To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-1938
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2013-05-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments

Mental health

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents

Neurological disorders
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy for a member who is: (1) entitled to medical care provided through DOD, and (2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury.</p> <p>Allows the Secretary to furnish such therapy through contracted private facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1938 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2013 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and for other purposes.

1. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members of the uniformed services (a) HBOT Treatment (1) In general Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074m the following new section: 1074n. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members (a) In general The Secretary shall furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a covered member if such therapy is prescribed by a physician to treat post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. (b) Use of private facilities The Secretary may carry out subsection (a) by furnishing hyperbaric oxygen therapy at private facilities in accordance with section 1074(c) of this title. (c) Covered member defined In this section, the term covered member means a member of the armed forces who is— (1) entitled to medical care under section 1074 of this title; and (2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074m the following new item: 1074n. Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.