April 2010 eMailout
Week 1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 2, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Summary of Indian Health Care Improvement Act Provisions Passed in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act PL 111-148
Summary of Indian Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 3590 PL 111-148 (Enacted March 23, 2010)
Letter to Dr. Roubideaux dated March 19, 2010 regarding Contract Health Service program
Tribal Self Governance Advisory Committee update
Invitation for Nomination to attend the Portland area OEHE 2010 Annual Workshop, April 26-29, 2010, Yakima, WA
Governor Gregoire Takes Immediate Steps to Implement Healthcare Reform in Washington State
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-042 Special Diabetes Programs for Indian Community-Directed Grants, Budget Cycle IV
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-044 OMB Proposes Guidelines Defining ‘Inherent Federal Functions’
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-045 DOJ- FY2010 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON)
Division of Medical Assistance Programs March 2010 Update
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (WASHINGTON)
Tribal MAM Workgroup Meeting Update
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON/IDAHO/WASHINGTON)
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training of Trainers, June 7, 2010, Ellensburg, WA
1st Annual West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders, June 3-5, 2010, La Quinta, CA
Week 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 9, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
New Guidance on Publication of Audit Reports Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Memo from Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-047 Occupational Safety and Health Act Applies to Tribal Business
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-048 Farm Service Agency’s American Indian and Alaska Native Credit Outreach Initiative
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-049 Indian Health Service Tribal Management Grants
From: Michelle Edwards, Grants Administrator
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON/IDAHO/WASHINGTON)
NPAIHB Risky Business & Native Adolescent Health Alliance, May 4, 2010, Airway Heights, WA
Realigning Washington’s State Health Purchasing Agencies- Doug Porter as new Administrator of the Health Care Authority, Washington DSHS
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 16, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
$3.5 Million in 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for RPMS Project Information
Self Governance Training Session, May 2, 2010, Scottsdale, AZ
Medicine Dish Webcast Announcement- Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Impact on Indian Health Programs and AI/AN Beneficiaries, April 21, 2010 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm EDT
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON/IDAHO/WASHINGTON)
Siletz Community Health Fair, May 12, 2010, Siletz, OR
Siletz Community Health Clinic Grand Opening, May 12, 2010, Siletz, ORSiletz Community Health Clinic Grand Opening, May 12, 2010, Siletz, OR
Week 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 23, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
Indian Health Care Improvement Act Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-051 Indian Health Service Elder Care Grants
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-052 Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Cooperative Agreements
Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 10-053 OMB Issues Corrections on Notice of Deadline for Filing Comments on Proposed Guidance on “Inherent Federal Functions”
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (WASHINGTON)
State of Washington DSHS HRSA/CMS Options for Washington MAM Claiming Methodology
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON)
State of Oregon DHS Quarterly Health Services Cluster Meeting, May 6, 2010, Redmond, OR
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON/WASHINGTON/IDAHO)
Alcohol Use, Depression, and Young People: Implications for Addressing Suicide Risk Webinar Announcement, April 29, 2010, 3:00-4:00 EST
ATTN: OREGON (TRIBAL LEADERS/DELEGATES/TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS)
State of Oregon DHS- Division of Medical Assistance Programs April 2010 Update
Week 5
MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 30, 2010
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
From: Jim Roberts, Policy Analyst
ATTN: TRIBAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (OREGON/WASHINGTON/IDAHO)
2010 Indian Health Information Management Conference, May 10-14, 2010, Scottsdale, AZ
Online Search, Consultation, and Reporting (OSCAR) System: Database for Indentifying Evidence-Based and Promising Practices in AI/AN Communities
