Sec. 707. CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM
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## SEC. 707 CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM ###
(a)Pharmacy Benefits Program Section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 702, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(E) > > Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the cost-sharing amount under this subsection for any prescription contraceptive on the uniform formulary provided through a retail pharmacy described in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) or through the national mail-order pharmacy program is $0.” > . ###
(b)TRICARE Select Section 1075(f) of such title is amended— ####
(1)by striking the heading and inserting “Other exceptions to cost-sharing requirements”; ####
(2)by inserting “(1)” before “A beneficiary enrolled”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > > #####
(A)> > Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the cost-sharing amount under this section for any beneficiary enrolled in TRICARE Select for a service described in subparagraph
(B)that is provided by a network provider is $0. > > > ##### “(B) > > A service described in this subparagraph is any contraceptive method approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e), any contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any sterilization procedure, or any patient education or counseling service provided in connection with any such contraceptive, care, or procedure.” > . ###
(c)TRICARE Prime Section 1075a of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(d) Prohibition on Cost-Sharing for Certain Services > > > ####
(1)> > > #####
(A)> > Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the cost-sharing amount under this section for any beneficiary enrolled in TRICARE Prime for a service described in subparagraph
(B)that is provided under TRICARE Prime is $0. > > > ##### “(B) > > A service described in this subparagraph is any contraceptive method approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k), 513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e), any contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any sterilization procedure, or any patient education or counseling service provided in connection with any such contraceptive, care, or procedure.” > . ###
(d)Technical and Conforming Amendments Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: ####
(1)Paragraph
(4)of section 1075(c) is— #####
(A)transferred to subsection (f), as amended by subsection
(b)of this section; #####
(B)inserted after paragraph (2); and #####
(C)redesignated as paragraph (3). ####
(2)Paragraph
(4)of section 1075a(a) is— #####
(A)transferred to subsection (d), as added by subsection
(c)of this section; #####
(B)inserted after paragraph (1); and #####
(C)redesignated as paragraph (2).
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