12 2 STA T .4 4 0PUBLIC LA W 110 – 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 publicent itie s( inclu d in g uni v e r sities a nd re h abilitati o n hos - pitals , centers, and clinics ) in order to secure the m ost appro- priate care f or recovering service members, w hich policies, procedures, and criteria shall ta k e into account, but not be limited to, the medical needs of recovering service members and the geographic location of available necessar y recovery care services . (f) SERVIC E SFO R FAM I L IES OF R ECOVERI NG SERVICE M EM- B ERS. —T he policy re q uired by subsection (a) shall provide for improvements as follows with respect to services for families of recovering service members
( 1 )S UP POR T FOR FAMIL Y MEMBERS OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS.—The policy shall provide for uniform guidelines among the military departments on the provision by the mili- tary departments of support for family members of recovering service members who are not otherwise eligible for care under section 1 672 in caring for such service members during their recovery. (2) AD VICE AND TRAINING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF RECOV- ERING SERVICE MEMBERS.—The policy shall provide for uniform requirements and standards among the military departments on the provision by the military departments of advice and training, as appropriate, to family members of recovering service members with respect to care for such service members during their recovery. ( 3 ) MEASUREMENT OF SATISFACTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS W IT HQ UALITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.—The policy shall provide for uniform proce- dures among the military departments on the measurement of the satisfaction of family members of recovering service members with the quality of health care services provided to such service members during their recovery. ( 4 ) J OB PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS.—The policy shall provide for procedures for application by eligible family members during a one-year period for j ob placement services otherwise offered by the D epartment of Defense. (g) O UTREACH TO RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ON C OMPREHENSIVE P OLICY.—The policy required by sub- section (a) shall include procedures and mechanisms to ensure that recovering service members and their families are fully informed of the policies required by this section, including policies on medical care for recovering service members, on the management and transition of recovering service members, and on the respon- sibilities of recovering service members and their family members throughout the continuum of care and services for recovering service members under this section. (h) APPLICABILITY OF COMPREHENSIVE POLICY TO RECOVERING SERVICE MEMBERS ON TEMPORARY DISABILITY RETIRED L IST.— Appropriate elements of the policy required by this section shall apply to recovering service members whose names are placed on the temporary disability retired list in such manner, and subject to such terms and conditions, as the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations for purposes of this subsection. Regulations.Pr o c e d ures. Procedures. Procedures. Re q uire m ents. S tandards. G uidelines.
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