H.R. 8658

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8658 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8658

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the 
notification requirement for emergency contract health services for 
certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 4, 2026

Mr. Kennedy of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the 
notification requirement for emergency contract health services for 
certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Health Service Emergency 
Claims Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR EMERGENCY CONTRACT HEALTH SERVICES.

Section 406 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 
1646) is amended--
(1) by striking ``With respect to'' and inserting the 
following:
``(b) Elderly or Disabled Indians.--With respect to''; and
(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so designated) 
the following:
``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), with 
respect to an Indian receiving emergency medical care or services from 
a non-Service provider or in a non-Service facility under the authority 
of this Act, the time limitation (as a condition of payment) for 
notifying the Service of such treatment or admission shall not be less 
than 15 days.''.
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