118th Congress · SENATE BILLINCORPORATED

S. 1347Military Families Mental Health Services Act

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to waive cost-sharing under the TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

Armed forces and national security
Introduced Apr 27, 2023
Last action Apr 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 27, 2023
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Referred
Apr 27, 2023
Armed Services
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits for certain beneficiaries of TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime each year. Under the bill, active-duty family members are eligible for such waiver of cost-sharing requirements under both TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime. Active-duty family members are dependents (e.g., spouses and children who are under the age of 21) of members of the uniformed services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days. Additionally, children who are under the age of 26 and are not eligible for an employer-sponsored health care plan are also eligible for such waiver und...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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H.R. 2670National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
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Timeline · 2 actions
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.