{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-137.140","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 137.140","heading":"On what basis may the Secretary reject an Indian Tribe's final offer?","body":"The Secretary may reject an Indian Tribe's final offer for one of the following reasons:\n(a) the amount of funds proposed in the final offer exceeds the applicable funding level to which the Indian Tribe is entitled under the Act;\n(b) the PSFA that is the subject of the final offer is an inherent Federal function that cannot legally be delegated to an Indian Tribe;\n(c) the Indian Tribe cannot carry out the PSFA in a manner that would not result in significant danger or risk to the public health; or\n(d) the Indian Tribe is not eligible to participate in self-governance under section 503 of the Act [25 U.S.C. 458aaa-2].","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 137—TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE","Subpart H—Final Offer"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"8a8489a06a7a2ee5f8f159a8ee0bd0be2dd92cc64374cb5cfe4e7cc4c98dd22b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-137.138","next":"us/42-cfr-137.141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}