March 13, 2025
Mr. Rounds (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
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Sec. 2. Authorization for emergency contract health services
Section 406 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1646) is amended—
(1)
by striking With respect to
and inserting the following:
(b) Elderly or disabled Indians
With respect to; and
(2)
by inserting before subsection (b) (as so designated) the following:
(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), with respect to an Indian receiving emergency medical care or services from a non-Service provider or in a non-Service facility under the authority of this Act, the time limitation (as a condition of payment) for notifying the Service of such treatment or admission shall be 15 days.