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2011 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 - 62 KB]

November 9, 2011

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

October 11, 2011

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

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 - 32 KB]

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 - 22 KB]

June 6, 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 - 2 MB]

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 - 41 KB]

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 - 22 KB]

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 - 725 KB]

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 - 147 KB]

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 - 90 KB]

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 - 43 KB]