§ 1683. — Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 25USC1683]
TITLE 25--INDIANS
CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER VI--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 1683. Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund
$10,000,000 shall remain available until expended, for the
establishment of an Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Fund''). On and after October 18,
1986, the Fund is to cover the Indian Health Service portion of the
medical expenses of catastrophic illness falling within the
responsibility of the Service and shall be administered by the Secretary
of Health and Human Services, acting through the central office of the
Indian Health Service. No part of the Fund or its administration shall
be subject to contract or grant under the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638) [25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.].
There shall be deposited into the Fund all amounts recovered under the
authority of the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et
seq.), which shall become available for obligation upon receipt and
which shall remain available for obligation until expended. The Fund
shall not be used to pay for health services provided to eligible
Indians to the extent that alternate Federal, State, local, or private
insurance resources for payment: (1) are available and accessible to the
beneficiary; or (2) would be available and accessible if the beneficiary
were to apply for them; or (3) would be available and accessible to
other citizens similarly situated under Federal, State, or local law or
regulation or private insurance program notwithstanding Indian Health
Service eligibility or residency on or off a Federal Indian reservation.
(Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(h) [title II], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-
242, 1783-276, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(h) [title II], Oct. 30,
1986, 100 Stat. 3341-242, 3341-276.)
References in Text
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public
Law 93-638), referred to in text, is Pub. L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88
Stat. 2203, as amended, which is classified principally to subchapter II
(Sec. 450 et seq.) 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.
The Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.),
referred to in text, probably means Pub. L. 87-693, Sept. 25, 1962, 76
Stat. 593, which is classified generally to chapter 32 (Sec. 2651 et
seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Pub. L. 99-591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500.
Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987, as enacted by Pub. L. 99-500
and Pub. L. 99-591, and not as part of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act which comprises this chapter.
