Indian Health Service Office of Tribal SelfGovernance 2016 IHS Billings Area Training Billings MT December 14 2016 Eligibility Overview 3 Requirements To be eligible for the IHS Tribal SelfGovernance Program a Tribe must ID: 571798
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Title V Eligibility RequirementsIndian Health ServiceOffice of Tribal Self-Governance
2016 IHS Billings Area Training Billings, MT December 14, 2016Slide2
Eligibility Overview: 3 RequirementsTo be eligible for the IHS Tribal Self-Governance Program, a Tribe must:
Successfully complete a planning phase;Request participation in self-governance by resolution or other official action by the governing body of each Tribe to be served; and
Demonstrate, for 3 fiscal years, financial stability and financial management capability. (25 USC 458aaa-2(c)); 42 C.F.R. Part 137, Subpart C; 42 C.F.R. 137 Sections15–26) Slide3
1. Planning Phase The planning phase shall be conducted to the satisfaction of the Tribe
Usually, this stage is the longest and most work.It must include:Legal and budgetary research Internal Tribal government planning and organizational preparationWhen complete, a “planning statement” is submitted to OTSG. Slide4
2. Request ParticipationThe Tribe or Tribal Organization requests participation in self-governance by resolution or other official action by the governing body of each Tribe to be served;
(25 USC 458aaa-2(c)); 42 C.F.R. PART 137, Subpart C; 42 C.F.R. 137.15–26) Slide5
For the purpose of eligibility and to demonstrate financial stability and capability - a Tribe must provide evidence that during the most recent 3-year period they had no uncorrected significant and material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of their self-determination contracts or self-governance funding agreements
with any federal agency. (25 USC 458aaa-2(c)(2))
3. Financial RequirementSlide6
Uncorrected: Title V does not include terms “clean audit” or “mature contract”Audit exceptions: Usually provided by a Tribe’s auditor in the auditSelf-determination contracts or self-governance funding agreements with any federal agency
:The review only looks at the BIA and the IHS contracts/compacts findings, except for cross-cutting centralized functions (e.g. personnel, payroll, property management, etc.). (42 CFR 137.22)It does not include casino, HUD, or DHHS/Child Care grant findings.
3. Financial Requirement (Continued)Slide7
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