Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act”.
Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
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.
Sec. 2 Authorization for emergency contract health services
Section 406 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1646) is amended—
by striking “With respect to” and inserting the following:
“(b) Elderly or disabled Indians—With respect to”
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.”