title: Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Service (CHAMPUS); prosthetic devices. Office of the Secretary, DoD. Final rule.
abstract: This final rule implements Section 702 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998, which authorizes purchase of prosthetic devices, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, to be necessary because of significant conditions resulting from trauma, congenital anomalies, or disease.  The Act changes the existing limited provisions for prosthetic devices, expanding coverage to include the cost sharing of other prostheses, e.g., noses, ears and fingers.
mesh_terms: D017047:Cost Sharing; D004423:Ear; D005385:Fingers; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008887:Military Medicine; D009666:Nose; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014481:United States