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25 U.S.C. § 1621s

Prompt action on payment of claims

United States · Title 25 — INDIANS · Status: effective

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25 U.S.C. § 1621s, Prompt action on payment of claims, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/461007
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The Service shall respond to a notification of a claim by a provider of a contract care service with either an individual purchase order or a denial of the claim within 5 working days after the receipt of such notification. If the Service fails to respond to a notification of a claim in accordance with subsection (a), the Service shall accept as valid the claim submitted by the provider of a contract care service. The Service shall pay a completed contract care service claim within 30 days after completion of the claim.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 94-437(S. 522)1976-09-30
    Indian Health Care Improvement Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-573(S. 2481)1992-10-29
    Indian Health Amendments of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally