8 U.S. Code § 1369 - Treatment of expenses subject to emergency medical services exception
Subject to such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, eachState or political subdivision of aState that provides medical assistance for care and treatment of anemergency medical condition (as defined in subsection (d)) through a public hospital or other public facility (including a nonprofit hospital that is eligible for an additional payment adjustment undersection 1395ww of title 42) or through contract with another hospital or facility to an individual who is an aliennot lawfully present in the United Statesis eligible for payment from the Federal Government of its costs of providing such services, but only to the extent that such costs are not otherwise reimbursed through any other Federal program and cannot be recovered from the alienor another person.
No payment shall be made under this section with respect toservices furnished to an individual unless the immigration status of the individual has been verified through appropriate procedures established by the Secretary of Health and HumanServices and theAttorney General.
This section shall be administered by theAttorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Subsection (a) shall apply to medical assistance for care and treatment of anemergency medical condition furnished on or afterJanuary 1, 1997.
Section was enacted as part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, and also as part of theOmnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, and not as part of theImmigration and Nationality Act which comprises this chapter.
For abolition of Immigration andNaturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out undersection 1551 of this title.