Sec. 703. Behavioral health treatment of developmental disabilities under TRICARE
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Section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Subject to paragraph (3)(A), in providing health care under subsection (a), the treatment of developmental disabilities (as defined by section 102(8) of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 15002(8) )), including autism spectrum disorder, shall include behavioral health treatment, including applied behavior analysis, when prescribed by a physician.
In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that— except as provided by subparagraph (B), a person who is authorized to provide behavioral health treatment is licensed or certified by a State or accredited national certification board; and applied behavior analysis or other behavioral health treatment may be provided by an employee, contractor, or trainee of a person described in subparagraph
(A)if the employee, contractor, or trainee meets minimum qualifications, training, and supervision requirements as set forth by the Secretary. This subsection shall not apply to— a medicare eligible beneficiary (as defined in section 1111(b) of this title); or a covered beneficiary who is a beneficiary by reason of being a retired member of the Coast Guard, the Commissioned Corp of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the Commissioned Corp of the Public Health Service, or by being a dependent of such a retired member. Except as provided in subparagraph (A), nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting or otherwise affecting the benefits otherwise provided to a covered beneficiary under— this chapter; title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ); or any other law. . Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 1406 for the Defense Health Program, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4501, for Private Sector Care is hereby increased by $60,000,000. Notwithstanding the amounts set forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount authorized to be appropriated in section 4301 for operation and maintenance, as specified in the corresponding funding table in section 4301, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Line 280) is hereby reduced by $60,000,000.
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