Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§1646 Authorization for emergency contract health services
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 18— - INDIAN HEALTH CARE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III–A— - ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES › § 1646
Summary
When an elderly or disabled Indian gets emergency medical care from a provider or hospital that is not part of the Service, the Service must be told about the treatment or hospital admission within 30 days. To get payment, that notice must be made within those 30 days.
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Title 25, §1646
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With respect to an elderly or disabled Indian receiving emergency medical care or services from a non-Service provider or in a non-Service facility under the authority of this chapter, the time limitation (as a condition of payment) for notifying the Service of such treatment or admission shall be 30 days.
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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 94–437, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1400, known as the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables.
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25 U.S.C. § 1646
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73