IHS Director's Corner Dr. Yvette Roubideaux - Indian Health Service Director
Tribal Consultation
Tribal Leader Letters
August 20, 2012
August 2, 2012
- Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to provide an update on Indian Health Service Tribal consultation activities over the past few years. [PDF - 42K]
- Tribal Consultation Activities Summary [PDF - 181K]
July 26, 2012
- Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to request consultation regarding amendments to the Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009 enacted by the Affordable Care Act [PDF - 27K]
- Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to provide an update on progress on agency priorities and efforts to change and improve the Indian Health Service. [PDF - 30K]
July 13, 2012
- Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders to provide an update on the progress of ongoing Tribal consultation related to the Indian Health Service Office of Information Technology programs, services, functions, and activities, and to request comments on the OIT Tribal Shares Improvement Plan [PDF - 33K]
- OIT Tribal Shares Improvement Plan [PDF - 107K]
- Transmittal Memo-OIT Tribal Shares Improvement Plan [PDF - 44K]
July 13, 2012
- Dr. Roubideaux writes to Tribal Leaders inviting them to attend the upcoming 2012 Indian Health Service (IHS) Tribal Consultation Summit scheduled for August 7-8, 2012 at the Denver Marriot City Center in Denver, CO. [PDF - 25K]
- Tribal Consultation Summit Agenda [PDF - 64K]
July 3, 2012
- Dr. Roubideaux updates Tribal Leaders on the status of efforts to develop a Data Sharing Agreement template [PDF - 20K] between Tribal Epidemiology Centers and the Indian Health Service
- Data sharing contract [PDF - 124K]
May 1, 2012
- Dr. Roubideaux and Dr. Robert Petzel write to continue consultation to facilitate the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) reimbursement for direct care services provided by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal health facilities to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Veterans. [PDF - 195K]
- Draft Agreement [PDF - 83KB]
- Dr. Roubideaux and Dr. Robert Petzel write to initiate consultation to facilitate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement for services provided by the Indian Health Service (IHS) and Tribal health facilities to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Veterans [PDF - 107K]
- IHS VA Summary Enclosure [PDF - 116K]
- IHS VA Summary Enclosure [PDF - 116K]
March 2, 2012
- Dr. Roubideaux writes to invite Tribal Leaders to attend the upcoming 2012 Indian Health Service (IHS) Tribal Consultation Summit on March 13-14, 2012 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia [PDF - 24K]
- Dr. Roubideaux writes Tribal Leaders to request input on selected issues related to Contract Support Costs [PDF - 25K]
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