TBI Treatment Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 12, 2013)
TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out a five-year pilot program to establish a process for providing payments to health care facilities for investigational treatments of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder received by members of the Armed Forces in facilities other than military treatment facilities. Subjects such payments to specified conditions, including approval of the treatment by the Secretary and demonstrated improvement by the patient.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and maintain a database containing data from each patient case involving the use of such treatments, (2) establish a process to notify members of the Armed Forces of the opportunity to receive such treatments, and (3) report annually to Congress on the implementation of this Act and any available results of investigational treatment studies.
What just happenedAug 29, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 12, 2013
- Aug 29, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jun 17, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E894-895)
- Jun 12, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Jun 12, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House