42 CFR § 137.257 - What steps must the Secretary take prior to reassumption becoming effective?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s137.257"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 137.257 - What steps must the Secretary take prior to reassumption becoming effective?"
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "137.257"
section_name: "What steps must the Secretary take prior to reassumption becoming effective?"
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 458"
regulatory_source: "67 FR 35342, May 17, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "137"
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# 137.257 What steps must the Secretary take prior to reassumption becoming effective?
Except as provided in § 137.261 for immediate reassumption, prior to a reassumption becoming effective, the Secretary must:
(a) Notify the Self-Governance Tribe in writing by certified mail of the details of findings required under § 137.256(a)(1) and (2);
(b) Request specified corrective action within a reasonable period of time, which in no case may be less than 45 days;
(c) Offer and provide, if requested, the necessary technical assistance and advice to assist the Self-Governance Tribe to overcome the conditions that led to the findings described under (a); and
(d) Provide the Self-Governance Tribe with a hearing on the record as provided under Subpart P of this part.