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PART  1 -  GENERAL
Chapter 1 08/17/05 Indian Health Service Manual System OMS/MPICS
Chapter 3  01/12/76 Indian Health Program  OMS
Chapter 4  07/02/97 Organization of the Service OMS/MPICS
Chapter 5 11/22/96 Delegations of Authority OMS/MPICS
Chapter 6  04/08/83 Program Administration
OPHS
Chapter 7  05/06/87 Research Activities OPHS
Chapter 8  09/09/94 Managing the Workers Compensation Program
OMS/DHR
Chapter 9  09/09/94 Occupational Health & Safety Management Program
OEHE/DEHS
Chapter 10  03/04/68 Emergency  Operation of IHS Field Activities
OCPS/ES
Chapter 11  03/17/81 Authorized Dollar Thresholds-PL 93-638 Contracts & Grants by Area OTP
Chapter 12  04/17/91 IHS Employee Immunization Program 

OCPS/DCCS
PART  2 - SERVICES TO INDIANS AND OTHERS
Chapter 1  01/28/83 Indians OPHS
Chapter 2  11/02/67 Payment for Services OPHS
Chapter 3  05/08/08 Contract Health Services ORAP
Chapter 4  09/23/05 Other Beneficiaries OPHS
Chapter 5  12/18/74 Health Services for Indian/Alaska Native Adv Students OPHS
Chapter 6  10/06/94 Patient Registration
 		 ORAP
Chapter 7  09/16/08 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule and the Privacy Act
 		 OMS/DRA
PART 3 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Chapter 1 11/19/08 Medical Credentials and Privileges Review Process OCPS
Chapter 2 02/25/92 Dental    OCPS/DOH
Chapter 3 03/15/93 Medical Records OCPS/DCCS
Chapter 4 07/15/94 Nursing OCPS/DNS
Chapter 5  10/11/96 Nutrition OCPS/DCCS
Chapter 6 05/19/88 Laboratory Services OCPS/DCCS
Chapter 7  06/26/95 Pharmacy OCPS/DCCS
Chapter 8  07/19/93 Social Work Service OCPS/DBH
Chapter 9 09/08/00 Eye Care Program OCPS
Chapter 10  11/28/67 Preventive Health OCPS/DCCS
Chapter 11  09/30/85 Environmental Health OEHE
Chapter 12  10/06/80 Health Education OCPS/DCCS
Chapter 13  03/20/92 Maternal and Child Health OCPS/DCCS
Chapter 14  07/19/93 Mental Health Programs OCPS/DBH
Chapter 15  01/05/73 Physical Therapy OCPS/DCCS
Chapter 16  04/24/91 Community Health Representative Program OCPS/DNS
Chapter 17  07/31/00 Emergency Medical Services
OEHE/ES
Chapter 18 05/22/91 Alcoholism/Substance Abuse Program OCPS/DBH
Chapter 19  09/14/94 Urban Indian Health Program  OD/OUIHP
Chapter 21  06/30/94 Medical Imaging OCPS
Chapter 22  12/29/95 Anesthesia Program OCPS
Chapter 23 08/05/04 Ethical and Professional Conduct of Health Care Providers OCPS
Chapter 24 09/23/04 Final Document Stamp/Seal Requirements OEHE
Chapter 25 01/04/05 Guidelines for Withholding CPR OCPS
Chapter 26 01/04/05 Patient Self-Determination & Advance Directives OCPS
Chapter 27 07/20/06 Controlling Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Drugs OCPS
Chapter 28 01/21/09 Physicians Assistants OCPS
PART  4 STAFF SERVICES/SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Chapter 2  06/07/89 Medical Facilities and Patient Management OCPS
Chapter 3 02/15/82 Program  Analysis Reports & Stats OPHS
Chapter 4 10/11/77 Program Planning for IHS OPHS
Chapter 5 10/27/72 Office of Tribal Affairs OD/OTP
Chapter 6 Training Superseded by IHM 7-4 OMS
PART  5 MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Chapter 1 11/21/05 Third-Party Revenue Accounts Management and Internal Controls ORAP/DBOE
Chapter 2 09/14/07 Memorandum of Agreement OMS/DSFC
Chapter 5 06/13/96 Acquisition Management OMS/DAP
Chapter 6   Supply Management is under revision OMS/DAS
Chapter 8 10/08/98 Travel OFA/DFO
Chapter 10 06/22/92 Housekeeping and Linen Service  OCPS
Chapter 12 09/05/92 Personal Property (PDF # pgs: 150, file size : 452K ) OMS/DAS
Chapter 12 09/05/92 Personal Property Exhibits Pt I (PDF #pgs: 49, file size: 1603K) OMS/DAS
Chapter 12 09/05/92 Personal Property Exhibits Pt. II (PDF #pgs: 83, file size :1302K OMS/DAS
Chapter 13 10/20/89 Quarters Management Program   OEHE/DFO
Chapter 14 09/18/87 Bio-Medical Engineering  OEHE/DFO
Chapter 15 07/08/97 Records Management OMS/DAS
Chapter 16 02/18/05 Management Control Systems   OMS/MPICS
Chapter 19  10/01/95 Grants and Cooperative Agreements OMS/GPS
Chapter 20 01/22/01 Health Professions Support OPHS/DHPS
Chapter 21 02/13/06 Diversity Management and Equal Employment Opportunity OD/DMEEOS
Chapter 22 09/09/04 Program Integrity and Ethics OMS/PIES
Chapter 23 08/28/03 Government-Wide Commercial Purchasing Card
 		 OMS/DAP
Chapter 24 07/16/04 Forms OMS/DAS
 
PART  6  SERVICES TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS 
Chapter 1 11/24/99 Internal Agency Procedures OD/OTP
Chapter 3 04/06/07 Contract Support Costs OD/OTP
PART  7 HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 
Chapter 1 12/15/08 Excepted Service Examining Plan OMS/DHR
Chapter 2 12/15/08 Merit Promotion Plan OMS/DHR
Chapter 3 12/22/08 Indian Preference OMS/DHR
Chapter 4 04/19/99 Human Resource and Organization Development OMS/DHR
Chapter 5 03/14/02 Administrative Grievance System OMS/DHR
Chapter 6  05/15/98 Flexible Workplace Arrangements Program OMS/DHR
Chapter 7 01/21/09 Performance Management Appraisal Program OMS/DHR
PART  8 INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 
Chapter 1 08/06/03 Chief Information Officer OIT
Chapter 2 07/28/06 Information Systems Advisory Committee Charter OIT
Chapter 3 08/06/03 Information Resources Mgmt Planning OIT
Chapter 4 08/06/03 Capital Planning & Investment Control OIT
Chapter 5 08/06/03 Conducting IT Alternative Analysis OIT
Chapter 6 04/07/06 Limited Personal Use of IT Resources OIT
Chapter 7 08/06/03 Use of Broadcast Messages, Spamming & Targeted Audiences OIT
Chapter 8 08/06/03 IT Security for Remote Access OIT
Chapter 9 08/06/03 Establishing an Incident Response Capability OIT
Chapter 10 08/06/03 Prevention, Detection, Removal, & Reporting of Malicious Software OIT
Chapter 11 08/06/03 Use of Persistent Cookies OIT
Chapter 12 08/06/03 IT Security OIT
Chapter 13 11/03/08 Internal Use Software OIT
Chapter 15 06/12/08 Network Interconnection OIT
Chapter 16 06/05/08 Internet Domain and Webhosting OIT
PART 9 FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING 
Chapter 4 12/13/07 Debt Management OFA

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