25 USC § 1646 - Authorization for emergency contract health services

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s1646"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 1646 - Authorization for emergency contract health services"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "1646"
section_name: "Authorization for emergency contract health services"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
subchapter_number: "III–A"
subchapter_name: "ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–437, title IV, § 406, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title IV, § 405, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4566.)"
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# § 1646. Authorization for emergency contract health services

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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–437, title IV, § 406, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title IV, § 405, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4566.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , 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  and Tables.