,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #h1         
#bjai,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 for certain covered           
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 services from the           
,department of ,defense for certain     
covered beneficiaries  7a7 ,plan        
required ,not later than #cj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall        
complete development of a plan to       
provide chiropractic health care        
services and benefits for eligible      

covered beneficiaries as a permanent    
part of the ,,tri,,care program4  7b7   
,contents of plan ,the plan developed   
under subsection 7a7 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 services to    
eligible covered beneficiaries2  7#b7   
require that chiropractic services may  
be provided only by a doctor of         
chiropractic2 and  7#c7 provide that an 
eligible 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 not later than #fj days after  
the date on which the plan is completed4
  7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
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 of ,defense 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 given that term in section  
#ajgb7e7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code4  7#c7 ,the term eligible covered 
beneficiary means a covered beneficiary 
excluding a dependent of a member or    
former member of a uniformed service4   
7#d7 ,the term dependent has the meaning
 given that term in section #ajgb7b7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 
,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#f7 ,the term        
,,tricare program has the meaning given 
that term in section #ajgb7g7 of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4