118 S1347 IS: Military Families Mental Health Services Act U.S. Senate 2023-04-27 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1347IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESApril 27, 2023Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo amend title 10, United States Code, to waive cost-sharing under the TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Military Families Mental Health Services Act.

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Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits for certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program

(a)

TRICARE Select

Section 1075(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(4)Consistent with other provisions of this chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits each year of any of the following beneficiaries:(A)Beneficiaries in the active-duty family member category.(B)Beneficiaries covered by section 1110b of this title..(b)

TRICARE Prime

Section 1075a(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:(4)Consistent with other provisions of this chapter and subject to requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits each year of a beneficiary in the active-duty family member category (as described in section 1075(b)(1)(A) of this title)..