Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); five separate changes--DoD. Final rule. 
This final rule addresses five separate changes to comply with provisions affecting CHAMPUS.  These changes will update this part to include as a benefit, a screen to check for the level of lead in the blood of an infant; to eliminate the implied statement that ambulance services are covered only to, from, and between hospitals; to include other forms of prescribed contraceptives by eliminating the reference that limits prescribed contraceptives only to those taken orally; to identify three additional Gulf Conflict groups eligible for the delay in the increased deductible; and to establish lower limits on the fiscal year catastrophic cap from $10,000 to $7,500 for all eligibles except dependents of active duty personnel, whose limit remains at $1,000.