Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Coverage for Urban Indian Health Providers Act”.
Coverage for Urban Indian Health Providers Act
A BILL
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to deem employees of urban Indian organizations as part of the Public Health Service for certain purposes, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Deeming urban Indian organizations and employees to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury
Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“519. Deeming urban Indian organizations and employees to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury
“Section 102(d) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5321(d)) shall apply to—
“(1) an urban Indian organization to the same extent and in the same manner as that section applies to an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, and an Indian contractor; and
“(2) the employees of an urban Indian organization to the same extent and in the same manner as that section applies to employees of an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, and an Indian contractor.”