

IHS Boards

Boards Purpose and Membership
IHS Facilities Appropriation Advisory Board (FAAB)

The FAAB is charged with:

  • Evaluating existing facilities policies, procedures, and guidelines and recommending changes if necessary.
  • Participating in the development and evaluation of any proposed new policies, procedures, guidelines or priorities. In addition, should any of the recommendations necessitate changes in law, this group will recommend desired legislative changes.
  • Determining when it is necessary and appropriate to seek additional consultation from all Tribes.
  • Providing advices and recommendations for other related issues.
  • Recommending modifications to operations guidelines of the FAAB.

Members: The FAAB has 12 elected Tribal leaders and 2 Area OEHE Directors.

Meets: 2 times per year

Meeting Minutes:

Contact: Lee Robison
Office of Environmental Health and Engineering
(301) 443-1247
IT Investment Review Board

The ITIRB is the official IHS reviewing body for information technology (IT) investments, including all major initiatives, funding, and expenditures. The ITIRB will:

  • ensure IT resources support the IHS mission;
  • promote the life cycle management of IT systems as “capital investments;” and
  • ensure the IT system project approvals are based on established selection criteria

Meets: Meet (in person, teleconference, or video conference) no less than twice annually.

Required by Clinger-Cohen Act

Members: FACE Committee with Tribal Representatives. The ITIRB membership includes 9 permanent members, 2 rotating members, and an Ex-Officio member.

Meeting Minutes:

Contact: Theresa Cullen, M.D.,
Chief Information Officer
(301) 443-0750

Scholarship Standing Advisory Board

Scholarship Standing Advisory Board provides advice and consultation related to the IHS Scholarship Program to the Chief of the IHS Scholarship Program.

Members: composed to 10 Tribal members

Meets: Annually

Meeting Minutes:

Contact: Carmen C. Clelland, PharmD
Director, Division Health Professions Support
(301) 443-5710

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