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The record
- Jurisdiction
- United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
- Level
- Federal
- Authority
- Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C. 13; Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.; Indian Health Manual
- Issued
- 2020-03-29 Mar. 29, 2020
- Effective
- Letters dated Mar. 9, 16, 23 and 27, 2020 (read as 2020-03-29)
- End
- Page superseded; letters remained in effect as IHS guidance through 2020 (read as 2020-06-30)
- In force
- Mar. 29, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Emergency declarationHealth care orders
- Addressees
- Tribal leaders
- Urban Indian Organization leaders
- IHS facilities
- Functions reached
- VS visitation and access
- IC infection control
- OC outpatient clinics
- CB patients
- Collection
- Other federal health agencies AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER
Operative words
News March 27, 2020 Coronavirus: IHS committed to patient care and getting resources to front line... Mar 23, 2020 Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 201 KB] Mar 16, 2020 Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19 [PDF - 139 KB] Mar 9, 2020 Tribal and Urban Indian Organization Leader Message on COVID-19
Enforcement
IHS operational direction to federally operated facilities; guidance to Tribal and urban programs
Notes
Index exhibit; IHS SGM 20-03 (Health Screening of Staff at IHS-Operated Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic) and SGM 21-04 (COVID-19 Immunizations Requirement for Personnel Working in IHS Health Care Facilities) are identified from the Indian Health Manual index and the 2025 rescission notice;
Retrieval noteGraded verified_secondary: the agency's own index confirms the existence and dates of the letters; their operative text was not read.