Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP)

The Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) provides 180 days of transitional health care benefits after regular TRICARE benefits end.

Eligibility

Sponsors and eligible family members may be covered TAMP if the sponsor is:

• Involuntarily separating from active duty under honorable conditions
• A National Guard or Reserve member separating from a period of active duty that was more than 30 consecutive days 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 agree to become a member of the Selected Reserve of a Reserve Component. The Service member must become a Selected Reservist the day immediately following release from regular active duty service to qualify.

However, service members should check with their Service personnel departments to see if they qualify because TAMP eligibility is determined by the Services and documented in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System.

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:

• TRICARE Prime (enrollment required)
• TRICARE Standard and Extra
• US Family Heatlh 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 adn TRICARE Assistance Program are also available during the TAMP period. There are no enrollment fees for TAMP coverage.

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 have a service-connected injury, illness, or disease incurred while on active duty, contact your unit or Service branch for eligibility determination or authorizations for follow-up medical or dental care.