Medical care for dependents: authorized care in facilities of uniformed services

Only the following types of health care may be provided under section 1076 of this title: Except as provided by subsection (g), a hearing aid, but only if the dependent has a profound hearing loss, as determined under standards prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of Defense in consultation with the administering Secretaries, and only for the following dependents: A dependent under subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title of a former member of the uniformed services who— The following types of health care may not be provided under section 1076 of this title: Dependents who are 12 years of age or younger and are covered by a dental plan established under section 1076a of this title may be treated by postgraduate dental residents in a dental treatment facility of the uniformed services under a graduate dental education program accredited by the American Dental Association if— Dependents who reside within a specified geographic area and are covered by a dental plan established under section 1076a may receive dental care in a dental treatment facility of the uniformed services on a space available basis if the Secretary of Defense determines that— Authority to provide a prosthetic device under subsection (a)(15) includes authority to provide the following: Items that may be provided to a patient under subsection (a)(12) include the following: In addition to the authority to provide durable medical equipment under subsection (a)(12), any customization of equipment owned by the patient that is durable medical equipment authorized to be provided to the patient under this section or section 1079(a)(5) of this title, and any accessory or item of supply for any such equipment, may be provided to the patient if the customization, accessory, or item of supply is essential for— Medically necessary food that may be provided under subsection (a)(18)— is food, including a low protein modified food product or an amino acid preparation product, that is— may not include— In this subsection, the term “covered disease or condition” means—