25 CFR § 900.209 - What should a self-determination contractor or contractor's employee do on receiving a non-medical related tort claim?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s900.209"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 900.209 - What should a self-determination contractor or contractor's employee do on receiving a non-medical related tort claim?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "900.209"
section_name: "What should a self-determination contractor or contractor's employee do on receiving a non-medical related tort claim?"
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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# 900.209 What should a self-determination contractor or contractor's employee do on receiving a non-medical related tort claim?
(a) If the contract is with DHHS, they should immediately forward the claim to the PHS Claims Branch at the address indicated in § 900.201 and notify the contractor's tort claims liaison.
(b) If the contract is with DOI, they should immediately notify the Assistant Solicitor, Procurement and Patents, Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior, Room 6511, 1849 C Street N.W., Washington, DC 20240.