---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 900.191"
title: "25"
number: "900.191"
heading: "Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health services under the self-determination contract protected by FTCA?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/900.191"
---

# §900.191. Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health services under the self-determination contract protected by FTCA?


Yes. For the purpose of Federal Tort Claims Act coverage, an Indian tribe or tribal organization and its employees performing medical-related functions under a self-determination contract are deemed a part of the Public Health Service if the employees are acting within the scope of their employment in carrying out the contract.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 32501, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted.