42 CFR § 137.20 - What is required during the planning phase?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s137.20"
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title: "42 CFR § 137.20 - What is required during the planning phase?"
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "137.20"
section_name: "What is required during the planning phase?"
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "137"
part_name: "TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 458"
regulatory_source: "67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "137"
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# 137.20 What is required during the planning phase?

The planning phase must be conducted to the satisfaction of the Indian Tribe and must include:

(a) legal and budgetary research; and

(b) internal Tribal government planning and organizational preparation relating to the administration of health programs.