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10 U.S.C. § 1095e - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 1095e. TRICARE program: beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinators

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Establishment of positions.--The Secretary of Defense shall require in regulations that--

(1) each lead agent under the TRICARE program--

(A) designate a person to serve full-time as a beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator for beneficiaries under the TRICARE program;

(B) designate for each of the TRICARE program regions at least one person (other than a person designated under subparagraph (A)) to serve full-time as a beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator solely for members of the reserve components and their dependents who are beneficiaries under the TRICARE program; and

(C) provide for toll-free telephone communication between such beneficiaries and the beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator; and

(2) the commander of each military medical treatment facility under this chapter designate a person to serve, as a primary or collateral duty, as beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator for beneficiaries under the TRICARE program served at that facility.

(b) Duties.--The Secretary shall prescribe the duties of the position of beneficiary counseling and assistance coordinator in the regulations required by subsection (a).

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