HR 8658
Passed a chamber
Sets the deadline for notifying the Indian Health Service of emergency care that Indians receive from outside providers at no less than 15 days.
Official title: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
04-MAY-2026
Referred
04-MAY-2026
Approved by committee
15-JUL-2026
Reported
27-AUG-2026
On the calendar
27-AUG-2026
Passed
14-SEP-2026
Senate
Received
15-SEP-2026
- Amends Section 406 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which covers emergency contract health services.
- Requires that the time limit for notifying the Service of emergency care from a non-Service provider or facility be no less than 15 days, as a condition of payment.
- Keeps the existing notification rule, now subsection (b), for elderly or disabled Indians.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (04-MAY-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 14-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Native Americans
■ 1 R
1 Republican