TRANSMITTAL NOTICE - INDIAN HEALTH MANUAL

TN No. 90.1
04/23/90

BACKGROUND:

This transmittal forwards a revision of the Indian Health Service Manual, Part 3, Chapter 13 - maternal and Child Health.  Chapter 14 - School Health and Chapter 16 - Nurse-Midwifery have been eliminated in their entirety and have been incorporated into Chapter 13 as Section 9 and Section 4.  Chapter 13 - Maternal and Child Health Now consists of the following sections:

3-13.1   - Introduction
3-13.2   - Maternal and Neonatal Health Services
3-13.3   - Obstetric Anesthesia Care
3-13.4   - Nurse-Midwifery
3-13.5   - Perinatal and Infant Mortality Reviews
3-13.6   - Care of the Infant and Child
3-13.7   - Child Abuse and Neglect
3-13.8   - Sexual Abuse
3-13.9   - School Health
3-13.10 - Care of the Adolescent
3-13.11 - Preventive Health Services for Women
3-13.12 - Family Planning Services
3-13.13 - Hysterectomies Resulting in Sterilization
3-13.14 - Abortion Services

Because of multiple revisions and additions to the manual, read the material carefully to assure that Area/Program procedure and programs are in compliance with the policies contained within the manual.

MATERIAL TRANSMITTED:

Part 3, Chapter 13 - Maternal and Child Health and the Table of Contents.

MATERIAL SUPERSEDED:

Part 3, Chapter 13, TN 85.6 dated 7/01/85; TN 79.3 dated 7/13/79; TN 79.3, amendment 1, dated 5/14/80; IHS Circular 78-1 dated 4/10/78; IHS Circular 78-1 Supplement 1 dated 2/13/79; Sterilization and Hysterectomy Surveillance Reporting Audit Procedures Memo dated 2/13/80; IHS Circular 82.2 dated 3/23/82 and IHS Circular 82-1 dated 3/18/82 and 6/23/82; Part 3, chapter 14 and chapter 16 in their entirety.

MANUAL MAINTENANCE:

Remove superseded material and file the attached chapter in its place.

Distribution:  PSD 557, PHS 110 - 129 Tab d