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[CITE: 25USC1682]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
                     CHAPTER 18--INDIAN HEALTH CARE
 
                      SUBCHAPTER VI--MISCELLANEOUS
 
Sec. 1682. Subrogation of claims by Indian Health Service

    On and after October 18, 1986, the Indian Health Service may seek 
subrogation of claims including but not limited to auto accident claims, 
including no-fault claims, personal injury, disease, or disability 
claims, and worker's compensation claims, the proceeds of which shall be 
credited to the funds established by sections 401 and 402 \1\ of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
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    \1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(h) [title II], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783-
242, 1783-277, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(h) [title II], Oct. 30, 
1986, 100 Stat. 3341-242, 3341-277.)

                       References in Text

    Sections 401 and 402 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 
referred to in text, probably means former sections 401 and 402 of Pub. 
L. 94-437, title IV, Sept. 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 1408, 1409, which enacted 
sections 1395qq and 1396j of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, 
amended sections 1395f, 1395n, and 1396d of Title 42, and enacted 
provisions set out as notes under sections 1395qq and 1396j of Title 42. 
Sections 401 and 402 of the Act were amended generally by section 
401(a), (b)(1) of Pub. L. 102-573, title IV, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 
4565, and are classified to sections 1641 and 1642 of this title, 
respectively.

                          Codification

    Pub. L. 99-591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500.
    Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1987, as enacted by Pub. L. 99-500 
and Pub. L. 99-591, and not as part of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act which comprises this chapter.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1682, Pub. L. 98-473, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title 
II], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1837, 1865, which related to subrogation of 
claims by Indian Health Service, was omitted as superseded by section 
101(h) [title II] of Pub. L. 99-500 and Pub. L. 99-591.
