3.0.0 3327 2019-11-15T20:49:40Z 2019-11-15T20:49:40Z House H HR 2005-07-18 109 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2005-08-04T15:14:04Z Referred to 2005-07-18T16:30:50Z 2005-08-04 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2005-07-18 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2005-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000749 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] JOHN SPRATT D SC M. 5 N Armed Forces and National Security Health Military hospitals Military medicine Retired military personnel Retiree health benefits Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2005-07-18 Introduced in House 2005-09-30T19:56:03Z Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to provide an eligible TRICARE for Life (a Department of Defense (DOD) managed health care program) beneficiary reimbursement for travel expenses to a military medical facility if: (1) the travel purpose is a follow-up appointment for medical treatment of a condition of such beneficiary; and (2) the initial appointment for treatment of the condition was at the same facility. Allows such reimbursement only: (1) for up to three follow-up appointments; and (2) if adequate treatment cannot be obtained within 100 miles of the residence of the beneficiary.

Defines a TRICARE for Life beneficiary as a person who: (1) is eligible for medical care through DOD as a military spouse or dependent; (2) attained age 65 after an initial appointment for treatment at a military medical facility; and (3) resides more than 100 miles from the facility and was referred there by a specialty care provider.

]]> To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow certain beneficiaries covered by TRICARE for Life to be reimbursed for travel expenses for certain medical care. Display Title To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow certain beneficiaries covered by TRICARE for Life to be reimbursed for travel expenses for certain medical care. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow certain beneficiaries covered by TRICARE for Life to be reimbursed for travel expenses for certain medical care. Introduced in House 2005-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3327ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3327ih.xml 2005-08-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.