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FOR YOUR INFORMATION
ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
WORKSHOP
The Tribal Health Department is
presenting a workshop on alcohol
and substance abuse on April 17.
1987 from 9:00 - 4:00. The lo
cation for the workshop will be
announced later. The guest pre
sentor will be Gene Thin Elk
from Vermillion, South Dakota.
The workshop will focus on the
issue of chemical dependency to
wellness. Most of us have been
affected by alchohol or sub
stance abuse by some way in our
lives whether it has been par
ent, child, or other relative.
. This workshop is being presented
as part of a course that is
given by Medicine Wheel Inc. and
is designed to provide awareness
through relevant clinical based
materials addressing the spe
cific needs of the Native Ameri
can chemically dependent. If
you have any questions, please
call 879-5211.
CONTRACT HEALTH
The following is a list of medi
cal priorities set by the Indian
Health Service which the Con
tract Health program staff uses
to provide services to eligible
members :
Priority 1: Urgent and emer
gent hospital care - care that
f must be done within 30 days to
I preserve life, limb or organ.
f
I Priority 2: Non-emergent hos
I pital andor outpatient care
that is needed within 30 to 60
days but enough time during
which alternate resources can be
evaluated.
Priority 3: Elective hospital
andor outpatient care that can
be safely deferred for more than
60 days .
Priority 4: Luxury procedures
such as cosmetic surgery.
The majority of services pro
vided through our CHS program
fall within Priorities 1 and 2.
Health care determined to be
Priorities 3 and 4 are deferred.
A deferred services log is kept
and evaluated when and if de
ferred monies become available.
So of the types of requested
services currently on our de
ferred list include:
- Eyeglasses
-Various Dental and Ortho
dontic Procedures - gold crowns,
dentures, root canals, braces,
some types of extractions.
-Organ Transplants
-Tons i 1 lectomles
-Mole Removals
If you have any questions con
cerning the CHS program, please
feel free to call at 1-800-422-0232.
SPECIAL THANKS TRIBAL MEMBERS!!!
A special Thank You to those
tribal members that make ap
pointments for the clinics that
are held here at the Depot.
Clinics are held every Wednesday
and one Saturday of each month.
Bette Seagren, Nurse Practioner,
will answer your questions and
help you with your total health
care. We offer family planning,
immunizations, well child care,
physical exams, school exams,
school physicals, minor emergen
cies, women. s problems and
hypertension monitoring.
If you would like to take advan
tage of any of these services
please call 879-5211 to make an
appointment. There is no charge
to tribal members that have ap
plied and been approved for
health care services.
Health care applications are
available by calling or writing
to the Tribal Health Department,
P.O. Box 178, Grand Ronde, OR
97347.
DEFINITION OF AN ADULT (LEGAL
AGE)
The general age of majority in
Oregon is 18 years (O.R.S.
109.510) except for married per
sons, who attain majority when
they are married according to
law. However, a special provi
sion (O.R.S. 109.640) allows a
minor 15 or older to consent to
hospital care, medical or surgi
cal diagnosis and treatment by a
physician and dental or surgical
diagnosis or treatment by a den
tist without the consent of par
ent or guardian.
MINOR CONSENT
Treatment without parental con
sent. a. Physicians may provide birth
control information and services
to persons of any age without
parental consent. O.R.S.
109.640.
b. A minor 12 years of age or
older who may have come into
contact with any venereal dis
ease may give consent to the
furnishing of hospital, medical
or surgical care related to the
diagnosis or. treatment of such
disease. O.R.S. 109.610.
c. A minor 15 years of age or
older may consent to hospital
care, medical or surgical diag
nosis or treatment, termination
of pregnancy, or dental care
without parental consent.
MENTAL HEALTH
Myron George, counselor from
Chemawa, is at the Depot one
afternoon per month and is
available for tribal members.
Please call 879-5211 or toll
free 1-800-422-0232 to make an
appointment. If you have any
questions, please feel free to
call .