Title VII — Health Care Provisions

Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations · 61 sections

Subtitle A — TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

701.Dental readiness for certain members of Selected Reserve 702.Expanded access to dental care for certain dependents 703.Fertility treatment for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents 704.Limitation on ability of Secretary of Defense to modify scope of medical services 705.Prohibition on and reversal of actions to modify scope of medical services provided at certain military medical treatment facilities 706.TRICARE coverage for increased supply for contraception 707.Pilot program to help certain members of the Armed Forces stop smoking

Subtitle B — Health Care Administration

721.Improvements to Defense Health Agency 722.Improvements to administration of military medical treatment facilities 723.Designation of Defense Health Agency as Combat Support Agency 724.Accounts for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense 725.Availability of Combat and Operational Medicine Program Account and other funds for certain medical countermeasures 726.Inclusion of Defense Health Agency in reporting requirements relating to unfunded priorities 727.Joint trauma system 728.Clarification of consistent evaluations of medical malpractice claims 729.Chaperones for certain sensitive examinations at military medical treatment facilities 730.Requirement to offer medical chaperones during sensitive medical examinations 731.Uniform protocols on screening for unwanted sexual behavior 732.Requirement to notify Committees on Armed Services of hospitalization of combat wounded members of the Armed Forces 733.Authority to provide residencies, internships, and similar postgraduate programs for civilian health care professionals of the Department of Defense 734.Notification to TRICARE beneficiaries of coverage transition requirements 735.Waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE Prime for certain physical therapy 736.Rates of pay for a provider of care or services furnished under TRICARE program 737.Plans on military health system 738.Modification to qualification waiver authority for applicants for nursing or practical nurse positions in the Department of Defense 739.Aerial transport and Department-wide capability for high-consequence infectious diseases 740.Availability of obstetrician-gynecologists and certified nurse-midwifes at military medical treatment facilities 741.Availability of sexual assault nurse examiner services at military medical treatment facilities 742.Improvement of process for filing of complaints and reporting of issues under TRICARE program 743.Pilot program on filling primary care management positions at remote military medical treatment facilities 744.Establishment of pilot program on use of health care assessments other than periodic health assessments

Subtitle C — Studies, Reports, and Other Matters

751.Quarterly briefing on military treatment facilities 752.Enhanced medical coverage for civilian employees of the Department of Defense and dependents in certain locations 753.Modifications to pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating to cancer 754.Modifications to evaluation and report on TRICARE program effectiveness 755.Extension of extramedical maternal health providers demonstration project 756.Modification of traumatic brain injury oversight strategy and action plan of the Department of Defense 757.Expansion of prohibition on painful research on certain animals 758.Pilot program to treat pregnancy as a qualifying event for enrollment in TRICARE Select 759.Access to automated external defibrillators during military physical training 760.Pilot program on remote blood pressure monitoring for certain pregnant and postpartum TRICARE beneficiaries 761.Pilot program on secure, mobile personal health record for members of the Armed Forces 762.Pilot program to provide for the use of blue-light dissipating displays to certain individuals 763.Extension and improvement of pilot program of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences on pharmaceutical supply chain 764.Working group on digital strategy for traumatic brain injuries 765.Study on long-term effects of military flight operations on brain health and mental health 766.Study on feasibility of establishing military medical treatment facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base 767.Study on feasibility of establishing digital system relating to access to care at military medical treatment facilities 768.Review by Inspector General of the Department of Defense on efforts to prevent suicide 769.Requirements relating to wellness checks for health and welfare of certain members of the Armed Forces 770.Reports on Department of Defense Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration program 771.Transition of medics to civilian workforce 772.Strategic plan to address mental health of certain members of the Armed Forces 773.Briefing on prostate cancer incidence and emerging diagnostic technologies 774.Assessment of access, fairness, and transparency under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program 775.Report on feasibility of pilot program on behavioral neurology fellowships 776.Government Accountability Office study on reserve component dental readiness and benefit sufficiency 777.Review of the occupational health and safety conditions of operational facilities associated with the LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system 778.Continued evaluation of the TRICARE program through beneficiary experience surveys 779.Removal of peptides from prohibited performance enhancing substances list 780.Study on long-term effects of exposure to toxic substances on reproductive health and fertility