S.Amdt. 3699

1. Adds SEC. 725. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE IN MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR CIVILIAN INDIVIDUALS WITH CERTAIN DISEASES NOT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR CARE IN SUCH FACILITIES at the end of subtitle B of title VII

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   (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth a description of the program commenced under subsection (a).

   Inserted: SEC. 725. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE IN MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR CIVILIAN INDIVIDUALS WITH CERTAIN DISEASES NOT OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR CARE IN SUCH FACILITIES.

   Inserted: (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary may carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing specialized health care or treatment at military treatment facilities for civilian individuals described in subsection (b) who are not otherwise eligible for care in such facilities under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, or any other provision of law, for the disease or condition of such individuals as specified in that subsection.

   Inserted: (b) Covered Individuals.--Civilian individuals described in this subsection are civilian individuals who--

   Inserted: (1) have a disease or condition that, under commonly accepted medical guidelines, requires specialized care or treatment in or through a civilian care center capable of providing care or treatment specifically tailored to such disease or condition; and

   Inserted: (2) reside more than 100 miles from the nearest civilian care center capable of providing care or treatment specifically tailored to such disease or condition.

   Inserted: (c) Locations.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The pilot program may be carried out at not more than three military treatment facilities selected by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program.

   Inserted: (2) Location of facilities.--The military treatment facilities selected by the Secretary shall be in remote areas or areas that are underserved in access to the specialized care or treatment to be provided under the pilot program.

   Inserted: (d) Duration.--The authority of the Secretary to carry out the pilot program shall cease three years after the commencement of the pilot program.

   Inserted: (e) Care and Treatment Available.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--A military treatment facility providing specialized care and treatment for an individual under the pilot program may provide the following:

   Inserted: (A) Specialized care and treatment for the disease or condition of the individual as specified in subsection (b).

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   Inserted: (B) Such other care and treatment as may be medically necessary (as determined pursuant to the regulations under this section) in connection with the provision of care and treatment under subparagraph (A).

   Inserted: (2) Care and treatment only on space-available basis.--A military treatment facility may not provide specialized care and treatment under the pilot program if the provision of such care and treatment would prevent or limit the availability of health care services at the facility for members of the Armed Forces on active duty or any other covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who are eligible for care and services in or through the facility.

   Inserted: (f) Payment for Care.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--An individual may not be provided any care or treatment under the pilot program unless the individual reimburses the Department of Defense for the full cost of providing such care or treatment.

   Inserted: (2) Payment in advance.--A military treatment facility may require payment under this subsection before providing any care or treatment under the pilot program.

   Inserted: (g) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the following:

   Inserted: (1) A list of the military treatment facilities at which care and treatment were provided under the pilot program.

   Inserted: (2) A description of the specialized care and treatment provided under the pilot program.

   Inserted: (3) A description of the number of individuals provided care and treatment under the pilot program, by aggregate and by military treatment facility at which provided.

   Inserted: (4) A description of the total amount paid or reimbursed to the Department of Defense under subsection (f).

   Inserted: (5) Such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate in light of the pilot program for the provision of specialized care and treatment through military treatment facilities to individuals not otherwise eligible for such care and treatment through such facilities.

   Inserted: (h) Definitions.--In this section, the terms "TRICARE program" and "covered beneficiary" have the meaning given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.

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   At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:

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