R 220329Z DEC 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 723/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/WASHINGTON DC/MR//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF AND ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES FOR TRICARE RETIRED RESERVE (TRR)//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/PUB.L.NO.111-84,123STAT.2190/YMD:20091028//
AMPN/REF A IS PUBLIC LAW 111-84, THE FISCAL YEAR 2010 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT //
POC/R. LAPORTE/NF-05/UNIT:HQMC/NAME:MRP5/TEL:DSN 278-0298//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON A NEWLY IMPLEMENTED RESERVE COMPONENT HEALTHCARE PLAN AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE RETIRED RESERVE.
2.  BACKGROUND. REF (A) DIRECTED THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO PROVIDE A PREMIUM-BASED HEALTHCARE PLAN TO CERTAIN ELIGIBLE MEMBERS OF THE RETIRED RESERVE KNOWN AS "GREY-AREA RETIREES" WHO ARE NOT YET ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE RETIRED PAY. ELIGIBLE MEMBERS WHO CHOOSE TO ENROLL RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH COVERAGE FROM ANY TRICARE-AUTHORIZED PROVIDER OR HOSPITAL. MEMBERS MAY PURCHASE MEMBER-ONLY OR MEMBER-AND-FAMILY COVERAGE.  
3.  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. RETIRED RESERVE MEMBERS MAY QUALIFY TO PURCHASE TRR COVERAGE IF THEY ARE QUALIFIED FOR NON-REGULAR RETIREMENT UNDER CHAPTER 1223 OF TITLE 10 UNITED STATES CODE, UNDER THE AGE OF 60, AND NOT ELIGIBLE OR ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT (FEHB) PROGRAM.
4.  ENROLLMENT PROCESS. MEMBERS WHO WISH TO ENROLL MUST LOG ON TO THE DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC) RESERVE COMPONENT PURCHASED TRICARE APPLICATION LOCATED AT WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/APPJ/RESERVETRICARE. A CAC CARD, MYPAY ACCOUNT OR DOD SELF-SERVICE (DS) LOGON IS REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE. MEMBERS MAY OBTAIN A DS LOGON ON HTTPS:(SLASH)(SLASH)WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/DSACCESS OR BY GOING TO A DOD RAPIDS FACILITY OR A VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE TO COMPLETE AN IN-PERSON PROOFING PROCESS.  
5.  PREMIUM AMOUNTS. PREMIUMS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2010 ARE 338.31 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR MEMBER-ONLY COVERAGE AND 976.41 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR MEMBER-AND-FAMILY COVERAGE. PREMIUMS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2011 ARE 408.01 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR MEMBER-ONLY COVERAGE AND 1,020.05 DOLLARS FOR MEMBER-AND-FAMILY COVERAGE.
6.  TERMINATION OF COVERAGE. MEMBERS MAY END THEIR TRR COVERAGE AT ANY TIME BY DISENROLLING ON THE DMDC WEBSITE LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 4 OF THIS MESSAGE. A 12-MONTH LOCKOUT PERIOD ON THE MEMBERS ELIGIBILITY TO PURCHASE TRR COVERAGE WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON THE DATE OF TERMINATION. TRR COVERAGE WILL ALSO END FOR THE FOLLOWING
REASONS:
A.  THE MEMBER BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR OR ENROLLS IN FEHB. THE MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISENROLLING FROM TRR USING THE DMDC WEBSITE.
B.  THE MEMBER FAILS TO PAY THE TOTAL MONTHLY PREMIUM. THE 12-MONTH LOCKOUT PERIOD APPLIES.
C.  THE MEMBER BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER TRICARE PROGRAM DUE TO RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY. NO LOCKOUT PERIOD APPLIES AND THE MEMBER MAY RE-ENROLL IN TRR WITHIN 30-DAYS OF THE END OF THE OTHER TRICARE COVERAGE.
D.  THE MEMBER REACHES AGE 60.
7.  FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TRR VISIT WWW.TRICARE.MIL/TRR/.
8.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY NF6 (SES) T. R. LARSEN, DIRECTOR, PERSONAL AND FAMILY READINESS DIVISION.//