Enclosure (10) to COMDTINST 1900.2A
EXTENDED MEDICAL AND DENTAL BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS INVOLUNTARILY
SEPARATED AFTER 1 OCTOBER 1994
1.
Benefit Description. Medical and dental care may be
provided for IVS members in DoD/USCG medical/dental facilities
or medical care through the TRICARE system in the same
priority as dependents of active duty personnel.
2.
Eligibility.
a.
Medical and dental care eligibility will be provided for
a period of 60 days after separation if the member was
on active duty for fewer than 6 years.
b.
Medical and dental care eligibility will be provided for
a period of 120 days after separation if the member was
on active duty for 6 years or more.
c.
Transitional health care starts on the date of
separation, and is not retroactive.
3.
Health Care Provider.
a.
Continued health care is available through the Continued
Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP). CHCBP replaces the
former US VIP coverage. CHCBP offers temporary TRICARE-
like health care coverage to separating members, their
eligible family members, and other former beneficiaries
who lose their direct care and TRICARE benefits.
b.
Coverage in CHCBP is offered in ninety-day increments
with a maximum benefit of eighteen (18) months for former
active duty members and their eligible dependents, and
thirty-six (36) months for former spouses and unmarried
emancipated dependents (eligibility lost due to age).
Consult www.tricare.osd.mil for CHCBP enrollment
information.
4.
TRICARE Reimbursement. Submit the claim for medical expenses
with copies of paid or unpaid medical bills to the TRICARE
fiscal intermediary serving the region where care was
received. The letters "TAP" should be printed in bottom
right of Block 8a of the TRICARE form.
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