Code of Federal Regulations > Title 25 > Chapter V > Part 900 > Subpart M - Subpart M—Federal Tort Claims Act Coverage General Provisions

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Regulations most recently checked for updates: Feb 11, 2026

MEDICAL-RELATED CLAIMS

§ 900.190 - Is FTCA the exclusive remedy for a tort claim for personal injury or death resulting from the performance of a self-determination contract?

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

§ 900.192 - What employees are covered by FTCA for medical-related claims?

§ 900.193 - Does FTCA coverage extend to individuals who provide health care services under a personal services contract providing services in a facility that is owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the IHS?

§ 900.194 - Does FTCA coverage extend to services provided under a staff privileges agreement with a non-IHS facility where the agreement requires a health care practitioner to provide reciprocal services to the general population?

§ 900.195 - Does FTCA coverage extend to the contractor's health care practitioners providing services to private patients on a fee-for-services basis when such personnel (not the self-determination contractor) receive the fee?

§ 900.196 - Do covered services include the conduct of clinical studies and investigations and the provision of emergency services, including the operation of emergency motor vehicles?

§ 900.197 - Does FTCA cover employees of the contractor who are paid by the contractor from funds other than those provided through the self-determination contract?

§ 900.199 - Does FTCA coverage extend to health care practitioners to whom staff privileges have been extended in contractor health care facilities operated under a self-determination contract on the condition that such practitioner provide health services to IHS beneficiaries covered by FTCA?

§ 900.200 - May persons who are not Indians or Alaska Natives assert claims under FTCA?

§ 900.180 - What does this subpart cover?

§ 900.181 - What definitions apply to this subpart?

§ 900.182 - What other statutes and regulations apply to FTCA coverage?

§ 900.183 - Do Indian tribes and tribal organizations need to be aware of areas which FTCA does not cover?

§ 900.184 - Is there a deadline for filing FTCA claims?

§ 900.185 - How long does the Federal government have to process an FTCA claim after the claim is received by the Federal agency, before a lawsuit may be filed?

§ 900.186 - Is it necessary for a self-determination contract to include any clauses about Federal Tort Claims Act coverage?

§ 900.187 - Does FTCA apply to a self-determination contract if FTCA is not referenced in the contract?

§ 900.188 - To what extent shall the contractor cooperate with the Federal government in connection with tort claims arising out of the contractor's performance?

§ 900.189 - Does this coverage extend to subcontractors of self-determination contracts?

PROCEDURE FOR FILING MEDICAL-RELATED CLAIMS

§ 900.201 - How should claims arising out of the performance of medical-related functions be filed?

§ 900.202 - What should a self-determination contractor or a contractor's employee do on receiving such a claim?

§ 900.203 - If the contractor or contractor's employee receives a summons and/or a complaint alleging a tort covered by FTCA, what should the contractor do?

NON-MEDICAL RELATED CLAIMS

§ 900.204 - Is FTCA the exclusive remedy for a non-medical related tort claim arising out of the performance of a self-determination contract?

§ 900.205 - To what non-medical-related claims against self-determination contractors does FTCA apply?

§ 900.206 - What employees are covered by FTCA for non-medical-related claims?

§ 900.207 - How are non-medical related tort claims and lawsuits filed for IHS?

§ 900.208 - How are non-medical related tort claims and lawsuits filed for DOI?

§ 900.209 - What should a self-determination contractor or contractor's employee do on receiving a non-medical related tort claim?

§ 900.210 - If the contractor or contractor's employee receives a summons and/or complaint alleging a non-medical related tort covered by FTCA, what should an Indian tribe or tribal organization do?