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Final ruleTakes effect Dec. 7, 2026

Removal of Obsolete Portion of Regulation Relating to Care and Treatment of Ineligible Individuals

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 8, 2026. Document 2026-20685. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

The Indian Health Service (IHS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or "the Department") is issuing this final rule to remove obsolete language appearing in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The language refers to an outdated process for determining what the IHS will charge for care to non-IHS-beneficiaries. Eliminating this obsolete language will not change IHS's existing practices or authorities.

The Indian Health Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

42 CFR 136

Compared with

The Indian Health Service has published 2 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 0 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0917-AA14 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on December 7, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-20685
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesHealth and Human Services Department; Indian Health Service
PublishedOct. 8, 2026
Effective dateDec. 7, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0917-AA14

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register