Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

The Grand Traverse Band Health Services Department (Manoomin-Rice) is very happy to announce that the Grand Opening for the GTB Pharmacy will take place from 11 am to Noon on March 24th, 2025, at the Medicine Lodge. Please join us for the ribbon cutting and celebratory cake.

We are excited to be able to meet eligible patients’ prescription needs in our very own pharmacy. The GTB Health Services Department would like to say a CHI-Megwetch to the Tribal Council for their support in this effort that we expect to be very beneficial to our GTB Membership and Community.

We hope that you will make the GTB Pharmacy your home pharmacy.

To be eligible for GTB Pharmacy services, please see the eligibility criteria below as approved by Tribal Council:

Patient:

1. An individual who has an established relationship with the GTB Family Health Clinic such that the Health Clinic maintains and controls the records of the individual’s health care documented by the health professionals employed in the clinic. Note: Individuals that only request the dispensing of prescriptions do not meet the eligibility criteria of a patient. **The patient who receives their primary care from a prescriber noted in a. above, can be referred by that prescriber to an outside prescriber for care not available from the health clinic. Prescriptions resulting from such care will be eligible to be filled if the referral is in effect (referrals good for approximately one year unless indicated for a lesser period and patient has had at least one visit with the referring physician).
2. GTB Health Services accepts responsibility for the health care of patients who have completed the GTB Family Health Clinic Patient Registration one time and are also one of the following: 
   1. A member of the GTBOIC
   2. A member of a Federally recognized Tribe
   3. A dependent of eligible Native Americans, who have not reached the age of 19.
   4. Non-Native spouses who are married to an eligible Native American, with billable insurance.
   5. Employees, Employee Spouses & dependents provided they have third-party billable insurance coverage.
3. The patient must have had services with the GTB HS at least once per year. This includes patients on maintenance medications, these patients are expected to have at least one Well-Patient Visit per year.
4. The patient must have GTB as their primary care provider. 

For more information, please call Chief Pharmacist Kim Hines at 231-534-7245 or the GTB Pharmacy main line at 231-534-7350.

On behalf of the Department 8-Health Services,

Chi-Megwetch!

Sonya Zotigh, MPA

GTB Health Administrator

Sonya.Zotigh2@gtb-nsn.gov  231-534-7241 or cell: 231-463-7193