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MARADMIN 049/01
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SUBJ/MARINE CORPS TRICARE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES//
REF/A/DOC/MCO P1754.4A/YMD: 960410//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO P1754.4A, MARINE CORPS EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER
PROGRAM (EFMP)//
RMKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ESTABLISH STANDARD ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
REGARDING THE MILITARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (TRICARE) WITHIN THE
MARINE CORPS. GUIDANCE FOR ENTRY LEVEL PERSONNEL WILL BE PROVIDED
VIA SEPARATE MARADMIN. A MARINE CORPS ORDER PROMULGATING THESE
PROCEDURES WILL BE PUBLISHED BY CMC (MRH).
2. BACKGROUND. THE MARINE COMMUNITY HAS FREQUENTLY REPORTED
DIFFICULTIES USING TRICARE. TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THESE DIFFICULTIES,
THE FOLLOWING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE UPON PUBLICATION OF THIS
MARADMIN.
A. REPORTING UNIT COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT:
(1) TRICARE SERVICE CENTERS (TSC) ARE INCLUDED IN THE CHECK IN AND
CHECK OUT PROCESS TO VERIFY ENROLLMENT STATUS (PRIME, STANDARD, OR
EXTRA) AND TO ASSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE
BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH ENROLLED OPTION.
(2) MARINES TRANSFERRING TO AN INDEPENDENT DUTY STATION (RECRUITING,
INSPECTOR/INSTRUCTOR STAFF, AND MARINE SECURITY GUARD) RECEIVE
ADEQUATE INFORMATION FROM THE TSC REGARDING THE HEALTH CARE AVAILABLE
(E.G., TRICARE PRIME OR TRICARE PRIME REMOTE) AT THEIR NEW DUTY
STATION.
(3) TRICARE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES AT
PRE-DEPLOYMENT BRIEFS.
(4) THE STATEMENT: "IF EMERGENCY CARE IS NEEDED, GET CARE
IMMEDIATELY, THEN CONTACT 1-800/888- (THE RESPECTIVE PHONE NUMBER
FOR THE REGION IN WHICH THE MEMBER IS ENROLLED, REFER TO PARAGRAPH
3) IS TYPED ON OR ATTACHED TO LEAVE PAPERS.
(5) TAD (AWAY FROM PERMDUSTA) ORDERS AND PCS ORDERS INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "IF ACUTE, NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IS
REQUIRED FOR YOU OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, CALL 1-800/888- (THE
RESPECTIVE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE REGION IN WHICH THE MEMBER IS
ENROLLED, REFER TO PARAGRAPH 3) TO OBTAIN GUIDANCE AND TO RECEIVE
THE REQUIRED AUTHORIZATION. IF EMERGENCY CARE IS NEEDED, GET CARE
IMMEDIATELY, THEN CONTACT THE NUMBER LISTED ABOVE ONCE CARE IS
RECEIVED."
(6) MARINES WHO ACQUIRE NEW FAMILY MEMBERS (E.G., SPOUSE, CHILD, AND
ANY OTHER LEGAL "DEPENDENTS") REPORT TO THE INSTALLATION DEERS/
RAPIDS SITE AND LOCAL TSC FOR ENROLLMENT PURPOSES.
(7) DURING ADMINISTRATIVE AUDITS AND THE PRE-DEPLOYMENT/CHECK-OUT
PROCESS, THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN DEERS IS ACCURATE AND UP-TO
-DATE REGARDING MEDICAL AND DENTAL ELIGIBILITY FOR THEIR LEGAL
"DEPENDENTS".
(8) MARINES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ENROLLED IN THE
MARINE CORPS EFMP PER REF A IN ORDER TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL
CARE IS AVAILABLE.
B. CMC (MM) WILL ENSURE THAT ALL HUMANITARIAN TRANSFERS BASED ON
MEDICAL CARE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE PROPERLY SCREENED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF TRICARE SERVICES.
C. MARINE CORPS RECRUITING COMMAND WILL ENSURE THAT:
(1) TRICARE PRIME REMOTE IS INCLUDED IN APPLICABLE COURSE CURRICULA
(E.G. RECRUITING SCHOOL). CMC (MRH) WILL ASSIST IN COORDINATION.
(2) ALL MARINES AND SAILORS PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO YOUR COMMAND ARE
PROVIDED INFORMATION REGARDING TRICARE, SPECIFICALLY TRICARE PRIME
REMOTE, FOR THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED.
D. COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE WILL ENSURE THAT ALL ACTIVE
COMPONENT, ACTIVE RESERVE, AND RESERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY MARINES AND
SAILORS PERMANENTLY ASSIGNED TO YOUR COMMAND ARE PROVIDED
INFORMATION REGARDING TRICARE, SPECIFICALLY TRICARE PRIME REMOTE,
FOR THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED. CMC (MRH)
WILL ASSIST IN COORDINATION.
3. TRICARE REGIONAL DIRECTORY.
(1) REGION 1 (NORTHEAST)/1-888-999-5195: MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE,
VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, DELAWARE,
MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, NORTHERN VIRGINIA, AND NORTHEASTERN WEST VIRGINIA.
(2) REGION 2 (MID-ATLANTIC)/1-800-931-9501: NORTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.
(3) REGIONS 3&4 (SOUTHEAST AND GULF SOUTH)/1-800-444-5445: FLORDIA,
GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, MISSISSIPPI, THE EASTERN THIRD OF
LOUISIANA, WHICH INCLUDES NEW ORLEANS AND BATON ROUGE, AND
NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS.
(4) REGION 5 (HEARTLAND)/1-800-941-4501: MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN,
ILLINOIS, INDIANA, OHIO, KENTUCKY, FT CAMPBELL CATCHMENT AREA OF
TENNESSEE, THE ST. LOUIS AREA IN MISSOURI, AND WEST VIRGINIA.
(5) REGION 6 (SOUTHWEST)/1-800-406-2832: OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS (EXCEPT
FOR THE NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AREA THAT IS COVERED BY THE NAVAL
HOSPITAL, MILLINGTON, TENNESSEE), TEXAS (EXCEPT FOR A TRIANGULAR
PIECE OF THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE STATE THAT INCLUDES EL PASO)
AND THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF LOUISIANA, GENERALLY WEST OF BATON
ROUGE.
(6) REGIONS 7&8 (CENTRAL)/1-888-874-9378: ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO,
COLORADO, WYOMING, UTAH, MONTANA, NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA, KANSAS,
NEBRASKA, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MOST OF IDAHO EXCEPT FOR SIX COUNTIES IN
NORTHERN IDAHO, SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS THAT INCLUDES EL PASO, AND
MISSOURI (EXCEPT FOR THE ST. LOUIS AREA).
(7) REGION 9 (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA) AND REGION 10 (GOLDEN GATE)/1-800-
242-6788: CALIFORNIA AND THE YUMA, ARIZONA AREA.
(8) REGION 11 (NORTHWEST)/1-800-404-0110: WASHINGTON, OREGON, THE
FOLLOWING SIX COUNTIES IN NORTHERN IDAHO (BENEWAH, BONNER, BOUNDARY,
KOOTENAI, LATAH, AND SHOSHONE.
(9) TRICARE PACIFIC (WESTPAC)/1-888-777-8343.
(10) TRICARE PACIFIC (HAWAII)/1-800-242-6788.
(11) TRICARE EUROPE/1-888-777-8343.
(12) TRICARE LATIN AMERICA/PUERTO RICO/1-888-777-8343.
4. THE POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THIS MARADMIN ARE LTCOL D.A. DITTON AT
DSN 278-0272 OR COMM (703) 784-0272 AND CAPT S.M. SMITH AT DSN 278-
9522 OR COMM (703) 784-9522.//
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