Title 32 National Defense Civilian Health And Medical Program Of The Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) Part 199.5 TRICARE Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) Revision: Rule: (a) General. (b) Eligibility. (2) Qualifying condition. (i) Mental retardation. (ii) Serious physical disability. (iii) Extraordinary physical or psychological condition. (iv) Infant/toddler. (v) Multiple disabilities. (3) Loss of ECHO eligibility. (c) ECHO benefit. (7) Respite care. (8) Other services. (i) Assistive services. (ii) Equipment adaptation. (iii) Equipment maintenance. (d) ECHO Exclusions-- (1) Basic Program. (2) Inpatient care. (3) Structural alterations. (4) Homemaker services. (5) Dental care or orthodontic treatment. (6) Deluxe travel or accommodations. (7) Equipment. (8) Maintenance agreements. (9) No obligation to pay. (10) Public facility or Federal government. (11) Study, grant, or research programs. (12) Unproven status. (13) Immediate family or household. (14) Court or agency ordered care. (15) Excursions. (16) Drugs and medicines. (17) Therapeutic absences. (18) Custodial care. (19) Domiciliary care. (20) Respite care. (e) ECHO Home Health Care (EHHC). (1) Home health care. (2) Respite care. (3) EHHC eligibility. (4) EHHC plan of care. (5) EHHC exclusions-- (i) General. (ii) Respite care. (f) Cost-share liability-- (1) No deductible. (2) Sponsor cost-share liability. (3) Government cost-share liability-- (i) ECHO. (ii) ECHO home health care. (g) Benefit payment-- (1) Transportation. (2) Equipment. (ii) Cost-share. (3) For-profit institutional care provider. (4) ECHO home health care and EHHC respite care. (h) Other Requirements-- (1) Applicable part. (2) Registration. (3) Benefit authorization. (i) Documentation. (ii) Format. (iii) Valid period. (iv) Authorization waiver. (v) Public facility use. (i) Implementing instructions. (j) Effective date.