Senate Bill 1387
115th Congress(2017-2018)
TRICARE Expedited Evaluation and Treatment for Prenatal Surgery Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 21, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1387
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.
June 21, 2017
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06/21/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
06/21/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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