We hope this pamphlet will help you understand the Contract Health Service program, hereafter referred to as CHS, to meet your health care needs. The Siletz Tribal Health Department is a program of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. The program serves over 2300 Siletz Indians throughout Oregon. Through CHS the Siletz Tribe can buy services that are unavailable at the Siletz Clinic or other IHS facilities. The CHS program is funded each year by the United States Congress where it is determined how much money is to be made available.
Level of care is subject to the availability of funds.
There is no guarantee that funds will always be available, especially towards year end, depending upon expenditures throughout the year. CHS funds are intended to help pay for health care when no other source of health care payment is available. CHS also supplements alternative resources after they have been utilized. The use of alternative resources enables the Tribe to provide more and better health care for Siletz people. Payment for health care outside a tribal or IHS facility can only be authorized by CHS staff member.