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Transmittal Notice 16-17

TN 16-17
10/04/2016

BACKGROUND

The purpose of this Transmittal Notice (TN) is to transmit a copy of the new Part 3, Chapter 31, "Intimate Partner Violence," Indian Health Manual (IHM).  This chapter establishes the policy and procedures to effectively identify victims of Intimate Partner Violence and intervene on their behalf within a system of medical care and referral that is patient-centered, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed.


/Mary Smith/
Mary Smith
Principal Deputy Director
Indian Health Service

MATERIAL TRANSMITTED

Part 3, Chapter 31, "Intimate Partner Violence," IHM


MATERIAL SUPERSEDED

None.


MANUAL MAINTENANCE

Insert the attached copy of 3-31, "Intimate Partner Violence," IHM, including the chapter Table of Contents, in its place after 3-30, IHM.  Log and file this TN in sequential order.


Distribution:  IHS - wide
Date:  10/04/2016