United States · Bill · S
S. 1290 (114th)
TRICARE Portability Act of 2015
Introduced
12 May 2015
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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12 August 2025
Summary
TRICARE Portability Act of 2015 This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that beneficiaries covered under a TRICARE health plan are able to access health care under such health plan in each TRICARE program region. The Secretary shall: provide for the automatic electronic transfer of demographic, enrollment, and claims information between the contractors responsible for administering the TRICARE program in each TRICARE region when covered beneficiaries relocate between such regions, ensure these covered beneficiaries are able to obtain a new primary health care provider within ten days of undergoing such relocation, and develop a process for such covered beneficiaries to receive urgent care without preauthorization while undergoing such relocation.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 May 2015
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 May 2015
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1290
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1290