Eligibility And Enrollment
Chapter 10
Section 1.1
Eligibility Requirements For TRICARE Beneficiaries
Issue Date: September
9, 1993
Revision: C-1,
March 10, 2017
1.0 POLICY
1.1 Individuals
who are determined by the applicable Uniformed Service as meeting
the TRICARE eligibility requirements under
32 CFR 199.3 will
be shown as eligible on the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting
System (DEERS). The DEERS record will indicate the dates of eligibility.
Except for newborns,
the DEERS record must indicate
the dates eligible for TRICARE. If the
newborn beneficiary’s date
of birth is within 365 days of the contractor’s eligibility query
to DEERS, the contractor shall consider the newborn to be eligible.
1.2 Same-sex spouses
and their family members of Uniformed Service members are eligible
for TRICARE. The effective date of coverage is June 26, 2013, or
the date of eligibility as reflected in DEERS, whichever is later.
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