US Congress Senate Bill 2276 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 1 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Caring for America's Heroes Act

Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-05-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB4656 (Related) 2014-06-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2276/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2276/BILLS-113s2276is.pdf