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S. 1290 114th Congress Senate

TRICARE Portability Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to ensure the ability of covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program to access care under a health plan under such program in each TRICARE program region, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 2015 Introduced by: Mike Rounds Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependents
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 12, 2015
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 Latest action May 12, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TRICARE Portability Act of 2015

This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that beneficiaries covered under a TRICARE health plan are able to access health care under such health plan in each TRICARE program region.

The Secretary shall:

  • provide for the automatic electronic transfer of demographic, enrollment, and claims information between the contractors responsible for administering the TRICARE program in each TRICARE region when covered beneficiaries relocate between such regions,
  • ensure these covered beneficiaries are able to obtain a new primary health care provider within ten days of undergoing such relocation, and
  • develop a process for such covered beneficiaries to receive urgent care without preauthorization while undergoing such relocation.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1376 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
  • HR 1735 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1290: TRICARE Portability Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1290/
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"S. 1290: TRICARE Portability Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1290/.
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S. 1290, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1290/.
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