Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021

This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) contraceptive care and family planning services.

Specifically, the bill prohibits cost-sharing with respect to TRICARE beneficiaries for specified prescription contraceptives.

Additionally, the bill prohibits cost-sharing for TRICARE Select and TRICARE Prime beneficiaries in relation to any in-network method of contraception or contraceptive care (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow-up), any sterilization procedure, or any related patient education or counseling service.

The bill requires DOD to provide information on all methods of emergency contraception and care to sexual assault survivors at its medical treatment facilities. Upon request by a sexual assault survivor, DOD must provide such emergency contraception or a prescription for emergency contraception.

Finally, DOD must establish a uniform standard curriculum for education programs on family planning for all members of the Armed Forces. Such education programs must be provided to service members during their first year of service and at other appropriate times, as determined by each military department.