§1678. Arizona as a contract health service delivery area

(a) Designation

For the fiscal years beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and ending with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, the State of Arizona shall be designated as a contract health service delivery area by the Service for the purpose of providing contract health care services to members of federally recognized Indian tribes of Arizona.

(b) Curtailment of health services prohibited

The Service shall not curtail any health care services provided to Indians residing on Federal reservations in the State of Arizona if such curtailment is due to the provision of contract services in such State pursuant to the designation of such State as a contract health service delivery area pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(Pub. L. 94–437, title VIII, §808, formerly title VII, §708, as added Pub. L. 96–537, §8(b), Dec. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 3181 ; amended Pub. L. 100–713, title VII, §702, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4827 ; renumbered title VIII, §808, and amended Pub. L. 102–573, title VII, §701(a), (b), title VIII, §803, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4572 , 4585.)

Amendments

1992-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–573, §803, substituted "2000" for "1991".

1988-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–713, §702(a), substituted "1991" for "1984" and "members of federally recognized Indian tribes of Arizona" for "Indians in such State".

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–713, §702(b), struck out subsec. (c) which authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1982 to 1984.