1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “TBI and PTSD Treatment Act”.
TBI and PTSD Treatment Act
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
2. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder
In general— Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1710E the following new section:
“1710F. Traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder: hyperbaric oxygen therapy
“(a) Authority—The Secretary shall furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran who has a condition specified in subsection (b) through a health care provider described in section 1703(c)(5) of this title.
“(b) Covered conditions—The conditions specified in this subsection are the following:
“(1) Traumatic brain injury.
“(2) Post-traumatic stress disorder.”
Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1710E the following new item: