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Direct Service Tribes
Direct Service Tribes (DST) receive primary health care services from the Indian Health Service. These services includes: direct patient care such as internal medicine, pediatrics, women's health, and dental and optometry services.
- Direct Service Tribes [PDF - 27 KB]
- Indian Health Manual IHS 2005-02, Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee - Charter, issued April 27, 2005
- Direct Service Tribes Bylaws, updated May 14, 2014. [PDF - 65 KB]
- Direct Service Tribes Election Guidance [PDF - 398 KB]
- Direct Service Tribes FY 2017 Budget Formulation Testimony & Health Priorities. [PDF - 22 KB]
- Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee Tribal/ Federal Liaisons [PDF - 34 KB]
- 14th Annual Direct Service Tribes National Meeting
Presentations
- Veterans Affairs update [PDF - 102 KB]
- Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes update [PDF - 165 KB]
- Office of Finance and Accounting budget update [PDF - 185 KB]
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration agenda update [PDF - 439 KB]
15th Annual Direct Service Tribes National Meeting Presentations
- Direct Service Tribes Advisory Committee Update [PDF - 799 KB]
- FDA ROAR Presentation [PDF - 1.11 MB]
- IHS Area Unit Scorecard [PDF - 831 KB]
- IHS Continuous Accreditation Readiness Program [PDF - 2.83 MB]
- Day 1 2. RADM Michael Weahkee DSTNM IHS Update [PDF - 183 KB]
- Day 1 3. Roselyn Tso - DST National Meeting - Presentation 7.11.18 [PDF - 384 KB]
- Day 1 5. Elizabeth Fowler - IHS Budget Update - IHS-DST 2018 [PDF - 335 KB]
- Day 1 6. Stacy Bohlen - National Indian Health Board Update - IHS-DST 2018 [PDF - 682 KB]
- Day 1 7. RADM Toedt MD - Enhancing the IHS - 07.11.2018 [PDF - 153 KB]
14th Annual Direct Service Tribes National Meeting Presentations
- DSTAC Update [PDF - 1.23 MB]
- ODSCT Update [PDF - 361 KB]
- Keynote Address [PDF - 9.69 MB]
- NIHB Update [PDF - 4.81 MB]
- NCUIH Update [PDF - 655 KB]
- Budget Update [PDF - 174 KB]
- HR Update [PDF - 812 KB]
- Quality Overview [PDF - 1.25 MB]
- Quality Overview 2 [PDF - 121 KB]
- Billing Area [PDF - 70 KB]
- Nashville Area [PDF - 601 KB]
- HOPE Update [PDF - 3.03 MB]
- Opioid Update [PDF - 404 KB]
- Mashpee Wampanoags Opioid Update [PDF - 287 KB]
- IPC [PDF - 1.87 MB]
DST Areas
Albuquerque
Bemidji
Billings
Great Plains
Nashville
Navajo
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Portland
Tucson
