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S 1055 119th Congress Senate Native Americans Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Indian social and development programs Minority health

Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act

Introduced: March 13, 2025 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Feb 4, 2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act

This bill extends from 72 hours to 15 days the time period to notify the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) program of emergency medical care received from a non-Indian Health Service (IHS) medical provider or at a non-IHS medical facility. This bill does not apply to individuals who are elderly or disabled, who continue to have a 30-day notification requirement for emergency services.

The IHS provides medical and dental services directly to American Indian and Alaska Native patients whenever possible. The PRC program pays for medical or dental care that is provided away from an IHS or tribal health care facility. The PRC program must be notified of requests for authorization of payment for health care services from a non-IHS provider.

Currently in emergency cases, the patient, an individual on behalf of the patient, or the medical care provider must, within 72 hours after the beginning of treatment for the condition or after admission to a health care facility, notify a PRC authorizing official of the need for the emergency medical care. This bill instead allows the patient, other individual, or provider to notify PRC within 15 days of the treatment or admission.

What's happening now February 4, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1055: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1055/
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"S. 1055: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1055/.
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S. 1055, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1055/.
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[S. 1055: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1055/)
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