All TRICARE requirements noted
in
Chapter 16 regarding
TPR shall not apply to the TMEP unless specifically changed, waived,
or superseded by this section (as indicated below), the TRICARE
Policy Manual (TPM), TRICARE Reimbursement Manual (TRM), TRICARE
Systems Manual (TSM), or TMEP contract.
1.0 General
The provisions of
Chapter 16, Section 6, TRICARE Prime Remote
for Active Duty Family Member (TPRADFM) Program apply to TMEP.
1.1 TMEP claims processing shall
follow TRM,
Chapter 4, Section 4. The TMEP contractor
shall perform customer service functions to the same extent as other
TMEP beneficiaries.