PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006
119 STAT. 3341
be renewed by the member during the open enrollment period provided under paragraph (1) or at such other time as the Secretary considers appropriate. ‘‘(3) A member eligible under subsection (a) may not enroll or renew an enrollment in TRICARE Standard under this section unless the member is committed to a period of obligated service in the Selected Reserve that extends through the enrollment period. ‘‘(d) SCOPE OF CARE.—(1) A member and the dependents of a member enrolled in TRICARE Standard under this section shall be entitled to the same benefits under this chapter as a member of the uniformed services on active duty or a dependent of such a member, respectively, is entitled to under TRICARE Standard. ‘‘(2) Section 1074(c) of this title shall apply with respect to a member enrolled in TRICARE Standard under this section. ‘‘(e) PREMIUMS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall charge premiums for coverage pursuant to enrollments under this section. The Secretary shall prescribe for each of the TRICARE Standard program options a premium for self alone coverage and a premium for self and family coverage. ‘‘(2) The monthly amount of the premium in effect for a month for a type of coverage under this section shall be as follows: ‘‘(A) For members eligible under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the amount equal to 50 percent of the total amount determined by the Secretary on an appropriate actuarial basis as being reasonable for the coverage. ‘‘(B) For members eligible under paragraph (3) of subsection (a), the amount equal to 85 percent of the total amount determined by the Secretary on an appropriate actuarial basis as being reasonable for the coverage. ‘‘(3) In determining the amount of a premium under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall use the same actuarial basis as used under section 1076d of this title for determining the amount of premiums under that section. ‘‘(4) The premiums payable by a member under this subsection may be deducted and withheld from basic pay payable to the member under section 204 of title 37 or from compensation payable to the member under section 206 of such title. The Secretary shall prescribe the requirements and procedures applicable to the payment of premiums by members. ‘‘(5) Amounts collected as premiums under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation available for the Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 of this title, shall be merged with sums in such Account that are available for the fiscal year in which collected, and shall be available under subsection (b) of such section for such fiscal year. ‘‘(f) OTHER CHARGES.—A person who receives health care pursuant to an enrollment in TRICARE Standard under this section, including a member who receives such health care, shall be subject to the same deductibles, copayments, and other nonpremium charges for health care as apply under this chapter for health care provided under TRICARE Standard to dependents described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title. ‘‘(g) TERMINATION OF ENROLLMENT.—(1) A member enrolled in TRICARE Standard under this section may terminate the enrollment only during an open enrollment period provided under subsection (c).
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