Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73not60
§1621k Coverage of Screening Mammography
Title 25 › Chapter 18— INDIAN HEALTH CARE › Subchapter II— HEALTH SERVICES › § 1621k
Summary
Provide screening mammograms to Indian and urban Indian women aged 35 or older, with Secretary, after consulting NCI Director, setting frequency and requiring safety and accuracy standards consistent with part B of title XVIII and other cancer screenings.
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Title 25, §1621k
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The Secretary, through the Service, shall provide for screening mammography (as defined in section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj)]) for Indian and urban Indian women 35 years of age or older at a frequency, determined by the Secretary (in consultation with the Director of the National Cancer Institute), appropriate to such women, and under such terms and conditions as are consistent with standards established by the Secretary to assure the safety and accuracy of screening mammography under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.] and other cancer screenings.
Legislative History
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References in Text
The Social Security Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Part B of title XVIII of the Act is classified generally to part B (§ 1395j et seq.) of subchapter XVIII of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables. Codification Amendment by Pub. L. 111–148 is based on section 128 of title I of S. 1790, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, as reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in Dec. 2009, which was enacted into law by section 10221(a) of Pub. L. 111–148.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–148 inserted “and other cancer screenings” before period at end.
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25 U.S.C. § 1621k
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60