§1074i Reimbursement for Certain Travel Expenses

Summary

Pays travel costs when a covered beneficiary is sent by their primary care doctor to see a specialist more than 100 miles from where the primary care doctor works. The travel pay follows the rules in section 464 of title 37. If an adult must go with the beneficiary, a parent, guardian, or another family member at least 21 years old can get travel pay too. For active-duty members and their dependents, the distance is 75 miles instead of 100 miles, and the Secretary of Defense may allow payments in other special cases. For uniformed members with a combat-related disability who are entitled to retired, retainer, or equivalent pay, the responsible secretary must run an outreach program to monitor their progress and provide travel pay for follow-up specialty care, services, or supplies. Definitions: specialty care provider — includes dental specialists; dental specialist — examples include oral surgeon, orthodontist, prosthodontist, periodontist, endodontist, pediatric dentist, and others the Secretary of Defense allows; combat-related disability — has the meaning in section 1413a.