This updated brief seeks to provide guidance to Indian health care providers (IHCPs) on the steps they need to take to update information or obtain placement on the list of essential community providers (ECPs) maintained by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS ECP List) for benefit year 2017. From December 9, 2015, to January 8, 2016, HHS will accept updates/petitions from providers that qualify as an ECP for inclusion on the HHS ECP List. IHCPs and other providers that seek to obtain placement on the HHS ECP List, or to update information in a current entry, must submit a petition, following the steps outlined in the table below.   To confirm that HHS has a record of a non-Indian Health Service IHCP facility recently updating or adding an entry on the HHS ECP List for 2017, see the list at the end of this memorandum.