US SB1387 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to implement processes and procedures to ensure that a covered TRICARE program beneficiary whose pregnancy is complicated with a fetal anomaly or suspected of being so complicated receives, at the beneficiary's discretion, expedited evaluation and treatment from a perinatal or pediatric specialist capable of providing surgical management and intervention in utero.
Title
TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-21 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1519 (Related) 2018-03-22 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1886-1892, S1892-1931)
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health
Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1387/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1387/BILLS-115s1387is.pdf |
