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PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS FUND IMPROVEMENT ACT
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE CHEROKEE NATION:
Section 1. Title and Codification
This act shall be known and cited as the "Cherokee Nation Public Health and Wellness Fund Improvement Act" and codified at Title 68, Chapter XX "Revenue and Taxation", of the Cherokee Nation Code, which is hereby amended in accordance with the Act.
Section 2. Legislative Intent and Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to establish a revenue source for the public health of Cherokee citizens throughout the Cherokee Nation reservation. Revenues shall be generated from unrestricted third party revenue collected by Cherokee Nation's Health Services. This revenue shall be used to provide Cherokee Citizens access to personal health, including access to wellness/fitness centers and substance abuse treatment facilities.
Section 3. Legislative History
Amends Legislative Act 12-21.
Section 4. Substantive Provisions
? 1001 Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this article, except where the context requires otherwise:
A. "Act" means the Cherokee Nation Public Health and Wellness Fund Act.
B. "Third Party Revenue" means revenue generated from health insurance claims or billings to health insurance carriers/providers.
C. "Unrestricted" means those payments collected by Cherokee Health Services billing staff that have no use restrictions imposed by the insurance provider, excluding restricted reimbursements that cannot lawfully be used for any purpose identified in this Act. of U.S. government programs, Medicare and Medicaid.
D. "Principal Chief" means the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
E. "Treasurer" ...
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