[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2288 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2288

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain treatment 
                        of autism under TRICARE.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2011

   Mr. Larson of Connecticut (for himself, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Doyle) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for certain treatment 
                        of autism under TRICARE.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Caring for Military Kids with Autism 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN TREATMENT OF AUTISM UNDER TRICARE.

    Section 1077 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g)(1) In providing health care under subsection (a), the 
treatment of autism spectrum disorders shall include behavioral health 
treatment, including applied behavior analysis, when prescribed by a 
physician.
    ``(2) In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure 
that--
            ``(A) except as provided by subparagraph (B), a person who 
        is authorized to provide behavioral health treatment is 
        licensed or certified by a State or accredited national 
        certification board; and
            ``(B) if applied behavior analysis or other behavioral 
        health treatment is provided by an employee or contractor of a 
        person described in subparagraph (A), the employee or 
        contractor shall meet minimum qualifications, training, and 
        supervision requirements as set forth by the Secretary.''.
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