Part 5, Chapter 20: Manual Exhibit 5-20-A

Public Health Service
Indian Health Service
Review Methodology for
Scholarship Branch

Legislative Authority and Description
1.1 Is the Indian Health Service Scholarship Program (IHSSP) administered according to Section 103(a)(1), 103(b)(2), as amended?
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Publications of Federal Register Notice.
2.1   Did the IHSSP publish the most recent Priority categories in the Federal Register?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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2.2  Were the new and continuation awards awards completed for the most recent scholarship award cycle?
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2.3  Did the IHSSP publish a list of all current scholarship recipients in the Federal Register?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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Review and Scoring of New Applications by an IHSSP Review Committee.
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3.1  Is there a review process regarding applications for continuation students to ensure if they are eligible for continued funding?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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3.2  Is there a formal process to score and rate new scholarship applications?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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3.3  Is the review of new scholarship applications carried out by members of the American Indian/Alaska Native communities?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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Monitoring of Scholarship Recipients.
4.1 Does the IHSSP maintain a database regarding the status of scholarship recipients?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
4.2 Are sample-checks of student files conducted to verify the status listed on the database?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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Graduation and Employment of Scholarship Recipients.
5.1 Are sample-checks of graduating student files conducted to determine if employment that satisfies IHSSP requirements is being pursued?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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5.2. Does the IHSSP provide assistance to scholarship recipients who are experiencing difficulty in obtaining employment in an approved I/T/U*?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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Monitoring and Administrative Review Compliant and Non-compliant Scholarship Recipients.
6.1  Does the IHSSP cross-check the list of scholars encoded as "On Duty" with their student files to ensure that they are currently serving their scholarship obligation?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
5.3  What sort of assistance, if any, does the IHSSP provide to scholarship recipients seeking satisfactory placement?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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6.2  Were copies of the IHSSP Handbook distributed to the obligated scholarship recipients?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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6.3  Did the IHSSP conduct or participate in student conferences regarding placement of scholarship obligees?
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6.4  Does the IHSSP provide placement to scholarship obligees?
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Debt Management.
7.1  Does the IHSSP cross-check their default records with those of the Debt Management Branch (DMB)?
Yes____ No____ N/A____
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7.2  Are errors identified and corrected?
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7.3  Are defaulters referred to the DMB on a timely basis?
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MATERIALS/RECORDS EXAMINED:

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I =  Programs delivered by the IHS.
T =  Programs delivered by the Tribes.
U =  Urban Indian Health Programs.