Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
H.R. 8658119th Congress

Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT-3)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · May 4, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act.

Section 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 not be less than 15 days.

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