Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Judge Rindner: State of Alaska May Not Regulate Native Dental Aides

In 1992, Congress enacted the Community Health Aide Program to address dental problems of Alaska Natives; as part of CHAP, Congress also created a Community Health Aide Certification Board to license dental aides.   Five years later, Congress created the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to contract with the Indian Health Service to implement CHAP.  Starting in […]