10 U.S.C. § 1105 — Specialized treatment facility program
submitted 35 years ago by Pub. L. 102-190 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 515 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of Defense may establish a specialized treatment facility program, designate military and civilian facilities, and waive a geographic restriction when doing so is more cost-effective. The program may pay certain travel, lodging, and meal costs when the total cost is lower than other authorized care.
The Secretary of Defense may conduct a specialized treatment facility program pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary shall consult with the other administering Secretaries* in prescribing regulations for the program and in conducting the program.
Under the specialized treatment facility program, the Secretary may designate health care* facilities of the uniformed services* and civilian health care facilities as specialized treatment facilities.
Under the specialized treatment facility program, the Secretary may waive, with regard to the provision of a particular service, the 40-mile radius restriction set forth in section 1079(a)(6) of this title if the Secretary determines that the use of a different geographical area restriction will result in a more cost-effective provision of the service.
For purposes of the specialized treatment facility program, the service area of a civilian health care facility designated pursuant to subsection (b) shall be comparable in size to the service areas of facilities of the uniformed services.
A covered beneficiary who resides within the service area of a specialized treatment facility designated under the specialized treatment facility program may be required to obtain a nonavailability of health care statement in the case of a specialized service offered by the facility in order for the covered beneficiary to receive the service outside of the program.
Subject to paragraph (2), in connection with the treatment of a covered beneficiary under the specialized treatment facility program, the Secretary may provide the following benefits:
Full or partial reimbursement of a member of the uniformed services for the reasonable expenses incurred by the member in transporting a covered beneficiary to or from a health care facility of the uniformed services or a civilian health care facility at which specialized health care services are provided pursuant to this chapter.
Full or partial reimbursement of a person (including a member of the uniformed services) for the reasonable expenses of transportation, temporary lodging, and meals (not to exceed a per diem rate* determined in accordance with implementing regulations) incurred by such person in accompanying a covered beneficiary as a nonmedical attendant to a health care facility referred to in subparagraph (A).
In-kind transportation, lodging, or meals instead of reimbursements under subparagraph (A) or (B) for transportation, lodging, or meals, respectively.
The Secretary may make reimbursements for or provide transportation, lodging, and meals under paragraph (1) in the case of a covered beneficiary only if the total cost to the Department of Defense of doing so and of providing the health care in such case is less than the cost to the Department of providing the health care to the covered beneficiary by other means authorized under this chapter.
In this section, the term “covered beneficiary” means a person covered under section 1079 or 1086 of this title.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VII, § 715(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1403; amended Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VII, § 716(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1691; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title VII, § 706, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 373; Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title VII, § 703(c)(3), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3412.)
- 1991Enacted · Pub. L. 102-190 · 105 Stat. 1403
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-160 · 107 Stat. 1691
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-106 · 110 Stat. 373
- 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-291 · 128 Stat. 3412
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 102-190 on 1991-12-05.
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