United States · Bill · S
S. 5173 (117th)
Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act
Introduced
1 December 2022
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (or the military departments) from attempting to collect a debt owed by a civilian not covered under TRICARE for certain emergency medical treatment at a military medical treatment facility. The bill also prohibits a military medical treatment facility from charging any fee for certain emergency medical treatment provided to a civilian who is not covered under TRICARE, or a third-party payer of such civilian (e.g., Medicare).
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 December 2022
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 December 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 December 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5173
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/5173