119 S1055 IS: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act U.S. Senate 2025-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1055IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 13, 2025Mr. Rounds (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian AffairsA BILLTo amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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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..