S 1096
107th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Access to health care
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Gynecology
Health
Managed care
Maternal health services
Military dependents
Military medicine
Obstetrics
Women
Military Spouse Physician Choice Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6864)
Jun 25, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6863-6864)
Jun 25, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Military Spouse Physician Choice Act - Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to eliminate the requirement that a covered military dependent obtain a nonavailability-of-health-care statement for the receipt of health care services related to pregnancy.
Amends the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 to waive the requirement of such statement in the case of obstetrics and gynecological care related to the pregnancy of a covered beneficiary using TRICARE Extra (a Department of Defense managed health care program).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6864)
Committees of jurisdiction
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