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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 479 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Hicks G |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB0479 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 001044 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 12 | 11 | | |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, |
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| 14 | 13 | | Chapter 1, Part 2, relative to the "Tennessee |
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| 15 | 14 | | National Guard Servicemember's Medical |
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| 16 | 15 | | Readiness Act." |
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| 17 | 16 | | |
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| 18 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 19 | 18 | | SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 1, Part 2, is amended by |
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| 20 | 19 | | adding the following as a new section: |
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| 21 | 20 | | (a) This section is known and may be cited as the "Tennessee National Guard |
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| 22 | 21 | | Servicemember's Medical Readiness Act." |
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| 23 | 22 | | (b) The Tennessee national guard TRICARE premium reimbursement program |
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| 24 | 23 | | is created within the military department. |
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| 25 | 24 | | (c) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "eligible |
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| 26 | 25 | | recipient" means an individual who is: |
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| 27 | 26 | | (1) A member of the Tennessee national guard; and |
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| 28 | 27 | | (2) Eligible for TRICARE reserve select or TRICARE dental program |
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| 29 | 28 | | coverage. |
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| 30 | 29 | | (d) The military department may award reimbursement grants to an eligible |
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| 31 | 30 | | recipient who meets the reimbursement application requirements established by the |
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| 32 | 31 | | adjutant general for reimbursement of one (1) or both of the following: |
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| 33 | 32 | | (1) A premium paid for individual coverage for an eligible recipient |
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| 34 | 33 | | through the TRICARE reserve select program; or |
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| 35 | 34 | | (2) A premium paid for individual coverage for an eligible recipient |
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| 36 | 35 | | through the TRICARE dental program. |
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| 38 | 37 | | |
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| 39 | 38 | | - 2 - 001044 |
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| 40 | 39 | | |
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| 41 | 40 | | (e) If any portion of the premiums eligible for reimbursement in this section are |
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| 42 | 41 | | later paid for, reimbursed, or otherwise provided to an eligible recipient by the federal |
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| 43 | 42 | | government, then that portion shall cease to be reimbursed by the TRICARE premium |
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| 44 | 43 | | reimbursement program established in this section. |
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| 45 | 44 | | (f) The adjutant general shall adopt and publish written policies and guidelines to |
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| 46 | 45 | | effectuate the purposes of this section. |
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| 47 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This act is not an appropriation of funds, and funds must not be obligated |
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| 48 | 47 | | or expended pursuant to this act unless the funds are specifically appropriated by the general |
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| 49 | 48 | | appropriations act. |
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| 50 | 49 | | SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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