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[CITE: 25USC1662]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                     CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
 
                SUBCHAPTER V--ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
 
Sec. 1662. Automated management information system


(a) Establishment

    (1) The Secretary shall establish an automated management 
information system for the Service.
    (2) The information system established under paragraph (1) shall 
include--
        (A) a financial management system,
        (B) a patient care information system for each area served by 
    the Service,
        (C) a privacy component that protects the privacy of patient 
    information held by, or on behalf of, the Service, and
        (D) a services-based cost accounting component that provides 
    estimates of the costs associated with the provision of specific 
    medical treatments or services in each area office of the Service.

(b) Provision to Indian tribes and organizations; reimbursement

    (1) The Secretary shall provide each Indian tribe and tribal 
organization that provides health services under a contract entered into 
with the Service under the Indian Self-Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 450f 
et seq.] automated management information systems which--
        (A) meet the management information needs of such Indian tribe 
    or tribal organization with respect to the treatment by the Indian 
    tribe or tribal organization of patients of the Service, and
        (B) meet the management information needs of the Service.

    (2) The Secretary shall reimburse each Indian tribe or tribal 
organization for the part of the cost of the operation of a system 
provided under paragraph (1) which is attributable to the treatment by 
such Indian tribe or tribal organization of patients of the Service.
    (3) The Secretary shall provide systems under paragraph (1) to 
Indian tribes and tribal organizations providing health services in 
California by no later than September 30, 1990.

(c) Access to records

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each patient shall have 
reasonable access to the medical or health records of such patient which 
are held by, or on behalf of, the Service.

(Pub. L. 94-437, title VI, Sec. 602, as added Pub. L. 100-713, title VI, 
Sec. 601(a), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4825; amended Pub. L. 102-573, 
title IX, Sec. 901(3), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4591.)

                       References in Text

    The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is 
title I of Pub. L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, as amended, 
which is classified principally to part A (Sec. 450f et seq.) of 
subchapter II of chapter 14 of this title. For complete classification 
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450 
of this title and Tables.


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102-573 struck out par. (3) which 
directed Secretary to submit report to Congress no later than Sept. 30, 
1989.
