3.0.0 646 2023-01-11T13:27:54Z 2023-01-11T13:27:54Z Senate S 2015-03-03 114 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-03T22:25:44Z Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015 114 1465 HR 2015-06-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2015-03-03 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2015-03-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-03-03 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2015-03-24 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Neurological disorders Right of privacy Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-03 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-25T19:24:23Z Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015

Directs the Secretary of the military department concerned to: (1) provide an individual with a mental health screening before such individual enlists or is commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces, and (2) use such results as a baseline for any subsequent mental health examinations.

Prohibits the Secretary from considering the results of such screening in determining the promotion of a member of the Armed Forces.

Directs the Secretary to treat a screening in the same manner as medical records with respect to laws and regulations relating to the privacy of information.

Requires the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health to submit to Congress and the Department of Defense (DOD) a report on preliminary mental health screenings of members of the Armed Forces, including recommendations regarding: (1) establishing preliminary mental health screenings to establish parity with physical screenings; and (2) the composition of the mental health screening, evidenced-based best practices, and how to track changes relating to traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other conditions.

Directs DOD and the Government Accountability Office to report on the efficacy of preliminary mental health screenings. Requires DOD to report on the efficacy of the mental health components of the physical examinations to members of the Armed Forces who are separated from active duty.

]]> Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Display Title Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide an individual with a mental health screening before the individual enlists in the Armed Forces or is commissioned as an officer in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medical Evaluation Parity for Servicemembers Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s646is/xml/BILLS-114s646is.xml 2015-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.