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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (April 1, 2000)
APRIL 1, 2000 COMMUNITY PUBLIC NOTICE - OPEN FOR COMMFNT Health care patients: proposed pharmacy changes t 4 I 4 Effective as of May 15, 2000, pre scription drugs and medical sup plies provided by the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center will be provided as a Contract Health Ser vice benefit on a cost-reimbursement basis. This means that drugs and medical supplies will no longer be provided as a free service to members of Indian tribes other than the Con federated Tribes of Grand Ronde, except for those members of other tribes who are determined to be eli gible for Contract Health Services as having close social and economic ties with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, or members of the Siletz Tribe under reciprocity ar rangement with the Siletz Tribal Clinic. For those Native patients who have a third party payer resource, such as the Oregon Health Plan or medical in surance with prescription coverage that the Pharmacy accepts assign ment for, the Pharmacy will bill that resource on the patient's behalf at the allowable reimbursement rate. Co payments and deductibles will be waived for Native patients with third party payer coverage. Patients are urged to provide information regard ing third party payer resource to the Pharmacy in advance, which will help keep waiting time to a minimum. For those Native patients who do not have third party payer coverage, but who are eligible for the Grand Ronde Contract Health Service Program, the Pharmacy will bill the Contract Health Service Program at acquisition cost of the drugs and medical supplies. Eli gibility for the Contract Health Ser vice Program requires that a person be a Grand Ronde enrolled member and reside in the designated five county Contract Health Service De livery Area, or be a member of an other tribe who has established and maintains close social and economic ties with the Grand Ronde Tribe and resides within the Contract Health Service Delivery Area. Those Native patients who do not have a third party payer resource for which the Pharmacy accepts assign ment and are not eligible for the Grand Ronde Contract Health Ser vice Program will be required to pay Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center Pharmacy Service Eligibility & Payment Policy If Patient Is: Contract Health Eligible Third Party Payer Coverage Drug Cost Service Fee Yes No Yes No Grand Ronde Tribal Member X X Billed to third party Billed to third party Grand Ronde Tribal Member X X Billed to CHS No Charge Grand Ronde Tribal Member X X Billed to third party Billed to third party Grand Ronde Tribal Member X X No Charge No Charge Unenrolled Grand Ronde Descendant Under 1 8 X X Billed to third party Billed to third party Unenrolled Grand Ronde Descendant Under 18 X X Billed to CHS No Charge Unenrolled Grand Ronde Descendant Over 18 X X Billed to third party Billed to third party Unenrolled Grand Ronde Descendant Over 18 X X No Charge ' No Charge Member of Other Tribe With Close Social & . . . ... . I . . . .. . . Economic Ties to Grand Ronde Tribe X X Billed to third party Billed to third party Member of Other Tribe Without Close Social & v ...... . . . Economic Ties to Grand Ronde Tribe X X Billed to third party Billed to third party Member of Other Tribe Without Close Social & . Economic Ties to Grand Ronde Tribe X X Patient pays No Charge Member of Siletz Tribe under reciprocity . ...... . ...... . arrangement with Siletz Tribal Clinic X X Billed to third party Billed to third party Member of Siletz Tribe under reciprocity i, u arrangement with Siletz Tribal Clinic X X No Charge No Charge Non-Indian of Grand Ronde Community X X Billed to third party Patient copayment Non-Indian of Grand Ronde Community X X Patient pays Patient pays Eligibility by close social and economic ties requires that a member of another tribe be employed by the Grand Ronde Tribe, or a business entity owned by the Tribe, or be married to a member of the Grand Ronde Tribe. for prescriptions at the Pharmacy's acquisition cost at the time the pre scription is provided. The pharmacy accepts Visa, MasterCard, debit card, cash or in-state checks. Pharmacy services which are cur rently provided to non-Native medi cal clinic patients on a full cost reim bursement basis from the patient andor their insurance coverage or Oregon Health Plan will continue unchanged. ADVERTISEMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ALTERNATIVES FOR THE PROPOSED ULQ LOGGING UNIT GRAND RONDE RESERVATION Free summit for middle school girls The Natural Resources department of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is soliciting public comment on the alternatives for the Ulq Timber Sale. Written comments and re quests for copies of a detailed descrip tion of these alternatives should be addressed to: Mr. Mike Karnosh, Forester Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Natural Resources Division P.O. Box 10 Grand Ronde, Oregon 97347 For further information you can contact Mike Karnosh at (503) 879-2383. To be considered, writ ten comments must include: (1) Your name, address, and tele phone number; (2) Name of the timber sale on which you are commenting; (3) Specific facts or comments along with supporting reasons that you be lieve the NRD should consider. Comments received by April 5, 2000, will be considered before tak ing final action. Healthy relationships, team build ing, decision-making, and handling peer pressure are just a few of the 14 topics middle school girls can choose from when attending the Girl Summit 2000. Dubbed Girl Power!, the free, all day conference on April 15 on the Western Oregon University campus also features lighter subjects like color analysis and wardrobing. Professionals will share their career perspectives in fields including culi nary arts, medicine, firefighting, modeling, marine biology, general sci ences, and athletics. Organizers promise the day will be unique and rewarding, with presen tations girls can relate to. All meals, including two snacks and lunch will be provided. The girls will also have mentors from WOU through out the day to guide them to their sessions and answer ques tions about college. Transportation is available from central locations for girls whose par ents are not able to bring them. "We hope to accommodate each girl with the first four choices of sessions she wishes to attend," said Judy Bowen, one of the summit organizers and Polk County Department of Hu man Services Community Partner ship Team member. "We hope to help girls boost their self-esteem and get a small taste of what higher education is, and how it can lead them to an in teresting and rewarding career." For more information, call Judy Bowen at 623-4366, ext. 245 or Kathy Wenos at 623-0264.
