Sec. 719. Maintenance of certain medical services at military medical treatment facilities at Service Academies
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Section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each military medical treatment facility located at a Service Academy (as defined in section 347 of this title) provides each covered medical service unless the Secretary determines that a civilian health care facility located not fewer than five miles from the Service Academy provides the covered medical service.
In this subsection, the term covered medical service means the following: Emergency room services. Orthopedic services. General surgery services. Ear, nose, and throat services. Gynecological services. Ophthalmology services. In-patient services. Any other medical services that the relevant Superintendent of the Service Academy determines necessary to maintain the readiness and health of the cadets or midshipmen and members of the armed forces at the Service Academy. .