Sec. 701. Urgent care authorization under the TRICARE program
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In accordance with the regulations prescribed under this section, a covered beneficiary under the TRICARE program shall have access to up to four urgent care visits per year under that program without the need for preauthorization for such visits. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out paragraph (1). The Secretary shall— publish information on any modifications made pursuant to subsection
(a)to the authorization requirements for the receipt of urgent care under the TRICARE program— on the primary Internet website that is available to the public of the Department; and on the primary Internet website that is available to the public of each military medical treatment facility; and ensure that such information is made available on the primary Internet website that is available to the public of each current managed care contractor that has established a health care provider network under the TRICARE program. In this section, the terms covered beneficiary and TRICARE program have the meaning given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.