Health and Human Services Department, Indian Health Service
Notice is hereby given that the Indian Health Service (IHS) has decided to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/ Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in the State of Minnesota to include the Minnesota counties of Crow Wing and Morrison in the State of Minnesota. The final PRCDA for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is now the Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Crow Wing, Kanebec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, and Pine. Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members residing outside of the PRCDA are eligible for direct care services, however, they are not eligible for Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) services. The sole purpose of this expansion is to authorize additional Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and beneficiaries to receive PRC services.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service AGENCY: Indian Health Service, Health and Human Services. ACTION: Final notice. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Indian Health Service (IHS) has decided to expand the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA) for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in the State of Minnesota to include the Minnesota counties of Crow Wing and Morrison in the State of Minnesota. The final PRCDA for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is now the Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Crow Wing, Kanebec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, and Pine. Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members residing outside of the PRCDA are eligible for direct care services, however, they are not eligible for Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) services. The sole purpose of this expansion is to authorize additional Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and beneficiaries to receive PRC services. DATES: This expansion is effective as of the publication date of this notice. ( printed page 22918) ADDRESSES: This notice can be found at https://www.federalregister.gov . Written requests for information should be delivered to: CAPT John Rael, Director, Office of Resource Access and Partnerships, Indian Health Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 10E85C, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-0609 (This is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Inspection of Public Comments: All comments received before the close of the comment period are available for viewing by the…
Citation: 87 FR 22917
