United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 10. ARMED FORCES |
SubTitle A. General Military Law |
Part II. PERSONNEL |
Chapter 55. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE |
§ 1095f. TRICARE program: referrals for specialty health care
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The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that no contract for managed care support under the TRICARE program includes any requirement that a managed care support contractor require a primary care or specialty care provider to obtain prior authorization before referring a patient to a specialty care provider that is part of the network of health care providers or institutions of the contractor.
Effective Date
Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title VII, § 728(c)],