TRICARE Treatment for Fetal Repair Improvement Act of 2016

Bill: 114-s-2910
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2016-05-10
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child health

Health care costs and insurance

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Military medicine

Surgery and anesthesia

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-05-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>TRICARE Treatment for Fetal Repair Improvement Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Defense to ensure that a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE program who is diagnosed with a fetal anomaly receives expedited evaluation and treatment from a qualified provider in the pediatric specialties of fetal medicine and surgery.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2910 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2016 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to implement processes and procedures to provide expedited treatment of fetal anomalies under the TRICARE program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TRICARE Treatment for Fetal Repair Improvement Act of 2016 . 2. Expedited treatment for fetal repair under the TRICARE program (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall implement processes and procedures to ensure that a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE program who is diagnosed with a fetal anomaly receives evaluation and treatment from a qualified health care provider in the pediatric specialties of fetal medicine and surgery so that surgical repair of the fetal anomaly may occur in an expedited manner. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms covered beneficiary and TRICARE program have the meanings given those terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.