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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4024 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2007 Mr. Boozman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number of outpatient visits for mental health care that do not require preauthorization for dependents of certain members of the Armed Forces.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Christopher Van Der Horn Military Survivors Mental Health Access Act.

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Increase in mental health care visits by dependents of certain members of the Armed Forces

(a)

Increase

Section 1079(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4)(A)With respect to outpatient mental health services for dependents described in subparagraph (B), preadmission authorization is not required for the first 16 visits. (B)Subparagraph (A) applies to outpatient mental health services for a dependent of a member of the armed forces who died while eligible to receive hostile fire pay under section 310 of title 37 or from a disease or injury incurred while eligible for such pay. . (b)

Effective date

Paragraph (4) of section 1079(i) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to dependents of members of the Armed Forces described in subparagraph (B) of that paragraph who died on or after September 11, 2001.