SERVE Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 24, 2021)
Supporting Eating Disorders Recovery Through Vital Expansion Act or the SERVE Act
This bill provides for inpatient and outpatient treatment of eating disorders under TRICARE for dependents of members of the uniformed services. Dependents are eligible for such care regardless of (1) their age, except with respect to residential service; and (2) whether the eating disorder is their primary or secondary diagnosis.
The bill also requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard) to identify, treat, and rehabilitate members of the armed forces who have an eating disorder.
Finally, DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs must jointly develop, publish, and disseminate clinical practice criteria and guidelines on the identification and treatment of eating disorders.
What just happenedApr 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 24, 2021
- Apr 12, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 24, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Feb 24, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Armed Services Committee - Feb 24, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 24, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House