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Tribal Leader Letters

Tribal Leader Letters

January 15, 2025

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders in follow-up to Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on the IHS Headquarters reorganization of the offices that comprise the Deputy Director for Intergovernmental Affairs. Following the publication of our Federal Register Notice on January 8, 2025, we are pleased to announce the completion of this reorganization. [PDF - 218 KB]

January 13, 2025

The IHS Director writes to announce four upcoming information sessions in Calendar Year 2025 regarding the IHS Health Information Technology Modernization Program. In conjunction with ongoing Agency outreach, we will also be seeking your recommendations and feedback via Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer on these topics. [PDF - 238 KB]

January 10, 2025

The IHS Director writes to announce that the Federal Register Notice for the calendar year 2025 All-Inclusive Rates was published on December 16, 2024. This year's rates reflect measurable increases compared to CY 2024. [PDF - 187 KB]

January 7, 2025

The IHS Director writes to announce the Indian Health Service Fiscal Year 2025 allocation decisions for the $700 million appropriated to the IHS in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. [PDF - 267 KB]

January 2, 2025

The IHS Director writes to announce the appointment of Dr. Chris Poole to serve as the Director of the Bemidji Area Indian Health Service. [PDF - 147 KB]

December 27, 2024

The IHS Director writes to announce the new solicitation for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Indian Health Service (IHS) Long-Term Care Joint Venture Construction Program (JVCP). This IHS FY 2025 JVCP is exclusively for long-term care facilities. The Phase 1 Application deadline is April 10, 2025. [PDF - 115 KB]

December 26, 2024

The IHS Director will proceed with the competitive grant funding distribution method for the Community Opioid Intervention and Prevention Program (COIPP). [PDF - 190 KB]

December 26, 2024

The IHS Director, along with the Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Rachael M. Levine, MD, write to share information about the joint efforts being made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Indian Health Service to address the escalating cases of syphilis and congenital syphilis in our Tribal communities. [PDF - 142 KB]

December 20, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to announce the Agency's decision on how the IHS will calculate Contract Support Costs on expenditures of third-party reimbursements and provide next steps. [PDF - 168 KB]

December 19, 2024

The IHS Director writes to initiate Tribal Consultation regarding Agency proposals to streamline floodplain impact review processes for certain actions associated with construction projects sited within a floodplain. Please make plans to join us at a virtual Tribal Consultation to discuss the floodplain class review process on January 22, 2025. [PDF - 340 KB]

December 12, 2024

The IHS Director writes today to reaffirm the commitment of the Indian Health Service to protecting our patients and improving the Purchased/Referred Care program. The letter includes information about IHS's work in collaboration with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect eligible PRC patients receiving IHS-approved medical services from being subjected to improper bills from medical providers and collection activities from debt collectors as prohibited under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. [PDF - 172 KB]

December 5, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce the release of the Indian Health Service Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2029. [PDF - 180 KB]

November 14, 2024

The IHS Director and the HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary write to initiate a joint Tribal Consultation session December 16, 2024, to request your feedback and recommendations on how HUD and IHS programs can better address housing-related water and sewer infrastructure needs within Tribal communities. In addition, we are extending the comment period originally posted in our September 9, 2024 letter from November 9, 2024, to January 8, 2025. [PDF - 231 KB]

November 12, 2024

The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders to inform you that an updated IHS Tribal Consultation Policy has been signed. The updated policy reaffirms the Agency's commitment to engage in regular, meaningful, and robust Tribal Consultation and permanently establishes the policy as a chapter in the IHM. [PDF - 163 KB]

October 24, 2024

The IHS Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to request your comments and recommendations on the enclosed combined Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 Report to Congress on the Administration of the Indian Health Service Tribal Self-Governance Program. Comments are requested by December 23, 2024. [PDF - 199 KB]
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