Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Bill: 117-s-4323
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2022-05-26
Policy area: Native Americans
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Urban Indian Health Confer Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas.</p> <p>Currently, only the Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organizations on (1) matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4323 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Ms. Smith (for herself and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish an urban Indian organization confer policy for the Department of Health and Human Services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Confer Act . 2. Urban Indian organization confer policy Section 514(b) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1660d(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Requirement The Secretary shall ensure that the Service and the other agencies and offices of the Department confer, to the maximum extent practicable, with urban Indian organizations in carrying out— (1) this Act; and (2) other provisions of law relating to Indian health care. .