10 U.S.C. § 1095b
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS1999-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-65 substituted "The United States shall have the same right to collect charges related to claims described in subsection (a) as charges for claims under section 1095 of this title." for "A contractor for the provision of health care services under the TRICARE program that pays a claim described in subsection (a)(2) shall have the right to collect from the third-party payer the costs incurred by such contractor on behalf of the covered beneficiary. The contractor shall have the same right to collect such costs under this subsection as the right of the United States to collect costs under section 1095 of this title."
- TRICARE program
- The term "TRICARE program" means the various programs carried out by the Secretary of Defense under this chapter and any other provision of law providing for the furnishing of medical and dental care and health benefits to members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents, including the following health plan options:(A) TRICARE Prime.(B) TRICARE Select.(C) TRICARE for Life.
- covered beneficiary
- The term "covered beneficiary" means a beneficiary under this chapter other than a beneficiary under section 1074(a) of this title.
- health care
- The term "health care" includes mental health care.
- pay
- The term "pay" includes basic pay, special pay, retainer pay, incentive pay, retired pay, and equivalent pay, but does not include allowances.