{"data":{"id":"us/25-u.s.c.-1621s","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 U.S.C. § 1621s","heading":"Prompt action on payment of claims","body":"(a) Time of responseThe Service shall respond to a notification of a claim by a provider of a contract care service with either an individual purchase order or a denial of the claim within 5 working days after the receipt of such notification. (b) Failure to timely respondIf the Service fails to respond to a notification of a claim in accordance with subsection (a), the Service shall accept as valid the claim submitted by the provider of a contract care service. (c) Time of paymentThe Service shall pay a completed contract care service claim within 30 days after completion of the claim.","path":["Title 25—INDIANS","CHAPTER 18—INDIAN HEALTH CARE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc25@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:58:08Z","sha256":"fb580a89587891455a92f807ab58ac7e18ce9aa4821a9827f14f0b28b42975a1","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-u.s.c.-1621r","next":"us/25-u.s.c.-1621t"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}