§1074b. Transitional medical and dental care: members on active duty in support of contingency operations

(a) Health Care Provided.-A member of the armed forces described in subsection (b), and the dependents of the member, shall be entitled to receive health care described in subsection (c) upon the release of the member from active duty in support of a contingency operation until the earlier of-

(1) 30 days after the date of the release of the member from active duty; or

(2) the date on which the member and the dependents of the member are covered by a health plan sponsored by an employer.

(b) Eligible Member Described.-A member of the armed forces referred to in subsection (a) is a member who-

(1) is a member of a reserve component and is called or ordered to active duty in support of a contingency operation;

(2) is involuntarily retained on active duty under section 12305 of this title in support of a contingency operation; or

(3) voluntarily agrees to remain on active duty for a period of less than one year in support of a contingency operation.

(c) Health Care Described.-The health care referred to in subsection (a) is-

(1) medical and dental care available under section 1076 of this title in the same manner as such care is available for a dependent described in subsection (a)(2) of that section; and

(2) health benefits contracted for under the authority of section 1079(a) of this title and subject to the same rates and conditions as apply to persons covered under that section.

(Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VI, §640(a)(2), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1385 ; amended Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §1501(c)(10), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 499 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1074b was renumbered section 1074c of this title.

Amendments

1996-Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "section 12305" for "section 673c".

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Section 1501(c) of Pub. L. 104–106 provided that the amendment made by that section is effective as of Dec. 1, 1994, and as if included as an amendment made by the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as originally enacted.