[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2092 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2092

To amend title 10, United States Code, to include chiropractic care as 
an authorized health care benefit under the Civilian Health and Medical 
                   Program of the Uniformed Services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 1993

Mr. Evans (for himself and Mr. Pickett) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include chiropractic care as 
an authorized health care benefit under the Civilian Health and Medical 
                   Program of the Uniformed Services.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CHIROPRACTIC CARE COVERAGE UNDER CHAMPUS.

    (a) Coverage.--Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (16);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (17) 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(18) chiropractic care (including appropriate diagnostic 
        activities and histories, examinations, appropriate diagnostic 
        imaging procedures (such as X-rays), adjustment and 
        manipulation of the spine and its articulations and 
        extremities, and appropriate follow-up procedures) shall be 
        provided by a licensed doctor of chiropractic.''.
    (b) Regulations.--The administering Secretaries shall issue rules 
to implement this section, and the amendments made by this section, not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. In 
order to foster a smooth integration of any rule change affecting the 
provision of chiropractic care available under sections 1079 and 1086 
of title 10, United States Code, the rules issued under this subsection 
may be changed not more than once per year. Any such change should be 
made on or about the anniversary of the publication of the original 
rules.
    (c) Review Board.--The administering Secretaries shall establish a 
chiropractic review board to assist the Secretaries in the preparation 
of the rules required by this section, to review subsequent proposed 
changes in the rules, to assist in the administration of the 
chiropractic care program under sections 1079 and 1086 of title 10, 
United States Code, and to serve in a utilization review capacity. The 
board shall consist of seven doctors of chiropractic from National and 
State chiropractic organizations, chiropractic colleges, or 
commissioned officers of the uniformed services who are doctors of 
chiropractic.
    (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``administering Secretaries'' has the meaning given that term in 
section 1072(3) of title 10, United States Code.

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