TRICARE; Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
personnel · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2016-09-16 · Effective 2016-10-03 · 81 FR 63695
Document
Document number
2016-22363
Federal Register citation
81 FR 63695
CFR reference
32 CFR 199
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; technical amendment.
Category
personnel
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2016-09-16
Effective date
2016-10-03
DOD docket
DOD-2015-HA-0109
Abstract
On September 2, 2016, the Department of Defense published a final rule (81 FR 61068-61098) titled TRICARE; Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. DoD is making a technical amendment due to the discovery of two errors. We noted in the preamble of the final rule that we had removed the requirements regarding capacity (30 percent) and length of time licensed and at full operational status (6 months) for substance use disorder rehabilitation facilities (SUDRFs). However, we did not remove the necessary sentence in the regulatory text. In a response to a public comment in the preamble of the final rule, we said that TRICARE will require opioid treatment programs (OTPs) to be licensed and operate in substantial compliance with state and federal regulations. However, we did not make the necessary change in the regulatory text. This technical amendment corrects those errors.