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Indian Health Service (IHS)

IHS Document Archive

2023

07-20-2023
Although IHS Allocated COVID-19 Testing Funds To Meet Community Needs, It Did Not Ensure That the Funds Were Always Used in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-07-20-04123
04-21-2023
Crow/Northern Cheyenne Hospital—an IHS-Operated Health Facility—Did Not Timely Conduct Required Background Checks of Staff and Supervise Certain Staff A-02-21-02004

2022

11-04-2022
Three Tribes in New England and Their Health Programs Did Not Conduct Required Background Investigations on All Individuals in Contact With Indian Children A-01-20-01504
10-17-2022
IHS Did Not Always Provide the Necessary Resources and Assistance To Help Ensure That Tribal Programs Complied With All Requirements During Early COVID-19 Vaccination Program Administration A-07-21-04125
09-16-2022
IHS's National Supply Service Center Was Generally Effective in Providing Supplies to Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic, but Its Internal Controls Could Be Improved A-07-20-04124
09-07-2022
The IHS Telehealth System Was Deployed Without Some Required Cybersecurity Controls A-18-21-03100
03-14-2022
New Mexico Did Not Claim $12.4 Million of $222.6 Million in Medicaid Payments for Services Provided by Indian Health Service Facilities in Accordance With Federal and State Requirements A-06-19-09005

2021

02-18-2021
Although the Bemidji Area Office Had Adequate Procedures To Disburse Indian Health Service Funds, It Needs To Strengthen Its Procedures for Monitoring the Use of the Funds A-05-18-00019
01-08-2021
Independent Attestation Review: Indian Health Service Fiscal Year 2020 Detailed Accounting Report, Performance Summary Report for National Drug Control Activities, Budget Formulation Compliance Report, and Accompanying Required Assertions A-03-21-00351

2020

08-28-2020
Tribal Health Programs: Concerns About Background Verifications for Staff Working With Indian Children A-01-20-01500
04-10-2020
Most Indian Health Service Purchased/Referred Care Program Claims Were Not Reviewed, Approved, and Paid in Accordance With Federal Requirements A-03-16-03002

2019

07-17-2019
IHS Needs To Improve Oversight of Its Hospitals' Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing Practices and Consider Centralizing Its Information Technology Functions (A-18-17-11400)
03-29-2019
The Passamaquoddy Tribe's Pleasant Point Health Center Needs To Improve Its Medical-Referral Process (A-01-17-01503)

2018

11-26-2018
The Penobscot Indian Nation Did Not Meet All Federal and Tribal Health and Safety Requirements (A-01-17-01502)
09-24-2018
The Indian Health Service Did Not Always Resolve Audit Recommendations in Accordance With Federal Requirements (A-07-17-03227)
07-30-2018
The Passamaquoddy Tribe's Pleasant Point Health Center Did Not Always Meet Federal and Tribal Health and Safety Requirements (A-01-17-01500)
07-05-2018
The Indian Health Service's Controls Were Not Effective in Ensuring That Its Purchase Card Program Complied With Federal Requirements and Its Own Policy (A-07-16-05090)
04-12-2018
The Indian Health Service's Controls Were Not Effective in Ensuring That Its Travel Card Program Complied With Federal Requirements and Its Own Policy (A-07-16-05091)
01-18-2018
Independent Attestation Review: Indian Health Service Fiscal Year 2017 Detailed Accounting Submission and Performance Summary Report for National Drug Control Activities and Accompanying Required Assertions (A-03-18-00351)