Military Families Mental Health Services Act

United States118th CongressS-1347Senate
Updated: Apr 27, 2023

Summary

Military Families Mental Health Services Act This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits for certain beneficiaries of TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime each year. Under the bill, active-duty family members are eligible for such waiver of cost-sharing requirements under both TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime. Active-duty family members are dependents (e.g., spouses and children who are under the age of 21) of members of the uniformed services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days. Additionally, children who are under the age of 26 and are not eligible for an employer-sponsored health care plan are also eligible for such waiver under TRICARE Select.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

HR-4383: Military Families Mental Health Services Act

Introduced in House

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

    Senate

  2. Introduced in Senate

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