Sec. 558. Recommendations for revisions to Military Rules of Evidence to protect patient privacy
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The Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall develop recommendations for modifying rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence (as set forth in part III of the Manual for Courts-Martial) to include diagnoses of a patient and treatments prescribed to a patient as confidential communications subject to the psychotherapist-patient privilege. In developing recommendations under subsection (a), the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall consider— the advisability of modifying Military Rule of Evidence 513 to cover psychotherapy diagnoses and treatments; and such other approaches to the modification of Military Rule of Evidence 513 as the Committee considers appropriate to address victim privacy rights.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— the recommendations developed under subsection (a); and draft legislative text that sets forth all amendments and modifications to law that may be needed to effectively implement such recommendations.