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 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX 114 STAT. 1654A-173 (A) the number of such dependents who receive services under the Program for Persons with Disabilities, and the number of beneficiaries receiving care under the Individual Case Management Program for Persons with Disabilities, and a description of the patterns of use and expenditures for services provided under such programs; (B) the effectiveness of the existing system for coordinating the provision of services under the TRICARE program and the supplemental disability programs of the Department of Defense, including the comprehensiveness of services and the cost effectiveness of providing services; (C) the extent to which the monthly maximum benefit imposed under current law under the Program for Persons with Disabilities affects the ability of beneficiaries to obtain needed health care services; (D) the number of beneficiaries who are receiving services that supplement services to the TRICARE program under the Program for Persons with Disabilities and the Individual Case Management Program for Persons with Disabilities; and (E) the extent to which costs or lack of coverage for health care services for disabled dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active duty under existing military health care programs has caused increased enrollment of such dependents in medicaid programs. (2) Not later than April 16, 2001, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study under this section, including recommendations for legislative or administrative changes for providing a comprehensive, efficient, and complete system of health care services for disabled dependents of members of the Armed Forces on active duty. SEC. 702. CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE FOR MEMBERS ON ACTIVE DUTY. (a) PLAN REQUIRED.— (1) Not later than March 31, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall complete development of a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits, as a permanent part of the Defense Health Program (including the TRICARE program), for all members of the uniformed services who are entitled to care under section 1074(a) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The plan shall provide for the following: (A) Access, at designated military medical treatment facilities, to the scope of chiropractic services as determined by the Secretary, which includes, at a minimum, care for neuromusculoskeletal conditions typical among military personnel on active duty. (B) A detailed analysis of the projected costs of fully integrating chiropractic health care services into the military health care system. (C) An examination of the proposed military medical treatment facilities at which such services would be provided. (D) An examination of the military readiness requirements for chiropractors who would provide such services. (E) An examination of any other relevant factors that the Secretary considers appropriate. (F) Phased-in implementation of the plan over a 5-year period, beginning on October 1, 2001.

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