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HR 2703 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Health care coverage and access Hearing, speech, and vision care Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Surgery and anesthesia

To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the uniformed services are entitled to refractive eye surgery.

Introduced: July 29, 2011 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 29, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 29, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that members of the uniformed services eligible for medical care in uniformed services facilities also be entitled to refractive eye surgery (corrective eye surgery including laser and photorefractive surgery), as medically appropriate. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that a member of a uniformed service entitled to such surgery who is not located near a military medical treatment facility that provides reasonable access to refractive eye surgery may receive such surgery at a private facility located near the member.

What's happening now September 20, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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