HR 4024
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4024
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number
of outpatient visits for mental health care that do not require preauthorization
for dependents of certain members of the Armed Forces.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 31, 2007
Mr. BOOZMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the number
of outpatient visits for mental health care that do not require preauthorization
for dependents of certain members of the Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Christopher Van Der Horn Military Survivors
Mental Health Access Act'.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE VISITS BY DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) Increase- Section 1079(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(4)(A) With respect to outpatient mental health services for dependents
described in subparagraph (B), preadmission authorization is not required
for the first 16 visits.
`(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to outpatient mental health services for
a dependent of a member of the armed forces who died while eligible to
receive hostile fire pay under section 310 of title 37 or from a disease
or injury incurred while eligible for such pay.'.
(b) Effective Date- Paragraph (4) of section 1079(i) of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to dependents of
members of the Armed Forces described in subparagraph (B) of that paragraph
who died on or after September 11, 2001.
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