TREAT PTSD TRICARE Act

Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074o the following new section:

The Secretary shall furnish stellate ganglion block to any member of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) who is performing or has performed active service and who—

(1) is enrolled in the TRICARE program under chapter 55 of this title;

(2) has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder; and

(3) has elected to receive stellate ganglion block after being informed by a qualified health care provider of the risks and benefits of stellate ganglion block.

The Secretary may furnish stellate ganglion block under subsection (a) through a medical facility of the Department or through a qualified health care provider participating in a Department administered TRICARE health insurance program.

The table of contents at the beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074o the following new item:

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update the guideline titled the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Management of PTSD (or such successor guideline) to ensure the guideline—

(A) reflects the availability of stellate ganglion block as a therapy option; and

(B) includes information on the clinical indicators and contraindicators for such therapy option.

Upon updating the guideline under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) of such update.

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.