Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act

Bill: 117-hr-1708
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2021-03-09
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Child health

Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Executive agency funding and structure

Health care costs and insurance

Health programs administration and funding

Indian social and development programs

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medicaid

Medicare

Minority health

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act</strong></p> <p>This bill provides additional FY2021 appropriations for the Indian Health Service. The bill requires the funds to be used to (1) replace lost reimbursements from third-party payers; and (2) restore funds that were used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1708 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2021 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To provide additional appropriations to the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act . 2. Funding for Indian health (a) In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2021, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for lost reimbursements in accordance with section 207 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1621f ). (b) Funds appropriated by subsection (a) shall be made available to restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations for the purposes specified in this section that were incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID–19 during the period beginning on the date on which the public health emergency was declared by the Secretary on January 31, 2020, pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) with respect to COVID–19 and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Funds made available under subsection (a) to Tribes and Tribal organizations under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) shall be available on a one-time basis. Such non-recurring funds shall not be part of the amount required by section 106 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5325 ), and such funds shall only be used for the purposes identified in this section.