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10 U.S.C. § 1090a — Identifying and treating eating disorders
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**(a) Identification, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.—** The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations, implement procedures using each practical and available method, and provide necessary facilities to identify, treat, and rehabilitate members of the armed forces who have an eating disorder.
**(b) Facilities Available.—**
(1) In this section, the term “necessary facilities” includes facilities that provide the services specified in [section 1079(r)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1079/r/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Consistent with [section 1079(r)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1079/r/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim), residential services shall be provided to a member pursuant to this section only if the member has a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder and treatment at such facility is medically indicated for treatment of that eating disorder.
**(c) Eating Disorder Defined.—** In this section, the term “eating disorder” has the meaning given that term in [section 1079(r) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1079/r&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Identification, Treatment, and Rehabilitation.—** The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall prescribe regulations, implement procedures using each practical and available method, and provide necessary facilities to identify, treat, and rehabilitate members of the armed forces who have an eating disorder.
**(b) Facilities Available.—**
(1) In this section, the term “necessary facilities” includes facilities that provide the services specified in [section 1079(r)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1079/r/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) Consistent with [section 1079(r)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1079/r/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim), residential services shall be provided to a member pursuant to this section only if the member has a primary diagnosis of an eating disorder and treatment at such facility is medically indicated for treatment of that eating disorder.
**(c) Eating Disorder Defined.—** In this section, the term “eating disorder” has the meaning given that term in [section 1079(r) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1079/r&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Regulations.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe and maintain regulations relating to commanding officer and supervisor referrals of members of the armed forces for mental health evaluations. The regulations shall incorporate the requirements set forth in subsections (b), (c), and (d) and such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.
**(b) Reduction of Perceived Stigma.—** The regulations required by subsection (a) shall, to the greatest extent possible—
(1) seek to eliminate perceived stigma associated with seeking and receiving mental health services, promoting the use of mental health services on a basis comparable to the use of other medical and health services; and
(2) clarify the appropriate action to be taken by commanders or supervisory personnel who, in good faith, believe that a subordinate may require a mental health evaluation.
**(c) Procedures for Inpatient Evaluations.—** The regulations required by subsection (a) shall provide that, when a commander or supervisor determines that it is necessary to refer a member of the armed forces for a mental health evaluation or is required to make such a referral pursuant to the process described in subsection (e)(1)(A)—
(1) the health evaluation shall only be conducted in the most appropriate clinical setting, in accordance with the least restrictive alternative principle; and
(2) only a psychiatrist, or, in cases in which a psychiatrist is not available, another mental health professional or a physician, may admit the member pursuant to the referral for a mental health evaluation to be conducted on an inpatient basis.
**(d) Prohibition on Use of Referrals for Mental Health Evaluations to Retaliate Against Whistleblowers.—** The regulations required by subsection (a) shall provide th
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**(a)** To assure that medical care is available for dependents, as described in subparagraphs (A), (D), and (I) of [section 1072(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1072/2&num=0&edition=prelim), of members of the uniformed services who are on active duty for a period of more than 30 days, the Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the other administering Secretaries, shall contract, under the authority of this section, for medical care for those persons under such insurance, medical service, or health plans as he considers appropriate. The types of health care authorized under this section shall be the same as those provided under [section 1076 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1076&num=0&edition=prelim), except as follows:
(1) With respect to dental care—
(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), only that care required as a necessary adjunct to medical or surgical treatment may be provided; and
(B) in connection with dental treatment for patients with developmental, mental, or physical disabilities or for pediatric patients age 5 or under, only institutional and anesthesia services may be provided.
(2) Consistent with such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe regarding the content of health promotion and disease prevention visits, the schedule and method of cervical cancer screenings and breast cancer screenings, the schedule and method of colon and prostate cancer screenings, and the types and schedule of immunizations—
(A) for dependents under six years of age, both health promotion and disease prevention visits and immunizations may be provided; and
(B) for dependents six years of age or older, health promotion an
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 1090b
program to opioids and to prevent the progression of
beneficiaries to misuse or abuse of opioid medica-
tions.
‘‘(2) OPIOID
SAFETY
ACROSS
CONTINUUM
OF
CARE.—
The pilot program shall include elements to maxi-
mize opioid safety across the entire continuum of
care consisting of patient, physician or dentist, and
pharmacist.
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS
OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro-
gram shall include the following:
‘‘(1) Identification of potential misuse or abuse of
opioid medications in pharmacies of military treat-
ment facilities, retail network pharmacies, and the
home delivery pharmacy, and the transmission of
alerts regarding such potential misuse or abuse of
opioids to prescribing physicians and dentists.
‘‘(2) Direct engagement with, education for, and
management of beneficiaries under the TRICARE
program to help such beneficiaries avoid misuse or
abuse of opioid medications.
‘‘(3) Proactive outreach by specialist pharmacists
to beneficiaries under the TRICARE program when
identifying potential misuse or abuse of opioid medi-
cations.
‘‘(4)
Monitoring
of
beneficiaries
under
the
TRICARE program through the use of predictive ana-
lytics to identify the potential for opioid abuse and
addiction before beneficiaries begin an opioid pre-
scription.
‘‘(5) Detection of fraud, waste, and abuse in connec-
tion with opioids.
‘‘(c) DURATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the Director shall carry out the pilot program for
a period of not more than three years.
‘‘(2) EXPANSION.—The Director may carry out the
pilot program on a permanent basis if the Director
determines that the mechanisms under the pilot pro-
gram successfully reduce early opioid exposure in
beneficiaries under the TRICARE
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