,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #ae1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama 7for himself   
and ,mr4 ,loebsack7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to develop and implement a plan
 to provide chiropractic health care    
services and benefits for certain new   
beneficiaries as part of the ,,tricare  
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,chiropractic       
,health ,parity for ,military           
,beneficiaries ,act4  #b4 ,chiropractic 
health care for retirees1 dependents1   
and survivors  7a7 ,plan required ,not  
later than ,august #ca1 #bjac1 the      
,secretary of ,defense shall complete   
development of a plan to provide        
chiropractic health care services and   
benefits1 as a permanent part of the    
,,tricare program1 for covered          
beneficiaries4  7b7 ,contents of plan   

,the plan shall require that a contract 
entered into under section #ajig of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 for   
the delivery of health care services    
shall--  7#a7 include the delivery of   
chiropractic services2  7#b7 require    
that chiropractic services may be       
provided only by a doctor of            
chiropractic2 and  7#c7 provide that a  
covered beneficiary may select and have 
direct access to a doctor of            
chiropractic without referral by another
 health practitioner4  7c7              
,implementation of plan ,the plan       
developed under subsection 7a7 shall    
provide for implementation of the plan  
to begin no later than ,january #ca1    
#bjad4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,the term chiropractic services--  
7,a7 includes diagnosis 7including by   
diagnostic x-ray tests71 evaluation and 
management1 and therapeutic services for
 the treatment of a patient's health    
condition1 including                    
neuromusculoskeletal conditions and the 

subluxation complex1 and such other     
services determined appropriate by the  
,secretary and as authorized under      
,state law2 and  7,b7 does not include  
the use of drugs or surgery4  7#b7 ,the 
term covered beneficiary has the meaning
 provided by section #ajgb7e7 of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,the  
term doctor of chiropractic means only a
 doctor of chiropractic who is licensed 
as a doctor of chiropractic1            
chiropractic physician1 or chiropractor 
by a ,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1
 or a territory or possession of the    
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,the term        
,,tricare program has the meaning       
provided by section #ajgb7g7 of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4