Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102

§1646 Authorization for Emergency Contract Health Services

Title 25 › CHAPTER 18 — INDIAN HEALTH CARE › SUBCHAPTER III–A — ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES › § 1646

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If an elderly or disabled Indian gets emergency care from a provider or hospital that is not part of the Service under this law, the Service must be told within 30 days. Notifying the Service within that 30‑day period is required for payment.

Full Legal Text

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

Short Title

note set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 1646

Title 25, Indians

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102