Indian Health Service
Indian Health Service's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
Indian Health Service (IHS)
Exclusion Text
H. Statistics, Data Processing, and Information Gathering. Actions associated with statistics and information collection and dissemination are excluded. These actions typically involve: 1. Collection of demographic or morbidity data and analysis for program management and budget justification; 2. Epidemiologic studies; 3. Environmental surveillance activities (e.g., sample collection, analysis, and monitoring of air, food, water, and wastewater) to determine quality as a basis for ensuring necessary corrective action; 4. Engineering studies and investigations including soil boring and test well drilling to gather data for the purpose of determining engineering feasibility and to permit facility design; 5. Updating existing databases and data processing; 6. Printing and distributing reports; and 7. Developing new/redesignating existing data systems to meet specific program needs.
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