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The Transitional Assistance Management Program provides 180 days of premium-free transitional health care benefits after regular TRICARE benefits end.
TAMP continues to provide the minimum essential coverage that is required under the Affordable Care Act, but it is temporary. Individuals should plan for further health care needs once TAMP ends.
Eligibility
Sponsors and eligible family members may be covered by TAMP if the sponsor is:
• Involuntarily separating from active duty under honorable conditions
• A National Guard or Reserve member separating from a period of more than 30 consecutive days of active duty served in support of a contingency operation
• Separating from active duty following involuntary retention (stop-loss) in support of a contingency operation
• Separating from active duty following a voluntary agreement to stay on active duty for less than one year in support of a contingency operation
• Receiving a sole survivorship discharge
• Separating from regular active duty service and agreeing to become a member of a selected Reserve unit of a Reserve component. The service member must become a selected Reservist the day immediately
following release from regular active duty service to qualify.
TAMP eligibility is determined by the services and documented in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System. TAMP eligibility can be viewed online via MilConnect.
Benefits
For those who qualify, the 180-day TAMP period begins upon the sponsor’s separation. During TAMP, sponsors and family members are eligible to use one of the following health plan options in addition to military hospitals and clinics:
• TRICARE Prime (where locally available, enrollment required)
• TRICARE Standard and Extra
• U.S. Family Health Plan (If you live in a designated location Enrollment required)
• TRICARE Prime Overseas (enrollment required)
• TRICARE Standard Overseas
Other active duty programs such as the Extended Care Health Option are also available during the TAMP period.
Coverage During Terminal Leave
You are not eligible for TAMP while on terminal leave. During terminal leave, you continue to receive active duty benefits, and your family members remain covered under TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Prime Remote, or TRICARE Standard and Extra.
Line of Duty Care
If you believe you have incurred or aggravated an injury, illness or disease while on active duty, promptly contact your unit or service branch for information or assistance with medical or dental care.
