Sec. 714. PORTABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM
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## SEC. 714 PORTABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM **[**[10 U.S.C. 1073 note](/us/usc/t10/s1073)**]** ###
(a)Health Plan Portability ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who are covered under a health plan under such program are able to seamlessly access health care under such health plan in each TRICARE program region. ####
(2)Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out paragraph (1). ###
(b)Mechanisms To Ensure Portability In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ####
(1)establish a process for electronic notification of contractors responsible for administering the TRICARE program in each TRICARE region when any covered beneficiary intends to relocate between such regions; ####
(2)provide for the automatic electronic transfer between such contractors of information relating to covered beneficiaries who are relocating between such regions, including demographic, enrollment, and claims information; and ####
(3)ensure each such covered beneficiary is able to obtain a new primary health care provider within ten days of— #####
(A)arriving at the location to which the covered beneficiary has relocated; and #####
(B)initiating a request for a new primary health care provider. ###
(c)Publication The Secretary shall— ####
(1)publish information on any modifications made pursuant to subsection
(a)with respect to the ability of covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program who are covered under a health plan under such program to access health care in each TRICARE region on the primary Internet website of the Department that is available to the public; and ####
(2)ensure that such information is made available on the primary Internet website that is available to the public of each current contractor responsible for administering the TRICARE program. ###
(d)Definitions In this section, the terms “covered beneficiary” and “TRICARE program” have the meaning given such terms in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
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PORTABILITY OF HEALTH PLANS UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM
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