S 1169
111th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Child health
Hereditary and development disorders
Military medicine
Neurological disorders
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of autism under TRICARE.
Introduced: June 3, 2009
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 3, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Revises TRICARE (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care program) to authorize treatment of autism spectrum disorders, if a health care professional determines that such treatment is medically necessary.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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