Special General Memorandums (SGMs)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Public Health Service |
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Indian Health Service Rockville MD 20857 |
DEC 8 2000
| TO: | All Employees |
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| FROM: | Director |
| SUBJECT: | Discontinuing Reimbursements for Business Card Purchases |
The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you that the Indian Health Service (IHS) will not reimburse employees for the purchase of business cards.
Business cards are considered a personal expense and therefore are not payable from appropriated funds without specific statutory authority, and IHS does not have this authority. This rule has been long-standing and has been applied in a number of Decisions of the Comptroller General. This rule has been applied consistently even when the cards were clearly being used for official purposes.
Thank you for your support and cooperation.
/Michael H. Trujillo/ Michael H. Trujillo, M.D., M.P.H., M.S. Assistant Surgeon General
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