MANAGED HEALTH CARE NETWORK FOR TIDEWATER REGION OF VIRGINIA.

SEC. 714. MANAGED HEALTH CARE NETWORK FOR TIDEWATER REGION OF VIRGINIA. (a) Reaffirmation of Commitment.—The delivery of health care services by the Department of Defense to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in the Tidewater region of Virginia and to covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, residing in that region shall be made in the manner specified in section 712(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–190; 105 Stat. 1402). That section shall not be construed as being limited, modified, or superseded by any provision of law contained in an appropriation Act, whether enacted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless that provision of law— (1) specifically refers to that section and this section; and (2) states that the provision of law limits, modifies, or supersedes that section. (b) Content of Network.—Section 712(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102–190; 105 Stat. 1402) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 106 STAT. 2437 “(3) The Secretary of Defense shall modify the Policy Guidelines on the Department of Defense Coordinated Care Program to provide for the operation of the program required by this subsection in a manner consistent with the military health care demonstration project underway in Charleston, South Carolina, including the following features— “(A) a reduction of copayment and deductibles for covered beneficiaries who enroll in the program; “(B) an opportunity for covered beneficiaries who do not enroll in the program to use the network of preferred providers established under the program and a reduction of copayment or deductibles for such covered beneficiaries; and “(C) continued access for all covered beneficiaries to health care in military treatment facilities regardless of enrollment status, subject to the availability of space and facilities, the capabilities of the medical or dental staff, and reasonable preferences for covered beneficiaries who enroll in the program. “(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘Policy Guidelines on the Department of Defense Coordinated Care Program’ means the Policy Guidelines on the Department of Defense Coordinated Care Program that were issued by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on January 8, 1992.”.