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title: "25 U.S.C. § 1621s"
description: "Prompt action on payment of claims"
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title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
chapter_number: "18"
chapter_name: "INDIAN HEALTH CARE"
section: "1621s"
citation: "25 U.S.C. § 1621s"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 25 U.S.C. § 1621s - Prompt action on payment of claims

## Text

(a) Time of response The Service shall respond to a notification of a claim by a provider of a contract care service with either an individual purchase order or a denial of the claim within 5 working days after the receipt of such notification.

(b) Failure to timely respond If the Service fails to respond to a notification of a claim in accordance with subsection (a), the Service shall accept as valid the claim submitted by the provider of a contract care service.

(c) Time of payment The Service shall pay a completed contract care service claim within 30 days after completion of the claim.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title II, § 220, as added Pub. L. 102–573, title II, § 215, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4558.)