2006 annual report - cskt - Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

TRIBAL HEALTH
The Tribal Health and Human Services Department is funded with resources provided to the
Tribes under Self-Governance Compact with the Indian Health Service. The department has 104
employees with an annual budget of $5.7 million. The main administrative offices are located in
St. Ignatius.
Persons who are enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe or descendents who have
filed necessary paperwork and been approved are eligible for services provided by THHS. The
Flathead Reservation receives 52 percent of the funding that has been determined to meet the
“Level of Need.”
The Business Operations Division is one of the three divisions organized under the Office of
Department Head. The Business Operations Division assists THHS management by providing
information, reports, analysis, and planning for the needs of the THHS department’s programs,
services and beneficiaries. Business Operations include finance/bookkeeping, third party billing
and collection, data processing, patient reception, patient registration, and alternate resources.
There are 16 employees in this division.
The department has three major areas of emphasis:
■ Gathering, verifying and maintaining accurate and current information about the beneficiary
population
■ Assisting persons to apply for resources such as Medicaid, Medicare, CHIPS, Social
Security, disability and other benefits to lessen the burden on the Indian Health Services to pay
for health care services
■ Collection from third party resources for services provided to beneficiaries by THHS
providers which is vital to the financial stability of the health care delivery system.