Sec. 4. Benefits for fertility treatment under the TRICARE program
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Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: Any health care plan under this chapter shall provide, in a manner consistent with section 2799A–11 of the Public Health Service Act, coverage for fertility treatment, if such plan covers obstetrical benefits. The Secretary of Defense shall establish cost-sharing requirements for the coverage of fertility treatment that are consistent with the cost-sharing requirements applicable to health plans and health insurance coverage under section 2799A–11(d) of the Public Health Service Act.
The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this section. In this section, the term fertility treatment has the meaning given the term in section 2799A–11(b) of the Public Health Service Act. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1110c. Obstetrical and fertility benefits. .