,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ab1      
#bjae,mr4 ,rounds introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure the    
ability of covered beneficiaries under  
the ,,tricare program to access care    
under a health plan under such program  
in each ,,tricare program region1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,tricare
 ,portability ,act of #bjae4  #b4       
,portability of health plans under the  
,,tricare program  7a7 ,health plan     
portability  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that
 covered beneficiaries under the        
,,tricare program who are covered under 
a health plan under such program are    
able to seamlessly access health care   
under such health plan in each ,,tricare
 program region4  7#b7 ,regulations ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 

the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall prescribe regulations  
to carry out paragraph 7#a74  7b7       
,mechanisms ,to ensure portability ,in  
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary shall do the following3 7#a7 
,provide for the automatic electronic   
transfer of demographic1 enrollment1 and
 claims information between the         
contractors responsible for             
administering the ,,tricare program in  
each ,,tricare region when covered      
beneficiaries under the ,,tricare       
program relocate between such regions4  
7#b7 ,ensure such covered beneficiaries 
are able to obtain a new primary health 
care provider within ten days of        
undergoing such relocation4  7#c7       
,develop a process for such covered     
beneficiaries to receive urgent care    
without preauthorization while          
undergoing such relocation4  7c7        
,publication ,the ,secretary shall--    
7#a7 publish information on any         
modifications made pursuant to          

subsection 7a7 with respect to the      
ability of covered beneficiaries under  
the ,,tricare program who are covered   
under a health plan under such program  
to access health care in each ,,tricare 
region on the primary ,internet website 
of the ,department that is available to 
the public2 and  7#b7 ensure that such  
information is made available on the    
primary ,internet website that is       
available to the public of each current 
contractor responsible for administering
 the ,,tricare program4  7d7            
,definitions ,in this section1 the terms
 covered beneficiary and ,,tricare      
program have the meaning given such     
terms in section #ajgb of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code4