Centennial Accord Plan - Agency Activities

Consultation meeting with Port Gamble S’Klallam, Jamestown S’Klallam tribes and Quinault Nation,September 2002.
Visited Port Gamble S’Klallam and Jamestown S’Klallam tribes for the purpose of collaboration. Those attending included the HCA Administrator, BH Assistant Administrator, CHS Executive Director and Tribal Liaison, November 2002.
Appointed a tribal representative to the Basic Health Advisory Board, 2003.
Formalized the Tribal Liaison position in Community Health Services, with direct responsibility tribes to promote quality affordable health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives, February 2003.
Administrator participated in the May 16, 2003 American Indian Health Commission (AIHC) meeting for the purpose of become acquainted with tribes and the AIHC.

Provided HCA’s first onsite tribal government-to-government training coordinated through the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, January 2004.
Worked collaborative with tribes and the AIHC to finalized HCA’s first Centennial Accord Plan and Tribal Consultation Policy, March 2004.
Participated in over 35 on-site visits to tribes for purposes of collaboration.
Participated in tribal meetings and forums such as AIHC, NPAIHB, Tribal Leaders’ Health Summit and 2005 Treaty Symposium to enhance communication and collaboration tribes.
Established interagency collaboration with DSHS and DOH to improve communication and coordination on tribal issues.

Established four new BH tribal sponsors contracts with the Lower Elwha Klallam, the Quileute Tribe, the Shoalwater Bay Tribe and the Squaxin Island Tribe.
Maintained exemption for existing tribal sponsors from the freeze on new applications.
Revised tribal sponsor contract language to allow tribes to verify tribal declaration of non-filing of federal income tax.
Provided ongoing quarterly joint meetings with the tribal sponsors and BH staff.
Improved internal and external communication structure on tribal accounts.
Assigned specific contacts for tribal sponsors.
On-going effort to work with tribal representatives to achieve administrative simplification of tribal member eligibility.
Identified validation process before tribal members are disenrolled from BH without secondary administrative review and communication with tribal representatives.
Conducted annual site reviews of all tribal sponsors.

Established Tribal Liaison function in CHS strategic business plan.
Entered into a contract with the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal Clinic, the first tribal clinic to receive CHS grant funds, SFY 2004.
Entered into contracts with Shoalwater Bay Tribal Clinic and Spokane N.A.T.I.V.E. Project, SFY 2005.
Conducted site visits to tribal and urban clinics.

PEBB outreach coordinator gave a presentation at the AIHC March 5, 2004 meeting to explore tribal interest in the PEBB program.