Sec. 702. Coverage of overseas subacute and hospice care for eligible overseas dependents of members of the uniformed services
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Section 1074j(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: For eligible overseas dependents of members of the uniformed services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, the Secretary of Defense may authorize an overseas provider that does not have to be enrolled in the Medicare program under section 1866(j) of the Social Security Act ( ; 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(j) ) to provide skilled nursing facility care, which shall include services and facility charges, under the program. in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A)— by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; by striking and inserting “‘skilled nursing facility’— skilled nursing facility has except as provided in clause (ii), has ; and by adding at the end the following new clause: with respect to facilities overseas, means facilities authorized by the Secretary of Defense, which do not have to be enrolled in the Medicare program under section 1866(j) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(j) ). ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
The term overseas means located outside of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. ; and in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following new sentence: Notwithstanding the previous sentence, home health care services may be provided to eligible overseas dependents of members of the uniformed services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days by home health providers authorized by the Secretary of Defense regardless of whether such providers provide such services in the manner and under the conditions described in section 1861(m) of the Social Security Act ( . 42 U.S.C. 1395x(m) ).
Section 1079(a)(15) of such title is amended— by striking Hospice care and inserting
(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), hospice care ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: With respect to dependents who are overseas, hospice care may be provided in such manner and under such conditions as the Secretary of Defense may authorize. In this subparagraph, the term overseas means located outside of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. .
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Sec. 702
Coverage of overseas subacute and hospice care for eligible overseas dependents of members of the uniformed services
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