Sec. 715. Establishment of regional medical hubs to support combatant commands
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The Secretary of Defense shall establish not more than four regional medical hubs, consistent with the defense health regions established under section 712 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ), to support operational medical requirements of the combatant commands. Establishment of regional medical hubs under subsection
(a)shall commence not later than October 1, 2020, and shall be completed not later than October 1, 2022. Each regional medical hub established under subsection
(a)shall be led by a commander or director who is a member of the Armed Forces serving in a grade not higher than major general or rear admiral and who shall be— selected by the Director of the Defense Health Agency from among members of the Armed Forces recommended by the military departments for service in such position; and under the authority, direction, and control of the Director while serving in such position. Each regional medical hub established under subsection
(a)shall include a major military medical center designated by the Secretary to serve as the primary center for the provision of specialized medical services in that region. A major military medical center may not be designated under paragraph
(1)unless the center— includes one or more large graduate medical education training platforms; and provides, at a minimum, role 4 medical care. Any major military medical center designated under paragraph
(1)shall be geographically located so as to maximize the support provided by uniformed medical resources to the combatant commands. In designating major military medical centers under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give consideration to the collocation of such centers with major aerial debarkation points of patients in the medical evacuation system of the United States Transportation Command. A major military medical center designated under paragraph
(1)shall serve as the major health care delivery platform for the provision of complex specialized medical care in the region, whether through patient referrals from other military medical treatment facilities or through referrals from either civilian medical facilities or healthcare facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Consistent with section 1073d of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary, in establishing regional medical hubs under subsection (a), may establish additional military medical centers in the following locations: Locations with large beneficiary populations. Locations that serve as the primary readiness platforms of the Armed Forces. In implementing the regional medical hubs established under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall ensure effective and efficient medical care referrals and coordination among military medical treatment facilities and among local or regional high-performing health systems through local or regional partnerships with institutional or individual civilian providers.
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Sec. 715
Establishment of regional medical hubs to support combatant commands
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