[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 25CFR23.50]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 23_INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart E_General and Uniform Grant Administration Provisions and 
                              Requirements
 
Sec. 23.50  Service eligibility.

    (a) Tribal government Indian child and family service programs. Any 
person meeting the definition of Indian, Indian child, Indian custodian, 
or Indian parent of any unmarried person under the age of 18 as defined 
in Sec. 23.2 is eligible for services provided under 25 U.S.C. 1931 of 
the Act. Tribal membership status shall be determined by tribal law, 
ordinance, or custom. The tribe may, under subpart C, extend services to 
nontribal family members related by marriage to tribal members, provided 
such services promote the intent and purposes of the Act. A tribe may 
also, within available resources, extend services under this part to 
individuals who are members of, or are eligible for membership in other 
Indian tribes, and who reside within the tribe's designated service 
area.
    (b) Off-reservation Indian child and family service programs and 
agreements with the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 
25 U.S.C. 1933. For purposes of eligibility for services provided under 
25 U.S.C. 1932 and 1933 of the Act, any person meeting the definition of 
Indian, Indian child, Indian custodian, or Indian parent of any 
unmarried person under the age of 18 as defined in Sec. 23.2, or the 
definition of Indian as defined in 25 U.S.C. 1603(c), shall be eligible 
for services. Tribal membership status shall be determined by tribal 
law, ordinance, or custom.