TRICARE, Your Military Health Plan

In This Section:

• Cancer Clinical Trials
• Questions to ask Your Doctor
• Costs
• Chiropractic Care
• Designated Locations
• Combat-Related Special Compensation Travel Benefit
• Before Traveling for Specialty Care
• Requesting Reimbursement
• Computer and Electronic Accomodations Program (CAP)
• Continued Health Care Benefit Program (CHCBP)
• Purchasing CHCBP Coverage
• Getting Care Through the CHCBP
• Filing CHCBP Claims
• Extended Care Health Option (ECHO)
• Who May Qualify
• Benefits
• Costs and Coverage Limits
• ECHO Home Health Care
• Autism Services Demonstration
• Foreign Force Member Health Care Option
• Line of Duty/Notice of Eligibility
• Pre-activation Benefit for National Guard and Reserve
• Medical Benefits
• Dental Benefits
• Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP)
• TRICARE Prime Options
• TRICARE Standard Options
• Dental Options
• Transitional Care for Service Related Conditions
• TRICARE Philippine Demonstration
• Philippine Demonstration Designated Areas
• Getting Care under the Demonstration
• Submitting a Waiver Request
• Health Care Costs under the Demonstration
• Filing Health Care Claims under the Demonstration
• TRICARE Plus
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Overseas
• Offices

Before Traveling for Specialty Care

Although travel orders are not required, you must submit a travel request in advance to your TRICARE Regional Office (TRO) with the following documentation:

• Copy of your CRSC determination letter identifying the combat-related disabilities
• Your home address
• Referring provider's address
• Referral for specialty care to treat the specified combat-related disability
• Statement (may be included in the referral) from the referring provider indicating that an NMA is medically
  necessary and appropriate, if applicable
• Completed electronic funds transfer (EFT) authorization form for yourself and your NMA; form must be accompanied by a voided/canceled check or a copy of your savings account statement

Please submit information via fax or mail. E-mail requests are not accepted. The TRO staff will review your travel request and assist in locating a specialty provider or confirm that the requested specialist is a TRICARE-authorized provider outside the 100-mile radius. If requests are not submitted in advance, the TRO considers travel reimbursement on a case-by-case basis.

Getting a Referral
Beneficiaries using TRICARE Standard and Extra or TRICARE For Life are not normally required to get a referral for any type of care. However, you must have a referral to qualify for this benefit. To get a referral, please talk to the doctor you normally visit for regular check-ups and ask him or her to write a referral to the provider you need to see to treat the combat-related disability.  He or she should indicate in the referral if a non-medical attendant is needed. If your doctor has questions, please have them contact your TRO at the number listed below:

• North: 1-866-307-9749 or 1-703-588-1867/1869
• South: 1-800-554-2397
• West: 1-800-449-6408

Last Modified:March 29, 2010