# 119-hr-8658: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act

119-hr-8658, Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8658
- Congress: 119
- Title: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2026-05-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**15-day minimum notice for emergency Indian Health Service claims.** This bill would require an Indian who receives emergency medical care from a non-Service provider or in a non-Service facility to notify the Indian Health Service no later than 15 days after treatment as a condition of payment. - Indian patients who get emergency care from non‑Service providers would have a clear 15‑day deadline to notify the Service to preserve payment eligibility. - Elderly or disabled Indians are placed in a separate subsection, so their notification timing is governed by subsection (b) instead of the general 15‑day rule. - Non‑Service providers and non‑Service facilities face a standardized notice window tied to payment and the subsection structure of Section 406 is reorganized to insert the new general rule.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More time to tell Indian Health Service after emergencies: benefit, low. If enacted, Indians who get emergency care from a non‑Indian Health Service provider or facility would have at least 15 days to tell the Indian Health Service (IHS). That notice would be a condition for IHS to pay the claim. A separate rule for elderly or disabled Indians would still apply. This se…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-8658 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8658)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8658 (as of 2026-11-01).