25 CFR § 900.191 - Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health services under the self-determination contract protected by FTCA?

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title: "25 CFR § 900.191 - Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health services under the self-determination contract protected by FTCA?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "900.191"
section_name: "Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health services under the self-determination contract protected by FTCA?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "900"
part_name: "CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 450f"
regulatory_source: "61 FR 32501, June 24, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "900"
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# 900.191 Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health services under the self-determination contract protected by FTCA?

Yes. For the purpose of Federal Tort Claims Act coverage, an Indian tribe or tribal organization and its employees performing medical-related functions under a self-determination contract are deemed a part of the Public Health Service if the employees are acting within the scope of their employment in carrying out the contract.