Former ADSMs and their family members may qualify for CHCBP coverage when:
Duration of coverage: Up to 18 months
Note: Former ADSMs and their family members qualify for CHCBP when TAMP benefits expire.
For members of the Select Reserve, members of the Retired Reserve, and their families, the CHCBP 18-month eligibility begins at the end of the active duty service or TAMP period, or upon termination of coverage under TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) or TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR). For military family members to enroll, the sponsor must also enroll and purchase a family plan.
Duration of coverage: Up to 18 months
Former spouses who have not remarried may qualify for CHCBP when:
Duration of coverage: Up to 36 months
Note: Certain former spouses who have not remarried before age 55 may qualify for an unlimited duration of coverage. Learn more
Dependents of sponsors (includes children who were adopted or were placed in the legal custody of a uniformed service sponsor) may qualify for CHCBP when:
Duration of coverage: Up to 36 months
Note: Children between the ages of 21 - 25 who lose eligibility for TRICARE or TAMP may qualify to purchase TYA coverage instead of CHCBP. Purchasing TYA coverage after losing TRICARE or TAMP coverage offers additional coverage options and may extend the qualification to purchase CHCBP coverage. Learn more