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Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
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Passed Senate on Sep 30, 2026
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1055

AN ACT

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”.

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.”.

Passed the Senate September 30, 2026.

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Secretary  

119th CONGRESS
     2d Session
S. 1055
AN ACT
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.