Indian Health Service 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Loan Repayment Program for Repayment of Health Professions Educational Loans; Announcement Type: Initial.
Document Number: 2015-32354
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-24
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works-Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form
Document Number: 2015-31534
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-12-15
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service published a 30 day Federal Register notice in the Federal Register (FR) on November 17, 2015 (80 FR 71813) to solicit comments from the general public on the information collection titled, ``Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form,'' Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0034. The notice was submitted before the 60 day FR notice comment period for the same information collection ends on December 8, 2015. Therefore, the correct date for the deadline to submit comments regarding the 30 day FR notice is January 9, 2016.
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works-Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form
Document Number: 2015-29251
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law (Pub. L.) 104-13 [44 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sec. 3507(a)(1)(D)], the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the information collection titled, ``Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form,'' Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0034. This previously approved information collection project was last published in the Federal Register (80 FR 61215) on October 9, 2015, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comment was received in response to the notice. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection, which expires January 31, 2016, to OMB for approval of an extension, and to solicit comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. A copy of the supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS-2015-0008). Proposed Collection: Title: 0917- 0034, Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What WorksBest Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension, without revision, of the currently approved information collection, 0917-0034, IHS Sharing What WorksBest Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. There are no program changes or adjustments in burden hours. Form(s): 0917-0034, IHS Sharing What WorksBest Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS goal is to raise the health status of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people to the highest possible level by providing comprehensive health care and preventive health services. To support the IHS mission and encourage the creation and utilization of performance driven products/ services by IHS, Tribal, and urban Indian health (I/T/U) programs, the Office of Preventive and Clinical Services' program divisions (i.e., Behavioral Health, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Nursing, and Dental) have developed a centralized program database of best practices, promising practices and local efforts (BPPPLE) and resources. The purpose of this collection is to further the development of a database of BPPPLE, resources, and policies which are available to the public on the IHS.gov Web site. This database will be a resource for program evaluation and for modeling examples of various health care projects occurring in AI/AN communities. All information submitted is on a voluntary basis; no legal requirement exists for collection of this information. The information collected will enable the Indian health systems to: (a) Identify evidence based approaches to prevention programs among the I/T/Us when no system is currently in place, and (b) Allow the program managers to review BPPPLEs occurring among the I/T/Us when considering program planning for their communities. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: I/T/U health programs' staff. The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden hour(s).
Notice To Propose the Redesignation of the Service Delivery Area for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Document Number: 2015-27898
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-02
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
This document extends the comment period for the notice to propose Redesignation of the Service Delivery Area for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), which was published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2015. The comment period for the notice, which would have ended on October 23, 2015, is extended by 30 days.
Change of Address for the Interior Board of Indian Appeals
Document Number: 2015-27025
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-10-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) is revising its regulations governing administrative appeals to reflect a change of address for the Interior Board of Indian Appeals (IBIA). The IBIA moved to a new address at 801 North Quincy St., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203 effective February 11, 2002.
Notice of Listing of Members of the Indian Health Service's Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board
Document Number: 2015-26181
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-14
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works-Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form (OMB NO. 0917-0034)
Document Number: 2015-25733
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-09
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law (Pub. L.) 104-13 [44 United States Code (U.S.C.) Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)], the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the information collection titled, ``Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What Works Best Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form,'' Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0034. This previously approved information collection project was last published in the Federal Register (77 FR 67657) on November 13, 2012, and allowed 30 days for public comment. No public comment was received in response to the notice. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection, which expires January 31, 2016, to OMB for approval of an extension, and to solicit comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. A copy of the supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS-2015-0008). Proposed Collection: Title: 0917- 0034, Indian Health Service (IHS) Sharing What WorksBest Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension, without revision, of the currently approved information collection, 0917-0034, IHS Sharing What WorksBest Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. There are no program changes or adjustments in burden hours. Form(s): 0917-0034, IHS Sharing What WorksBest Practice, Promising Practice, and Local Effort (BPPPLE) Form. Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS goal is to raise the health status of the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people to the highest possible level by providing comprehensive health care and preventive health services. To support the IHS mission and encourage the creation and utilization of performance driven products/ services by IHS, Tribal, and urban Indian health (I/T/U) programs, the Office of Preventive and Clinical Services' program divisions (i.e., Behavioral Health, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Nursing, and Dental) have developed a centralized program database of best practices, promising practices and local efforts (BPPPLE) and resources. The purpose of this collection is to further the development of a database of BPPPLE, resources, and policies which are available to the public on the IHS.gov Web site. This database will be a resource for program evaluation and for modeling examples of various health care projects occurring in AI/AN communities. All information submitted is on a voluntary basis; no legal requirement exists for collection of this information. The information collected will enable the Indian health systems to: (a) Identify evidence based approaches to prevention programs among the I/T/Us when no system is currently in place, and (b) Allow the program managers to review BPPPLEs occurring among the I/T/Us when considering program planning for their communities. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: I/T/U health programs' staff. The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden hour(s).
Notice To Propose the Redesignation of the Service Delivery Area for the Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Tribe
Document Number: 2015-25211
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-10-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
This document extends the comment period for the notice to propose Redesignation of the Service Delivery Area for the Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Tribe, which was published in the Federal Register on August 24, 2015. The comment period for the notice, which would have ended on September 23, 2015, is extended by 30 days.
Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes; National Indian Health Outreach and Education-Health Reform Cooperative Agreement; Correction
Document Number: 2015-16953
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-13
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on June 19, 2015, for the FY 2015 National Indian Health Outreach and Education, Health Reform Cooperative Agreement Program. The notice contained two incorrect dates.
Office of Clinical and Preventive Services; Division of Behavioral Health; Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative
Document Number: 2015-16750
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-07-08
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Dental Preventive and Clinical Support Centers Program; Correction
Document Number: 2015-15156
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on June 5, 2015 for the FY 2015 New and Competing Continuation Funding Announcement for the Dental Preventive and Clinical Support Centers Program. The notice contained incorrect dates.
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
Document Number: 2015-14234
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-11
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension of a previously approved collection of information titled, ``IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP)'' (OMB Control Number 0917-0014), which expires July 31, 2015. This proposed information collection project was recently published in the Federal Register (80 FR 23558) on April 28, 2015, and allowed 60 days for public comment, as required by 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). The IHS received no comments regarding this collection. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment to be submitted directly to OMB. A copy of the supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS-2015-0003). Proposed Collection: Title: 0917-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program.'' Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of currently approved information collection, 0917-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program.'' The LRP application is available in an electronically fillable and fileable format. Form(s): The IHS LRP Information Booklet contains the instructions and the application format. Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS LRP identifies health professionals with pre-existing financial obligations for education expenses that meet program criteria who are qualified and willing to serve at, often remote, IHS health care facilities. Under the program, eligible health professionals sign a contract through which the IHS agrees to repay part or all of their indebtedness in exchange for an initial two-year service commitment to practice full- time at an eligible Indian health program. The LRP is necessary to augment the critically low health professional staff at IHS health care facilities. Any health professional wishing to have their health education loans repaid may apply to the IHS LRP. A two-year contract obligation is signed by both parties, and the individual agrees to work at an eligible Indian health program location and provide health services to American Indian and Alaska Native individuals. The information collected via the on-line application from individuals is analyzed and a score is given to each applicant. This score will determine which applicants will be awarded each fiscal year. The administrative scoring system assigns a score to the geographic location according to vacancy rates for that fiscal year and also considers whether the location is in an isolated area. When an applicant accepts employment at a location, the applicant in turn ``picks-up'' the score of that location. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Type of Respondents: Individuals. The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, Annual number of responses, Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden hour(s).
Notice of Request for Information
Document Number: 2015-13774
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-06-05
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is seeking broad public input as it begins efforts to advance and promote the health needs of the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes; Tribal Management Grant Program; Correction
Document Number: 2015-11435
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-12
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on March 19, 2015, for the FY 2015 Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes; Tribal Management Grant Program. The notice contained incorrect guidance and an incorrect date.
Injury Prevention Program; Announcement; New and Competing Continuation Cooperation Agreement; Correction
Document Number: 2015-11424
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-12
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on April 14, 2015 for the FY 2015 New and Competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement Funding Announcement. The notice contained an incorrect statement.
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Notice for Extension of Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery: IHS Customer Service Satisfaction and Similar Surveys
Document Number: 2015-11364
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-05-12
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, Indian Health Service (IHS) has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery: IHS Customer Service Satisfaction and Similar Surveys'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.).
Request for Public Comment: 60-Day; Proposed Information Collection: Indian Health Service; Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
Document Number: 2015-09824
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.), which requires 60 days for public comment on proposed information collection projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the information collection Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 0917-0014, titled, ``IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP).'' This previously approved information collection project was last published in the Federal Register (77 FR 27467) on May 10, 2012, and allowed 30 days for public comment. No public comment was received in response to the notice. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection, which expires May 31, 2015, to OMB for approval of an extension and solicit comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. A copy of the draft supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID IHS-2015-0003). Proposed Collection: Title: 0917-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program.'' Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of currently approved information collection, 0917-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program.'' The LRP application is available in an electronically fillable and fileable format. Form(s): The IHS LRP Information Booklet contains the instructions and the application formats. Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS LRP identifies health professionals with pre-existing financial obligations for education expenses that meet program criteria and who are qualified and willing to serve at, often remote, IHS health care facilities. Under the program, eligible health professionals sign a contract through which the IHS agrees to repay part or all of their indebtedness in exchange for an initial two-year service commitment to practice fulltime at an eligible Indian health program. This program is necessary to augment the critically low health professional staff at IHS health care facilities. Any health professional wishing to have their health education loans repaid may apply to the IHS LRP. A two-year contract obligation is signed by both parties, and the individual agrees to work at an eligible Indian health program location and provide health services to American Indian and Alaska Native individuals. The information collected via the on-line application from individuals is analyzed and a score is given to each applicant. This score will determine which applicants will be awarded each fiscal year. The administrative scoring system assigns a score to the geographic location according to vacancy rates for that fiscal year and also considers whether the location is in an isolated area. When an applicant accepts employment at a location, the applicant in turn ``picks-up'' the score of that location. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Type of Respondents: Individuals. The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments, Estimated number of respondents, Number of responses per respondent, Annual number of responses, Average burden hour per response, and Total annual burden hour(s).
Office of Tribal Self-Governance Program; Planning Cooperative Agreement; Correction
Document Number: 2015-09822
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on February 20, 2015, for the FY 2015 Office of Tribal Self- Governance Program, Planning Cooperative Agreement. The notice contained incorrect guidance.
Office of Tribal Self-Governance Program; Negotiation Cooperative Agreement; Correction
Document Number: 2015-09820
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service published a document in the Federal Register on February 18, 2015, for the FY 2015 Office of Tribal Self- Governance Program, Negotiation Cooperative Agreement Announcement. The notice contained incorrect guidance.
Injury Prevention Program; Announcement; New and Competing Continuation Cooperative Agreement
Document Number: 2015-08605
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-14
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2015
Document Number: 2015-07779
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-07
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Notice is given that the Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), under the authority of sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and 249(b)), Public Law 83-568 (42 U.S.C. 2001(a)), and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), has approved the following rates for inpatient and outpatient medical care provided by IHS facilities for Calendar Year 2015 for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and beneficiaries of other Federal programs, and for recoveries under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 2651-2653). The Medicare Part A inpatient rates are excluded from the table below as they are paid based on the prospective payment system. Since the inpatient rates set forth below do not include all physician services and practitioner services, additional payment shall be available to the extent that those services are provided.
Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes; National Indian Health Outreach and Education II
Document Number: 2015-07780
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-04-06
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Office of Direct Service and Contracting Tribes; Tribal Management Grant Program
Document Number: 2015-06353
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 60-Day Notice for Extension of Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery: IHS Customer Service Satisfaction and Similar Surveys
Document Number: 2015-04112
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-03-02
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
The Indian Health Service (IHS), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). This collection was developed as part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback from the public on service delivery. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. A copy of the draft supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID [IHS-2015-0002]).
Planning Cooperative Agreement Applications: Tribal Self-Governance Program
Document Number: 2015-03206
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-02-20
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Office of Tribal Self-Governance; Negotiation Cooperative Agreement
Document Number: 2015-03235
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-02-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Loan Repayment Program for Repayment of Health Professions Educational Loans Announcement Type: Initial
Document Number: 2015-01958
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-02-02
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
Payment for Physician and Other Health Care Professional Services Purchased by Indian Health Programs and Medical Charges Associated With Non-Hospital-Based Care
Document Number: 2015-00400
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-01-14
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
This document extends the comment period for the Payment for Physician and Other Health Care Professional Services Purchased by Indian Health Programs and Medical Charges Associated with Non- Hospital-Based Care proposed rule, which was published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2014. The comment period for the proposed rule, which would have ended on January 20, 2015, is extended to February 4, 2015.
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