Military Families Mental Health Services Act

Bill: 118-s-1347
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Introduced: 2023-04-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Military Families Mental Health Services Act</strong></p><p>This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits for certain beneficiaries of TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime each year.</p><p>Under the bill, active-duty family members are eligible for such waiver of cost-sharing requirements under both TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime. <em>Active-duty family members</em> are dependents (e.g., spouses and children who are under the age of 21)&nbsp;of members of the uniformed services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days. Additionally, children who are under the age of 26 and are not eligible for an employer-sponsored health care plan are also eligible for such waiver under TRICARE Select.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1347 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2023 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to waive cost-sharing under the TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Families Mental Health Services Act . 2. Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits for certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (a) TRICARE Select Section 1075(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits each year of any of the following beneficiaries: (A) Beneficiaries in the active-duty family member category. (B) Beneficiaries covered by section 1110b of this title. . (b) TRICARE Prime Section 1075a(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits each year of a beneficiary in the active-duty family member category (as described in section 1075(b)(1)(A) of this title). .