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Tribal Leader Letters

January 17, 2017

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to share an exciting update on work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans. [PDF - 56 KB]

January 6, 2017

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to announce that the Indian Health Service (IHS) recently signed and Interagency Agreement with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) authorizing the IHS to use the VA Veterans Health Administration's Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP). [PDF - 727 KB]

January 4, 2017

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to provide an update to the June 1, 2016, letter which initiated a Tribal Consultation on the Indian Health Service draft policy statement on creating a national IHS Community Health Aide Program.

[PDF - 102 KB]

December 27, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to highlight some of the major actions that have taken place over the past 10 months. [PDF - 124 KB]

December 13, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to follow-up on the World Cafe hosted in Phoenix, Arizona on October 9, 2016, and the letter to Tribal Leaders on October 31, 2016, providing a summary report of the ideas and recommendations generated during the World Cafe. [PDF - 686 KB]

November 16, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide the final 2016-2017 Quality Framework and Implementation Plan. [PDF - 683 KB]

November 15, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director notifies Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders that the deadline to provide comments on the Proposed Headquarters Realignment has been extended until January 13, 2017. [PDF - 836 KB]

October 31, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director updates Tribal Leaders on the workforce recommendations generated during the World Café Forum held on October 9th, in Phoenix, Arizona. [PDF - 102 KB]

October 27, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to announce that the Indian Health Service (IHS) has updated its Contract Support Costs (CSC) policy. [PDF - 187 KB]

October 12, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide updates to an October 5 letter about a proposed realignment of IHS Headquarters.

[PDF - 93 KB]

October 5, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders about a proposed realignment of IHS Headquarters offices and a 30-day comment period that is open for input.

[PDF - 53 KB]

October 5, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to inform Tribal Leaders that on Sunday, October 9, the Indian Health Service (IHS) will host a Tribal Advisory meeting in conjunction with the Direct Service & Contract Tribes Advisory Committee (DSTAC) and Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee (TSGAC). The Joint Advisory meeting will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center, located in Phoenix, Arizona. [PDF - 187 KB]

October 4, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to inform Phoenix Area Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders that on October 13, the Indian Health Service (IHS) will hold a Tribal Consultation and Urban Confer meeting at the Phoenix Area Office. [PDF - 49 KB]

September 16, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leaders in the Great Plains Area to inform them that the comment and confer period on the Organization and Structure of the Great Plains Area has been extended [PDF - 97 KB]

September 15, 2016

The Principal Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders to inform them that the comment period for the Quality Framework has been extended. [PDF - 30.7 KB]