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 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2299

(c) REFERRAL TO PROVIDERS OUTSIDE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall require that health care services and rehabilitation needs of members described in subsection (a) be met through whatever means or mechanisms possible, including through the referral of members described in that subsection to health care providers outside the military health care system. (d) UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR TRACKING OF PERFORMANCE.—The Secretary shall establish a uniform system for tracking the performance of the military health care system in meeting the requirements for access of wounded, injured, or ill members of the Armed Forces to health care services described in subsection (a). (e) REPORTS.— (1) TRACKING SYSTEM.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the system established under subsection (d). (2) ACCESS.—Not later than October 1, 2006, and each quarter thereafter during fiscal year 2007, the Secretary shall submit to such committees a report on the performance of the health care system in meeting the access standards described in the report required by subsection (a). SEC. 734. DISEASE AND CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT.

(a) PROGRAM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.—Not later than October 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall design and develop a fully integrated program on disease and chronic care management for the military health care system that provides, to the extent practicable, uniform policies and practices on disease management and chronic care management throughout that system, including both military hospitals and clinics and civilian healthcare providers within the TRICARE network. (b) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the program required by subsection (a) are as follows: (1) To facilitate the improvement of the health status of individuals under care in the military health care system. (2) To ensure the availability of effective health care services in that system for individuals with diseases and other chronic conditions. (3) To ensure the proper allocation of health care resources for individuals who need care for disease or other chronic conditions. (c) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM DESIGN.—The program design required by subsection (a) shall meet the following requirements: (1) Based on uniform policies prescribed by the Secretary, the program shall, at a minimum, address the following chronic diseases and conditions: (A) Diabetes. (B) Cancer. (C) Heart disease. (D) Asthma. (E) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. (F) Depression and anxiety disorders. (2) The program shall meet nationally recognized accreditation standards for disease and chronic care management. (3) The program shall include specific outcome measures and objectives on disease and chronic care management.

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