Sec. 705. Access to primary care clinics at military medical treatment facilities
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Section 1077a of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 704, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary shall ensure that primary care clinics at military medical treatment facilities are available for members of the armed forces and covered beneficiaries between the hours determined appropriate under paragraph (2), including with respect to expanded hours described in subparagraph
(B)of such paragraph. The Secretary shall determine the hours that each primary care clinic at a military medical treatment facility is available for members of the armed forces and covered beneficiaries based on— the needs of the military treatment facility to meet the access standards under the TRICARE Prime program; and the primary care usage patterns of members and covered beneficiaries at such military medical treatment facility. The primary care clinic hours at a military medical treatment facility determined under subparagraph
(A)shall include expanded hours beyond regular business hours during weekdays and the weekend if the Secretary determines under such subparagraph that sufficient demand exists at the military medical treatment facility for such expanded primary care clinic hours. . The Secretary of Defense shall implement subsection
(c)of section 1077a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.