S 2276
113th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Caring for America's Heroes Act
Introduced: May 1, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 1, 2014
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Caring for America's Heroes Act - Eliminates the limit on the number of days each year inpatient mental health services may be provided to military dependents under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE program (a DOD managed care program).
Eliminates the need for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to obtain: (1) a nonavailability statement or preauthorization to receive mental health services from a civilian provider, or (2) a nonavailability statement to receive mental health services in specialized treatment facilities outside the 200-mile radius of a military medical treatment facility.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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