§ 1621l. — Patient travel costs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1621l]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER II--HEALTH SERVICES
Sec. 1621l. Patient travel costs
(a) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall provide funds
for the following patient travel costs associated with receiving health
care services provided (either through direct or contract care or
through contracts entered into pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination
Act [25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.]) under this chapter--
(1) emergency air transportation; and
(2) nonemergency air transportation where ground transportation
is infeasible.
(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,
1999, and 2000.
(Pub. L. 94-437, title II, Sec. 213, as added Pub. L. 102-573, title II,
Sec. 208, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4551.)
References in Text
The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is
title I of Pub. L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, as amended,
which is classified principally to part A (Sec. 450f et seq.) of
subchapter II of chapter 14 of this title. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450
of this title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1621w of this title.
