TRICARE Coverage and Payment for Certain Services in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
personnel · US Department of Defense · Rule · Published 2020-05-12 · Effective 2020-05-12 · 85 FR 27921
Document
Document number
2020-10042
Federal Register citation
85 FR 27921
CFR reference
32 CFR 199
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Category
personnel
Sub-agency
US Department of Defense
Publication date
2020-05-12
Effective date
2020-05-12
DOD docket
Docket ID: DOD-2020-HA-0040
Abstract
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)) issues this interim final rule with comment to: Provide an exception to the prohibition on telephone, audio-only telehealth services; to authorize reimbursement for interstate or international practice by TRICARE-authorized providers when such authority is consistent with governing state, federal, or host nation licensing requirements; and to eliminate copayments and cost-shares for telehealth services. The changes in this rule will be effective for the period of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These changes will reduce the spread of COVID-19 among TRICARE beneficiaries by incentivizing use of telehealth services, and will aid providers in caring for TRICARE beneficiaries by temporarily waiving some licensure requirements.