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Independent Outside Audit of the Indian Health Service Act of 2017

Introduced: February 28, 2017 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 8, 2017
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-236.
Feb 28, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Independent Outside Audit of the Indian Health Service Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with private entities to assess the health care delivery systems and financial management of the Indian Health Service (IHS). The assessment must address IHS issues including:

  • the demographics and health care needs of the patient population,
  • health care capabilities and resources,
  • staffing levels at medical facilities and the productivity of each health care provider,
  • information technology strategies related to providing health care,
  • business processes,
  • the competency of leadership regarding specified issues,
  • tracking patients eligible for other federal health care programs, and
  • the number of procurement contracts and awards under the Buy Indian Act.
What's happening now September 26, 2018

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 8, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 465: Independent Outside Audit of the Indian Health Service Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-465/
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"S. 465: Independent Outside Audit of the Indian Health Service Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-465/.
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