S.Amdt. 1601

SA 1601. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. Capito, Mr.
Menendez, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R.
1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military
activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

SEC. 706. PROVISION OF CARE PLANNING SESSIONS FOR ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS UNDER THE TRICARE
PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide to
eligible individuals described in subsection (b) a care
planning session with respect to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's
disease or a related dementia that includes the following:
(1) A comprehensive care plan.
(2) Information on the particular diagnosis of the eligible
individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or a related
dementia.
(3) Information on possible treatment options and how to
access those options.
(4) Information on relevant medical and community services
that are available.
(5) Such other information as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
(b) Eligible Individuals.--An eligible individual described
in this subsection is one of the following:
(1) A covered beneficiary (as defined in section 1072 of
title 10, United States Code) who was first diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) A family member of a covered beneficiary described in
paragraph (1).
(3) A caregiver of a covered beneficiary described in
paragraph (1).
(c) Limitation.--The care planning session provided under
subsection (a) may by provided only once with respect to each
eligible individual.
(d) Follow-up.--The Secretary may provide a follow-up
appointment or appointments to an eligible individual
described in subsection (b) relating to the care planning
session provided under subsection (a) if the Secretary
determines that the provision of such appointment or
appointments is appropriate to maintain a proper level of
care for the eligible individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's
disease or a related dementia and the family members and
caregivers of that individual in order to improve the
provision of health care by the Department of Defense and
reduce health care costs.
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