Sec. 703. Improvement of referrals for specialty care under TRICARE Prime during permanent changes of station
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Section 714 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 10 U.S.C. 1095f note) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (f); and by inserting after subsection
(d)the following new subsection (e): In conducting evaluations and improvements under subsection
(d)to the referral process described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime who are undergoing a permanent change of station receive referrals from their primary care manager to such specialty care providers in the new location as the beneficiary may need before undergoing the permanent change of station. . Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the contractual and technical barriers preventing record sharing between civilian provider networks under the TRICARE program that lead to increased wait times for care for members of the Armed Forces and the dependents thereof undergoing permanent changes of station across provider network regions.
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Sec. 703
Improvement of referrals for specialty care under TRICARE Prime during permanent changes of station
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