Indian Health Service July 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This Notice advises the public that the Indian Health Service (IHS) proposes to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/ Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (NWBSN) in the State of Utah to include the Utah counties of Box Elder, Davis, Salt Lake, and Weber. The current PRCDA for the NWBSN is Box Elder County in the State of Utah. Tribal members residing on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation are provided health services through the IHS direct care facility in Fort Hall, Idaho, or by Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) referrals to private providers. NWBSN members residing outside of the PRCDA are eligible for direct care services, however, they are not eligible for PRC services. The sole purpose of this expansion would be to authorize additional Tribal members and beneficiaries to receive PRC services.