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> The kicker is that if you select "American Indian or Native Alaskan" they start asking for tribal documentation. No, for most purposes they never did (in fac
by dragonwriter 1y ago
> The kicker is that if you select "American Indian or Native Alaskan" they start asking for tribal documentation.
No, for most purposes they never did (in fact, for many purposes where this is used, it is immediately separated from anything that would associate it with the submitter, so it would be hard for them to come back and ask you for anything), and the 2024 revisions to the definitions of the minimum categories removes the language about maintaining an ongoing affiliation ("who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment") from the definition of that category. [0]
[0] https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/29/2024-06469/revisions-to-ombs-statistical-policy-directive-no-15-standards-for-maintaining-collecting-and https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/03/29/2024-06...
- bombcar 1y agoThe ACA definitely follows up, because tribal membership changes how the health benefits are billed to the government.