All TRICARE requirements noted
in
Chapter 22 regarding
RC health coverage plans shall apply to 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changed, waived, or superseded by this section (as indicated below),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 TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS)
and TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR)
1.1 The provisions
of
Chapter 22, Section 1, specific to enrollment
and collection of premiums are not applicable to TMEP.
1.2 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.