2015 US Code
Title 25 - Indians (Sections 1 - 4307)
Chapter 18 - Indian Health Care (Sections 1601 - 1683)
Subchapter II - Health Services (Sections 1621 - 1623)
Sec. 1623 - Special rules relating to Indians

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 25 - INDIANS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 18 - INDIAN HEALTH CARE
SUBCHAPTER II - HEALTH SERVICES
Sec. 1623 - Special rules relating to Indians
Containssection 1623
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 111-148, title II, §2901(a), (b), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 333.
Statutes at Large Reference124 Stat. 333
Public and Private LawPublic Law 111-148

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25 U.S.C. § 1623 (2015)
§1623. Special rules relating to Indians(a) No Cost-sharing for Indians with income at or below 300 percent of poverty enrolled in coverage through a State Exchange

For provisions prohibiting cost sharing for Indians enrolled in any qualified health plan in the individual market through an Exchange, see section 18071(d) of title 42.

(b) Payer of last resort

Health programs operated by the Indian Health Service, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations (as those terms are defined in section 1603 of this title) shall be the payer of last resort for services provided by such Service, tribes, or organizations to individuals eligible for services through such programs, notwithstanding any Federal, State, or local law to the contrary.

(Pub. L. 111–148, title II, §2901(a), (b), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 333.)

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Section is comprised of subsecs. (a) and (b) of section 2901 of Pub. L. 111–148. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 2901 amended sections 1396a and 1320b–9, respectively, of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

Section was enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and not as part of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act which comprises this chapter.

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