Resources: Laws

• Public Law (PL) 67-85 The Snyder Act, November 2, 1921---25 U.S.C 13 [PDF-61KB]
  The Snyder Act (25 U.S.C. 13, November 2, 1921) provided the authority to assist "Indians throughout the United States for relief of distress and conservation of health." In 1921 Congress initially gave this authority to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of the Interior.

• Indian Health Service Transfer Act - August 5th, 1954 [PDF-181KB]
  The Transfer Act, P.L. 83-568, transferred the authority for health care of Indians to the Public Health Service on August 5, 1954.

• Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA), P.L. 93-638 as amended. [PDF]
  This document consists of Title I, III, IV, V and VI of P.L. 93-638, and Title I and V regulations and relevant legislative history. The ISDEAA authorizes Indian tribes and tribal organizations to contract for the administration and operation of certain federal programs which provide services to Indian tribes and their members. The CHS Tribal programs are contracted under the ISDEAA- Title I or Title V.

• Public Law 94-437 The Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Title II [PDF]
  Health Services; CHS related Sections 201, 211, 213, 211, 220, 221, & 222 Congress subsequently passed the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (P.L. 94-437), which is a health-specific law that supports the options of P.L. 93-638. As amended through November 1, 2000

• PL 108-173, Medicare Modernization Act, 2003, Section 506 for Medicare Like Rate [PDF-104KB]