Partial federal government shutdown
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
HCA does not anticipate any immediate impacts to our services or disruption to provider payments at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates if anything changes.
The purpose of the Governor’s Indian Health Advisory Council (GIHAC) is to address issues in our state’s Indian health care delivery system. It was created in 2019 through Senate Bill 5415. The Council includes representatives from tribes, Indian health, state agencies, and legislators.
The Council builds upon the planning work of the Governor's Indian Health Council created in 2018 through Senate Bill 6032.
The Council is tasked with:
Date | Location | Meeting materials |
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No meetings are scheduled at this time. |
Date | Location | Meeting materials |
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Tuesday, December 3 1-4p.m. |
Attend on Zoom or in person Hosted by the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe 7Cedars Casino Hotel |
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Friday, August 16
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Hosted by the Swinomish Indian Community on Zoom and in-person: |
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Tuesday, April 30 |
In-person: |
The Council’s 2018 legislative report recommended:
Organization name (A-N) | Organization name (O-Z) |
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American Indian Health Commission |
Office of the Insurance Commissioner |
Colville Indian Health Services (IHS) Service Unit |
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction |
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation |
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe |
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation |
Puyallup Tribe of Indians |
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation |
Quileute Tribe |
Cowlitz Indian Tribe |
Quinault Indian Nation |
Department of Children, Youth, and Families |
Samish Indian Nation |
Department of Commerce |
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe |
Department of Corrections |
Seattle Indian Health Board |
Department of Health |
Senate, Washington State |
Department of Social and Health Services |
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe |
Governor's Office |
Skokomish Indian Tribe |
Health Care Authority |
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe |
Hoh Tribe | Spokane Tribe of Indians |
House of Representatives |
Squaxin Island Tribe |
Indian Health Service Portland Area Office |
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians |
Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe |
Suquamish Tribe |
Kalispel Tribe of Indians |
Swinomish Indian Tribe |
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
The Native Project |
Lummi Nation |
Tulalip Tribes of Washington |
Makah Indian Tribe |
Upper Skagit Indian Tribes |
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe |
Washington Health Benefit Exchange |
Nisqually Indian Tribe |
Wellpoint IHS Service Unit |
Nooksack Indian Tribe |
Yakama IHS Service Unit |
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board |
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Email: Office of Tribal Affairs