PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006
120 STAT. 2279
Sec. 745. Recognition of Representative Lane Evans upon his retirement from the House of Representatives.
Subtitle A—TRICARE Program Improvements SEC. 701. TRICARE COVERAGE FOR FORENSIC EXAMINATION FOLLOWING SEXUAL ASSAULT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(17) Forensic examinations following a sexual assault or domestic violence may be provided.’’. SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF ANESTHESIA AND OTHER COSTS FOR DENTAL CARE FOR CHILDREN AND CERTAIN OTHER PATIENTS.
Paragraph (1) of section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 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.’’. SEC. 703. IMPROVEMENTS TO DESCRIPTIONS OF CANCER SCREENING FOR WOMEN.
(a) TERMS RELATED TO PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR WOMEN.—Section 1074d of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The services described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be provided under such procedures and at such intervals as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe.’’; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Papanicolaou tests (pap smear)’’ and inserting ‘‘Cervical cancer screening’’; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Breast examinations and mammography’’ and inserting ‘‘Breast cancer screening’’. (b) TERMS RELATED TO CONTRACTS FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN.—Section 1079(a)(2) of such title is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the schedule of pap smears and mammograms’’ and inserting ‘‘the schedule and method of cervical cancer screenings and breast cancer screenings’’; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘pap smears and mammograms’’ and inserting ‘‘cervical and breast cancer screenings’’.
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