Sec. 706. Evaluation and treatment of veterans and civilians at military treatment facilities
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The Secretary of Defense may authorize a veteran (in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) or civilian to be evaluated and treated at a military treatment facility if the Secretary of Defense determines that— the evaluation and treatment of the individual is necessary to attain the relevant mix and volume of medical casework required to maintain medical readiness skills and competencies of health care providers at the facility; the health care providers at the facility have the competencies, skills, and abilities required to treat the individual; and the facility has available space, equipment, and materials to treat the individual.
A military treatment facility that evaluates or treats an individual (other than an individual described in paragraph (2)) under subsection
(a)may bill the individual and accept reimbursement from the individual for the costs of any health care services provided to the individual under such subsection. The Secretary of Defense shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs will reimburse a military treatment facility for the costs of any health care services provided at the facility under subsection
(a)to individuals eligible for such health care services from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Any amounts collected by a military treatment facility under paragraph
(1)or
(2)for health care services provided to an individual under subsection
(a)shall be made available to such facility to improve access to health care, improve health outcomes, and enhance the experience of care for covered beneficiaries at such facility. In this section, the term covered beneficiary has the meaning given that term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.