US Congress Senate Bill 1290 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

TRICARE Portability Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that beneficiaries covered under a TRICARE health plan are able to access health care under such health plan in each TRICARE program region. The Secretary shall: provide for the automatic electronic transfer of demographic, enrollment, and claims information between the contractors responsible for administering the TRICARE program in each TRICARE region when covered beneficiaries relocate between such regions, ensure these covered beneficiaries are able to obtain a new primary health care provider within ten days of undergoing such relocation, and develop a process for such covered beneficiaries to receive urgent care without preauthorization while undergoing such relocation.

TRICARE Portability Act of 2015

Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

SB1376 (Related) 2015-05-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 88.
HB1735 (Related) 2015-10-22 - Vetoed by President.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1290/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1290/BILLS-114s1290is.pdf