Chapter A7 – Article 10. Amendments

Sec. A7.10.010. Effective Date.

Amendments to these Standards and Procedures may be adopted by this Board and shall become effective on the later of the effective date adopted by the Board or thirty days after the date upon which the amendment was adopted by the Board, unless stayed by the Area Director of the Alaska Area Native Health Service (AANHS).

Sec. A7.10.020. Consideration at More Than One Meeting.

The Board shall not take action on a proposed amendment to these Standards and Procedures at the first meeting at which the amendment was proposed unless it first determines that:

1. an emergency or other exigent circumstance exists;
2. the amendment is necessary to correct an error in the Standards and Procedures;
3. the amendment does not have a substantive effect; or
4. the amendment is necessary to assure compliance with law or regulation to which tribal health programs are subject.