123STA T . 23 60PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 200 9(1)INGE NE RAL.—Par a g ra ph (1) ofsub s ecti o n (b) of such section is a m en d edb y stri k ing ‘ ‘the term ’ ’anda l l that follo w s and inserting ‘‘the term ‘designated indi v idual’ , with respect to a member, means— ‘‘( A ) an individual designated by the member for the pur - poses of this section
or ‘‘( B ) in the case of a member who has not made a designa- tion under subparagraph (A) and, as determined by the attending physician or surgeon, is not able to make such a designation, an individual who, as designated by the attending physician or surgeon and the commander or head of the military medical facility e x ercising control over the member, is someone with a personal relationship to the member whose presence may aid and support the health and welfare of the member during the duration of the member’s inpatient treatment.’’. ( 2 ) D E SI GNA T I O NS NOT P ER M ANENT.—Paragraph (2) of such subsection is amended to read as follows
‘‘(2) T he designation of an individual as a designated individual for purposes of this section may be changed at any time.’’. (c) C O V ERAGE O FM EM B ERS H OSPITALI Z E DOU TSIDE T H E U NITED S TATES W HO WERE WOUNDED OR IN J URED IN A COMBAT OPERATION OR COMBAT Z ONE.— (1) COVERAGE FOR HOSPITALIZATION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘in or outside the United States’’; and (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘in the United States’’. (2) CLARIFI C ATION OF MEMBERS COVERED.—Such subpara- graph is further amended— (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘seriously wounded,’’ after ‘‘(i) is’’; and (B) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking ‘‘an in j ury’’ and inserting ‘‘a wound or an injury’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘that injury’’ and inserting ‘‘that wound or injury’’. (d) COVERAGE OF MEMBERS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL DIS- ORDERS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) of such section, as amended by subsection (c) of this section, is further amended by inserting ‘‘(including having a serious mental disorder)’’ after ‘‘seriously injured’’. (2) SERIOUS MENTAL DISORDER DEFINED.—Subsection (b) of such section 4 11h, as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(4)(A) In this section, the term ‘serious mental disorder’, in the case of a member, means that the member has been diagnosed with a mental disorder that re q uires intensive mental health treat- ment or hospitali z ation. ‘‘(B) The circumstances in which a member shall be considered to have a serious mental disorder for purposes of this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following: ‘‘(i) The member is considered to be a potential danger to self or others as a result of a diagnosed mental disorder
