US Congress House Bill 4656 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 13 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Caring for America's Heroes Act - Eliminates the limit on the number of days each year impatient mental health services may be provided to military dependents under the Department of Defense (DOD) TRICARE program (a DOD managed care program). Eliminates the need for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to obtain: (1) a nonavailability statement or preauthorization to receive mental health services from a civilian provider, or (2) a nonavailability statement to receive mental health services in specialized treatment facilities outside the 200-mile radius of a military medical treatment facility.

Caring for America's Heroes Act

Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2014-05-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

SB2276 (Related) 2014-05-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4656/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4656/BILLS-113hr4656ih.pdf