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Tribal Consultation

IHS Workgroups

Workgroups Purpose and Membership
Director’s Advisory Workgroup on Tribal Consultation (DAWTC)

The Workgroup is charged with working in partnership with the IHS Director to recommend improvements on the IHS Tribal Consultation process to make it more meaningful, effective and accountable. The Workgroup will also meet to review progress on consultation efforts and provide the Director with guidance on general consultation issues.

Members: Composed of 24 Tribal Leaders, 2 from each of the 12 IHS Areas.

Meets:

Meeting Minutes:

Contact:
Director’s Workgroup on Improving Contract Health Services (CHS)

The CHS Workgroup is charged with reviewing input received on how to improve the CHS Program. They are also responsible for looking at the Fiscal Year 2001 CHS distribution formula to determine if changes are needed for the new funding beginning in Fiscal Year 2011 and beyond.

Members: 2 representatives from each Area Office with Tribal elected Officials and technical CHS staff.

Meets:

Meeting Minutes:

Contact: Carl Harper
Director, Office of Resource Access and Partnerships
(301) 443-2694
IHS Budget Formulation Workgroup (BFWG)

There is no formal charge (see Tribal Consultation Policy). The workgroup provides input and guidance to the IHS Headquarters budget formulation team throughout the remainder of the budget formulation cycle for that fiscal year.

Members: 1 from each IHS Area with an alternate, 2 co-chairs with an alternate.

Meets: 2 times per year

Meeting Minutes:

Contact: Rosetta Tracy and Melissa Boney
Division of Budget Formulation
(301) 443-1270
Contract Support Cost (CSC) Workgroup

The CSC Workgroup meets to further the Federal Government’s administration of CSC within the IHS. The Agency in active participation with Tribes had developed a comprehensive CSC policy to implement the statutory provisions of the ISDA.

Members: The IHS/Tribal CSC Workgroup is an open, informal workgroup. Participants include, but are not limited to, federal, tribal, and tribal organization representatives with an interest in CSC.

Meets: as needed

Meeting Minutes:

Contact: Roselyn Tso
Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes
(301) 443-1104

Information Technology Tribal Shares Workgroup  

A. To review current OIT Tribal Shares
B. To review comments from the Tribal Consultation Report logs
C. To provide advice and guidance to Regions/Areas as they conduct additional consultation sessions on the proposed restructuring of IHS OIT information technology support packages
D. To develop information technology support packages that are consistent with the vision statement.

Members: One Tribal representative from ISAC and IHS. Additional IHS and/or Tribal staff may serve as technical advisors. Workgroup will consist of 21 additional members: 1 tribal representative selected for each IHS Area by the IHS Area Director in consultation with Area Tribes, IHS OIT Chief Information Officer, 1 representative from DSTAC, Office of Urban Indian Health Programs, IHS Agency Lead Negotiators, OTSG, OTP and 3 IHS ISAC.

Established 5/09; expected to dissolve by 12/09

Meeting Minutes:

Contact: Theresa Cullen, M.D.
Chief Information Officer
(301) 443-0750
IHS and Tribal Institutional Review Board (IRB) Chairs Workgroup

Area and Tribal IRB conference calls to discuss issues related to the protection of Human subject in the research activities conducted in the IHS, Tribal, and Urban.

Members: Composed of approximately 20 individuals to review the Research proposals that need National IRB Review. There are IHS, Tribal, Urban and academic representatives.

Meets: Conference call monthly

Meeting Minutes:

Contact: Richard Church, Pharm.D.
Office Public Health Support
(301) 443-0222

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