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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.