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House Bill 8658
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
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Introduced in House on May 4, 2026
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H. R. 8658 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8658


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 4, 2026

Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

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 not be less than 15 days.”.