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Title 25 - INDIANSChapter V - BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, AND INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESPart 900 - CONTRACTS UNDER THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACTSubpart M - FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT COVERAGE GENERAL PROVISIONS
MEDICAL-RELATED CLAIMS
Section 900.191 - Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health services under the self-determination contract protected by FTCA?

25 C.F.R. § 900.191

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Section 900.191 - Are employees of self-determination contractors providing health services under the self-determination contract protected by FTCA?

Yes. For the purpose of Federal Tort Claims Act coverage, an Indian tribe or tribal organization and its employees performing medical-related functions under a self-determination contract are deemed a part of the Public Health Service if the employees are acting within the scope of their employment in carrying out the contract.

25 C.F.R. § 900.191