CODIFICATION OF CHAMPUS PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION PROGRAM PROCEDURES.

SEC. 711. CODIFICATION OF CHAMPUS PEER REVIEW ORGANIZATION PROGRAM PROCEDURES. Section 1079 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(o)(1) Health care services provided pursuant to this section or section 1086 of this title (or pursuant to any other contract or project under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services) may not include services determined under the CHAMPUS Peer Review Organization program to be not medically or psychologically necessary. “(2) The Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the other administering Secretaries, may adopt or adapt for use under the CHAMPUS Peer Review Organization program, as the Secretary considers appropriate, any of the quality and utilization review requirements and procedures that are used by the Peer Review Organization program under part B of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320c et seq.).”.