PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2073 (b) SATISFACTION OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1094 the following new section:
- § 1094a. Continuing medical education requirements: system
for monitoring physician compliance "The Secretary of Defense shall establish a mechanism for ensuring that each person under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department who provides health care under this chapter as a physician satisfies the continuing medical education requirements applicable to the physician.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1094 the following new item: "1094a. Continuing medical education requirements: system for monitoring physician compliance.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATES. —(1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 1999. (2) The system required by section 1094a of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)), shall take effect on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 10 USC 1094 note. 10 USC 1094a note. Subtitle E—Other Matters SEC. 741. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGAN AND TISSUE 10 USC 1109 DONOR PROGRAM. note. (a) FINDINGS. —Congress makes the following findings: (1) Organ and tissue transplantation is one of the most remarkable medical success stories in the history of medicine. (2) Each year, the number of people waiting for organ or tissue transplantation increases. It is estimated that there are approximately 39,000 patients, ranging in age from babies to those in retirement, awaiting transplants of kidneys, hearts, livers, and other solid organs. (3) The Department of Defense has made significant progress in increasing the awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donations among members of the Armed Forces. (4) The inclusion of organ and tissue donor elections in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) central database represents a major step in ensuring that organ and tissue donor elections are a matter of record and are accessible in a timely manner. (b) RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING ORGAN AND TISSUE DONA- TION.—(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1108, as added by section 721(a)(1), the following new section: "§ 1109. Organ and tissue donor program "(a) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. — The Records. Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the advanced systems developed for recording armed forces members' personal data and information (such as the SMARTCARD, MEDITAG, and Personal Information Carrier) include the capability to record organ and tissue donation elections.
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