Urban Leader Letters
December 10, 2020
The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide an update and invite input on next steps for health information technology modernization at the Indian Health Service. [PDF - 331 KB]December 2, 2020
The Director writes to Urban Indian Organization Leaders to initiate Urban Confer to seek input on a draft revised Memorandum of Understanding between the VHA and the IHS. [PDF - 302 KB]- Enclosure - Draft Revised VA-IHS Memorandum of Understanding [PDF - 159 KB]
November 18, 2020
The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to issue the Indian Health Service COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Plan. [PDF - 167 KB]November 6, 2020
The Director writes to Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide an update on Indian Health Service COVID-19 vaccination planning efforts. [PDF - 263 KB]- CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Program Urban Indian Organization Agreement – Vaccines Coordinated through IHS [PDF - 260 KB]
- IHS Area Vaccine Point of Contact [PDF - 17 KB]
October 29, 2020
The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide clarification on COVID-19 vaccination of non-beneficiaries. [PDF - 303 KB]October 23, 2020
The IHS Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide an update on short-term continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021 that affect Tribal Health Programs with performance periods starting within the current continuing resolution period for October 1, 2020 through December 11, 2020. [PDF - 269 KB]October 14, 2020
The Director notifies Urban Indian Organization Leaders about a comment period, open through October 21, to request input on the Indian Health Service COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Draft Plan. [PDF - 66 KB]September 25, 2020
The Director initiates Urban Confer to seek input from Urban Indian Organization Leaders on COVID-19 vaccination planning for Indian Country. [PDF - 296 KB]September 16, 2020
The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide updates regarding the Indian Health Service Resource and Patient Management System meeting the 2015 Edition Certification Requirements Published by the Office of the the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. [PDF - 1.36 MB]- Enclosure: Applying for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit Based Incentive Payment System Program Hardship Exceptions. [PDF - 158 KB]
September 11, 2020
The Deputy Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce the selection of the new Director for the Office of Urban Indian Health Programs. [PDF - 233 KB]July 2, 2020
The Director writes to Urban Indian Organization Leaders to initiate Urban Confer on the use of approximately $30 million in offset and prior-year funds from the Special Diabetes Program for Indians. [PDF - 408 KB]June 29, 2020
The Director writes to Urban Indian Organization Leaders to share the Indian Health Service fiscal year 2019 Urban Indian Health Budget Report. [PDF - 213 KB]- Enclosure: Office of Urban Indian Health Programs-Fiscal Year 2019 Budget to Support Urban Indian Organizations [PDF - 126 KB]
May 22, 2020
The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to request assistance in identifying priority health professions for inclusion into categories eligible for the IHS Scholarship Program in academic year 2021-2022 and the IHS Loan Repayment Program in fiscal year 2021. Priorities are due to the IHS Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs by June 15, 2020. [PDF - 240 KB]- Enclosure: IHS Scholarship Program Priority Categories for Academic Year 2021- 2022 [PDF - 167 KB]
- Enclosure: IHS Loan Repayment Program Fiscal Year 2021 Priority Categories [PDF - 119 KB]
May 20, 2020
The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to provide several updates about the Special Diabetes Program for Indians. [PDF - 305 KB]May 19, 2020
The Director writes to Tribal Leaders and Urban Indian Organization Leaders to announce distribution decisions for $750 million in new resources appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services to support testing and testing related activities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, authorized by the recent enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. [PDF - 394 KB]Search
