Tribal Leader Letters
June 7, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director notifies Tribal Leaders that the deadline to provide comments on a draft Indian Health Service policy to implement, outline, and define a National Community Health Aide Program has been extended until July 8, 2019. [PDF - 244 KB]- Enclosure: Draft Community Health Aide Program Policy [PDF - 88 KB]
May 24, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to provide an update on the Tribal Consultation for the Indian Health Service Sanitation Deficiency System – A Guide for Reporting Sanitation Deficiencies for American Indian and Alaska Native Homes and Communities. [PDF - 94 KB]May 15, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to provide the results of the Tribal Consultation on the Indian Health Manual (IHM), Part 2--"Services to Indians and Others, Chapter 3 – Purchased/Referred Care" (PRC). [PDF - 206 KB]May 8, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to initiate Tribal Consultation on a draft Indian Health Service policy to implement, outline, and define a National Community Health Aide Program. [PDF - 193 KB]- Enclosure: Draft Community Health Aide Program Policy [PDF - 88 KB]
April 23, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director notifies Tribal Leaders that the Indian Health Service is now accepting applications for the fiscal year 2019 Small Ambulatory Program. [PDF - 93 KB]March 15, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director writes to inform Tribal Leaders of a training session for the Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (CHEF) Online Tool. [PDF - 94 KB]March 12, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to initiate Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on short- and long-term options for meeting requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, specifically at 25 U.S.C. § 5324(l), also referred to as "105(l)." [PDF - 191 KB]- Enclosure: Indian Health Service Services Appropriation & ISDEAA § 105(l ) Lease Costs [PDF - 175 KB]
February 27, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director announces the release of the Indian Health Service Strategic Plan FY 2019-2023.
- Enclosure: IHS Strategic Plan FY 2019-2023 [PDF - 1.02 MB]
- Enclosure: IHS Response to Comments on the draft IHS Strategic Plan FY 2018-2022 [PDF - 303 KB]
The Principal Deputy Director notifies Arizona Tribal Leaders that comment submission deadline on the Tribal Consultation seeking comments and recommendations on the implication and feasibility of having the entire state of Arizona designated as a Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area has been extended until May 15. 2019. [PDF - 190 KB]
The Principal Deputy Director writes to update Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders on the plan for implementing the Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQM) Reporting Tool. [PDF - 189 KB]
February 6, 2019
The Principal Deputy Director updates Nashville Area Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Leaders on the selection of Dr. Beverly Cotton as Area Director. [PDF - 180 KB]January 16, 2019
The IHS Principal Deputy Director and HRSA Administrator write to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce the availability of $15 million to support loan repayment awards to fully-trained medical, nursing, and behavioral/mental health clinicians, and substance use disorder providers, who provide primary health services in Indian Health Service facilities, tribally-operated 638 health programs, and Urban Indian Organizations. [PDF - 93 KB]December 20, 2018
The Principal Deputy Director writes to update Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders on the Indian Health Service Headquarters reorganization. [PDF - 94 KB]December 11, 2018
The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide an update on the mechanism to distribute behavioral health initiative funding. [PDF - 187 KB]- Enclosure: Summary of Tribal Consultation & Urban Confer Comments on the Behavioral Health Initiative Funding [PDF - 171 KB]
November 20, 2018
The Principal Deputy Director writes to Arizona Tribal Leaders to initiate Tribal Consultation on the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) Program to perform a detailed analysis of PRC implications and identify the feasibility for the entire State of Arizona to be identified as a Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area. [PDF - 202 KB]