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Affordable Mental Health Care for Selected Reserve Act

S. 5217 · 118th Congress · Sep 25, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate cost-sharing requirements for behavioral health care under TRICARE Reserve Select.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Affordable Mental Health Care for Selected Reserve Act”.

Sec. 2 Limitation on cost-sharing for behavioral health care under TRICARE Reserve Select

Section 1076d of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e):

“(e) Cost-Sharing for behavioral health care—Notwithstanding the cost-sharing requirements under section 1075(c) of this title, a member of a reserve component covered by TRICARE Reserve Select under this section shall not be subject to applicable cost-shares or copayment requirements for any behavioral health care covered under TRICARE Reserve Select.”