113 STAT. 684 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 Effective date. Termination date. Deadline. Reports. (c) MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR DEPENDENTS.— Subparagraph (D) of section 1076(a)(2) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(D) A member on active duty who is entitled to benefits under subsection (e) of section 1074a of this title by reason of paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) of such section.". SEC. 706. HEALTH CARE AT FORMER UNFORMED SERVICES TREAT- MENT FACILITIES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS STA- TIONED AT CERTAIN REMOTE LOCATIONS. (a) AUTHORITY.— Health care may be furnished by a designated provider pursuant to any contract entered into by the designated provider under section 722(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) to eligible members who reside within the service area of the designated provider. (b) ELIGIBILITY. —^A member of the Armed Forces is eligible for health care under subsection (a) if the member is a member described in section 731(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1811; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note). (c) APPLICABLE POLICIES. —In furnishing health care to an eligible member under subsection (a), a designated provider shall adhere to the Department of Defense policies applicable to the furnishing of care under the TRICARE Prime Remote program, including coordinating with uniformed services medical authorities for hospitalizations and all referrals for specialty care. (d) REIMBURSEMENT RATES.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the designated providers, shall prescribe reimbursement rates for care furnished to eligible members under subsection (a). The rates prescribed for health care may not exceed the amounts allowable under the TRICARE Standard plan for the same care. SEC. 707. OPEN ENROLLMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. Section 724 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(g) OPEN ENROLLMENT DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. —(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration program under which covered beneficiaries shall be permitted to enroll at any time in a managed care plan offered by a designated provider consistent with the enrollment requirements for the TRICARE Prime option under the TRICARE program, but without regard to the limitation in subsection (b). The demonstration program under this subsection shall cover designated providers, selected by the Secretary of Defense, and the service areas of the designated providers. "(2) The demonstration program carried out under this section shall commence on October 1, 1999, and end on September 30, 2001. "(3) Not later than March 15, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the demonstration program carried out under this subsection. The report shall include, at a minimum, an evaluation of the benefits of the open enrollment opportunity to covered beneficiaries and a recommendation on whether to authorize open enrollments in the managed care plans of designated providers permanently.".
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