Consultations and meetings

Find meeting information for upcoming Tribal consultations and roundtables and materials from previous meetings.

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What's the difference between a roundtable and a consultation?

  • At a roundtable, the main goal is to give and receive information.
  • At a consultation, the main goals are to address issues and concerns, and make decisions.

Tribes or the Health Care Authority (HCA) can initiate roundtables and consultations.

Upcoming consultations and roundtables

Date Meeting type Key topics Related materials*

March 5
Met on Zoom

Consultation

 Community Health Aide Program State Plan Amendment

February 21
Met on Zoom

Consultation

 Pharmacy Point of Sale (POS) State Plan Amendment
  • Consultation request DTLL
  • Roundtable slide deck

February 20
Met on Zoom

Roundtable #1

 Community Health Aide Program State Plan Amendment
  • Consultation request DTLL

Past consultations and roundtables

2023
Date Meeting type Key topics Related materials*
December 13 Roundtable and Consultation Crisis Response Improvement Strategy (CRIS)
December 5 Governor's Indian Health Advisory Council Agenda Topics: Update on Care Coordination Agreements and Tribal FQHC Agreements, Uniform Consultation Policy, Legislative Updates, and Exchanging Data with Tribal Jurisdictions
August 17 Governor's Indian Health Advisory Council Agenda Topics: Tribal Opioid Fentanyl Response Taskforce, Uniform Consultation Policy, Tribal Reinvestment Account Policy, Legislative Updates, Exchanging Data with Tribal Jurisdictions
August 8 Consultation Opioid Settlement Abatement Tribal Set-aside
August 8 Consultation

Block Grant Application 2024
July 26 Roundtable #2

Block Grant Application 2024
  • DTLL (April 6, 2023)
July 12 Roundtable #1

Block Grant Application 2024
  • DTLL (April 6, 2023)
June 28 Consultation

INA Risk Assessment
June 22 Roundtable

INA Risk Assessment
June 20 Listening Session

Opioid Abatement Settlement – Tribal/UIHP Set Aside
May 11 Listening Session

Block Grant Application 2024
April 21 (rescheduled from March 22) Consultation

SPA - 13d Rehabilitative Services
March 31

Consultation

Continuation

Roundtable #1

 CHAP SPA - behavioral health aides, community health aids, and dental health aides
  • DTLL (January 3, 2023)
March 8 Consultation CHAP SPA - behavioral health aides, community health aids, and dental health aides
March 7 Roundtable #2 SPA - 13d Rehabilitative Services
February 22 Roundtable #1 SPA - 13d Rehabilitative Services

*We will post related materials as they become available. We posted all materials that go with each date, but some materials will not be linked at first.

Other regularly scheduled meetings

Please send us your suggestions for meeting topics or ask to be added to our contact list.

Tribal Opioid/Fentanyl Prevention, Education and Awareness Campaign Workgroup

This Tribal-state leaders workgroup expands existing opioid and behavioral health Tribal campaigns for Tribal communities in Washington State. Hosted by the Office of Indian Policy at the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and facilitated by co-chairs from the Snoqualmie Tribe, HCA, and Department of Health (DOH).

Who: Tribal leaders, Indian health care providers, Tribal and Urban Indian Organizations, and state and federal Tribal partners
When: First Thursday of the month from 1-3 p.m.
Where: Join the meeting on Microsoft Teams
HCA contact: Lucilla Mendoza or Nakia DeMiero

Meetings

Date Related materials
January 6, 2025
December 6, 2024
November 7, 2024
October 10, 2024
September 5, 2024
Washington State Tribal Opioid and Fentanyl Response Task Force

Held with HCA, the American Indian Health Commission, and Washington State Legislature

Who: Tribal leaders or their delegates
When: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 9-11 a.m.
Where: Zoom

Read the invite letter from HCA Director Sue Birch.

Monthly tribal meeting (MTM)

Held with HCA, the Department of Health, American Indian Health Commission, and Washington Health Benefit Exchange

Who: Tribal leaders and health care providers
When: second Wednesday of the month, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Where: Via Zoom until further notice

Tribal compliance and operations workgroup (TCOW)

Who: Tribal health care billing staff
When: fourth Wednesday of the month, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Via Zoom until further notice

Tribes-managed care organizations (MCOs) meeting

Who: Tribal health programs and MCOs discuss issues regarding managed care services, coverage, and payment to tribal health programs, including urban Indian health organizations
When: quarterly | Meetings are held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (during the Tribal Compliance and Operations Workgroup)
Where: Via Zoom until further notice

Governor's Indian Health Advisory Council (GIHAC)

Who: Tribal leaders and health care providers

For more information, please visit the GIHAC webpage.

Tribal Centric Behavioral Health Advisory Board (TCBHAB)

Coordinated by the American Indian Health Commission (AIHC)

Who: Tribal leaders and Indian health care providers, TCBHAB board members, tribal and urban Indian organizations, state and federal tribal partners
When: third Wednesday of the month, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: via Zoom
Website: AIHC website
HCA contact: Lucilla Mendoza

Tribal 988 Crisis Response Improvement Strategy (CRIS) Subcommittee

Coordinated by the American Indian Health Commission (AIHC), Health Management Associates (HMA)

Who: Tribal leaders and Indian health care providers, TCBHAB board members, tribal and urban Indian organizations, state and federal tribal partners
When: third Wednesday of the month, from 9 to 10 a.m.
Where: on Zoom, in coordination with the TCBHAB meetings
Website: CRIS committees page
HCA contact: Lucilla Mendoza

AI/AN Opioid Response Workgroup (AI/AN ORW)

Coordinated by AIHC

Who: Tribal leaders and Indian health care providers, tribal and urban Indian organizations, state and federal tribal partners
When: third Wednesday of the month, from 9 to 10 a.m.
Where: on Zoom, in coordination with the TCBHAB meetings
Website: AIHC website
HCA contact: Lucilla Mendoza

Contact

For the quickest response, email Tribal Affairs shared inbox.

Aren Sparck
Tribal affairs administrator
Phone: 360-725-1649

Mike Longnecker
Operations and compliance manager
Phone: 360-725-1315

Lucilla Mendoza
Behavioral health administrator
Phone: 360-725-1834

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