TREAT PTSD TRICARE Act
Rep. Perry Introduces TREAT PTSD TRICARE Act to Expand Nerve Block Therapy for Service Members
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Armed Services for review. It is considered active, but no future meetings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed for this legislation at this time.
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While there is often strong support for military health, most bills introduced in the House never make it past the committee stage without a large number of cosponsors.
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Reserve component members who have performed active service and are enrolled in TRICARE would also qualify for this treatment. While the bill specifically covers Armed Forces members (including reserves) rather than all veterans, the required update to the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline could indirectly influence VA treatment options over time by formally recognizing stellate ganglion block as a PTSD therapy.
“Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update the guideline titled the ``VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of PTSD''”
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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TREAT PTSD TRICARE Act
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