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Tribal Consultation

Tribal Leader Letters

November 25, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to inform them of her decisions on issues related to IHS consultation on the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund and its formula [PDF - 62K]

November 9, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to begin a formal consultation with Tribes regarding issues surrounding the Federal Advisory Committee Act [PDF - 124K]

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October 28, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux shares with tribal leaders progress made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) on advancing Tribal self-governance in the work we as a Department do to improve health care and human services programs for American Indian and Alaska Native communities [PDF - 717K]

October 11, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes to tribal leaders to begin a formal consultation on the 2007 Contract Support Cost Policy [PDF - 22K]

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September 2, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux shares with tribal leaders an important update on the progress of the Indian Health Service, in conjunction with Tribal and Urban partners, in developing Agency behavioral health strategic plans [PDF - 32K]
  • National Behavioral Health Strategic Plan [PDF - 6MB]
  • National Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan [PDF - 5MB]
  • Behavioral Health Briefing Book [PDF - 17MB]

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July, 5 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders with an update on the progress of our efforts to implement the reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) [PDF - 22K]
  • IHCIA summary table with progress on implementation of each provision [PDF - 141K]

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June 15, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux invites Tribal Leaders to attend the first Indian Health Service Tribal Consultation Summit, immediately followed by a half-day education session on the Affordable Care Act, scheduled July 6-7, 2011, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland. [PDF - 38K]
  • IHS Tribal Consultation Summit Agenda [PDF - 89K]
  • IHS Tribal Consultation Registration Form [PDF - 148K]

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June 06, 2011

• Indian Health Service Chief Medical Officer Dr. Susan Karol responds to an increasing number of inquiries from patients and health care providers regarding the legality and prudence of using medical marijuana. [PDF - 1.3MB]

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May 5, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders with an update on several provisions that had deadlines as of the one year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and the Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. [PDF - 41K]

May 2, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders regarding her decision on the 2-year extension of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians as passed in H.R. 4994, the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010. [PDF - 22K]

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March 28, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders requesting consultation regarding sections 17 and 25 of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (TLOA), Public Law 111-211, Sexual Assault. [PDF - 725K]
  • Transmittal Notice
  • Indian Health Manual Policy - Sexual Assault

March 8, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes to initiate a consultation with Tribes on priorities for implementation of the updated Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of the Interior on Indian alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment [PDF - 725K]

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February 9, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes about the progress of ongoing Tribal Consultation to improve the IHS Contract Health Services (CHS) Program and shares recommendations from the Director's Workgroup on Improving the Contract Health Services Program (Workgroup) [PDF - 60K]

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January 25, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes to initiate a consultation on the recent extension of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) as passed in H.R. 4994, the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010 [PDF - 147K]

January 24, 2011

• Dr. Roubideaux writes to update Tribal Leaders on activities that the Indian Health Services (IHS) is undertaking to implement Section 130 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act – Tribal Epidemiology Centers [PDF - 90K]

January 4, 2011

• A jointly signed letter from the Administrator of HRSA and the Director of IHS to update Tribal Leaders on the collaborations between the two Agencies [PDF - 43K]

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