March 2012 eMailout
Week 1
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 2, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- March 6-8, 2012 agenda for the National Congress of American Indians Executive Council Winter Session in Washington, DC
- March 7, 2012 draft agenda for the Tribal Caucus Briefing on the Special Diabetes Program for Indians in Washington, DC
- March 7-9, 2012 agenda for the HHS Tribal Budget and Policy Resource Day in Washington, DC
- March 13-14, 2012 Indian Health Service Tribal Consultation Summit in Arlington, VA
- NPAIHB Report- Grant Opportunities
Attn: Tribal Health Directors
- 6th Annual Medical Update Conference Save the Date for May 3-4, 2012 in Shelton, WA
- 2012 Colorectal Cancer Screening Save Lives National Challenge announcement
Attn: Oregon (OR)Tribal Health Directors
Attn: Washington (WA)Tribal Health Directors & Delegates
College Scholarship Opportunity
Week 2
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 9, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- Request from Indian Health Services (IHS) Director RE: Contract Support Costs (CSC) data and allocation
- Dear Tribal Leader letter RE: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement for services provided by IHS and tribal health facilities to eligible American Indian and Alaska Native veterans
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and IHS Draft Agreement for the Reimbursement for Direct Health Care Services
- NPAIHB Monthly Funding Report
Online Training Opportunity
Week 3
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 16, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Proposed Rule regarding potential changes for developing Indirect Cost Rates (IDC)
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Health, President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget for Native Programs
- NPAIHB Policy Brief: Brief Analysis for FY2013 President’s Request (Issue No. 03 March 1, 2012) Obama Request Respectful but Short-changes IHS Programs Additional $287 Million Needed to Maintain Current Services
- Letters from Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe to Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, Director of Indian Health Services and Honorable Eric Holder, Jr, Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice RE: Tribal Consultation on Issues Regarding the Federal Advisory Committee Act
- National Congress of American Indians Winter Session conference material
- Tribal Affairs Group (TAG) News (March 2012: Issue 1)
- Supreme Court Affordable Care Act (ACA) Case Update (Note: States argue for total invalidation of the ACA, with no exception carved out for the Indian specific provisions; contrary to earlier request by Washington State Attorney General in the States 11th Circuit brief. Oral argument on divisibility issues is scheduled on March 28, 2012)
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 12-034: Tenth Circuit Affirms Decision to Dismiss Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Challenge to Oklahoma Tobacco Statute
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 12-035: YouthBuild Grants
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 12-036: Family Violence Prevention and Services Grants for Tribes
- Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker General Memorandum 12-038: Bipartisan Bill to Authorize Tribes to Directly Request Disaster Declaration Advances; Secretary of Homeland Security Announces New Tribal Resource Guide
Attn: Tribal Health Directors
- Risky Business 2012 Spring Training Series/Save the Date
- Accreditation Readiness and Self-Assessment Training Save the Date- June 6-7, 2012 in Spokane, WA
Attn: (WA) Washington Tribal Leaders and Delegates
- Annual Funding Contract Consolidation Guidelines from the Department of Social & Health Services Office of Indian Policy
- Tribal Notification-Addendum #2 to the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) RE: Basic Waiver, Basic Plus Waiver, Core Waiver, Community Protection Waiver, and the Children’s Intensive In-Home Behavioral Supports Waiver
Week 4
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 23, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- NPAIHB letter to Dr. Roubideaux, I.H.S. RE: Contract Support Cost Issues (dated 2/22/12)
- Tribal Grantee Meeting Save the Date- June 6-8, 2012 in Washington, DC (Administration for Children and Families ACF in Partnership with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS)
Attn: Tribal Health Directors
- Medical Update Conference (HIV/AIDS/Hepatitis C) Save the Date- May 3-4, 2012 at the Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton, WA
- Risky Business/NW Native Adolescent Health Alliance/Injury Prevention Coalition Save the Date- May 8-9, 2012 in Bellingham, WA & May 15-16, 2012 at NPAIHB Office in Portland, OR (iLinc Web Conferencing available May 15th (see flyer for details))
- Indian Health Service- Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) upcoming 2-day training opportunities
Attn: (WA) Washington Tribal Leaders, Delegates, and Tribal Health Directors
- State of Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) Medicaid State Plan Amendment
- Washington State HCA & AIHC Tribal Workgroup April 11, 2012 in Olympia, WA
- State of Washington DSHS Indian Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC) quarterly meeting April 12, 2012 in Olympia, WA (agenda & directions included)
Attn: (OR) Oregon Delegates and Tribal Health Directors
Week 5
MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 30, 2011
TO: NPAIHB Delegates, Tribal Health Directors and Tribal Chairs
FROM: Joe Finkbonner, RPh, MHA, Executive Director
RE: WEEKLY MAILOUT
- NPAIHB letter to Dr. Roubideaux, I.H.S. RE: Two (2) Important Contract Support Cost (CSC) Issues (dated 2/22/12)
- NPAIHB letter to Dr. Roubideaux, I.H.S. RE: Contract Support Cost (CSC) sharing of individual tribal data with other tribes, tribal employees, and technical staff (dated 3/30/12)
- National Tribal Contract Support Cost Coalition letter to Dr. Roubideaux, I.H.S. RE: Comments regarding sharing of individual tribal data with other tribes, tribal employees, and technical staff (dated 3/29/12)
- Update on Supreme Court oral arguments on severability of IHCIA from the Affordable Care Act
- Update regarding the Fifth OPM Tribal-Federal Work Group
- Tribal Health Reform: National Training for Indian Country on the Affordable Care Act and Indian Health Care Improvement Act April 18-19, 2012 at the Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN
- American Heart Association funding opportunity
Attn: Tribal Health Directors
- Risky Business/NW Native Adolescent Health Alliance/Injury Prevention Coalition Save the Date- May 8-9, 2012 in Bellingham, WA & May 15-16, 2012 at NPAIHB Office in Portland, OR (iLinc Web Conferencing available May 15th (see flyer for details))
- Accreditation Readiness and Self-Assessment Training June 6-7, 2012 in Spokane, WA
- Free training announcement- National Incident Management System (NIMS) upcoming FEMA courses
Attn: (WA) Washington Delegates, Tribal Chairs, and Tribal Health Directors
Attn: (WA) Washington Tribal Health Directors
Employment Opportunity
