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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1976

90 STAT. 1410 42 USC 1396J note. Federal medical assistance percentage. 42 USC 1396d.

Ante, p. 1401.

PUBLIC LAW 94-437—SEPT. 30, 1976

(d) Ajiy payments received for services provided recipients hereunder shall not be considered in determining appropriations for the provision of health care and services to Indians. (e) Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding the first sentence of this section, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be 100 per centum with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services which are received through an Indian Health Service facility whether operated by the Indian Health Service or by an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act).". , REPORT

25 USC 1671 note. 42 USC 1395, 1396.

SEC. 403. The Secretary shall include in his annual report required by section 701 an accounting on the amount and use of funds made available to the Service pursuant to this title as a result of reimbursements through titles X VIII and X IX of the Social Security Act, as amended. TITLE V—HEALTH SERVICES FOR URBAN INDIANS PURPOSE

25 USC 1651.

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SEC. 501. The purpose of this title is to encourage the establishment of programs in urban areas to make health services more accessible to the urban Indian population. CONTRACTS W I T H URBAN INDIAN

25 USC 1652.

ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 502. The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall enter into contracts with urban Indian organizations to assist such organizations to establish and administer, in the urban centers in which such organizations are situated, programs which meet the requirements set forth in sections 503 and 504. CONTRACT ELIGIBILITY

25 USC 1653. '

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SEC. 503. (a) The Secretary, acting through the Service, shall place such conditions as he deems necessary to ejffect the purpose of this title in any contract which.he makes with any urban Indian organization pursuant to this title. Such conditions shall include, but are not limited to, requirements that the organization successfully undertake the following activities: (1) determine the population of urban Indians which are or could be recipients of health referral or care services; (2) identify all public and private health service resources within the urban center in which the organization is situated which are or may be available to urban Indians; (3) assist such resources in providing service to such urban Indians; (4) assist such urban Indians in becoming familiar with and utilizing such resources; (5) provide basic health education to such urban Indians; (6) establish and implement manpower training programs to accomplish the referral and education tasks set forth in clauses (3) through (5) of this subsection; (7) identify gaps between unmet health needs of urban Indians and the resources available to meet such needs;