Provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for certain members
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/us/usc/t10/s1074o
Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STA/PTII/CH55
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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(a) In General.—The Secretary may furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy available at a military medical treatment facility to a covered member if such therapy is prescribed by a physician to treat post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.
(b) Covered Member Defined.—In this section, the term “covered member” means a member of the armed forces who is—(1) serving on active duty; and
(2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.
(Added Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VII, § 703(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1435.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DatePub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VII, § 703(b), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1435, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017].”
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