RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0174 2631641-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWCSE6576 2631720 R 201641Z SEP 06 ZYB MIN ZYW FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01741// NAVADMIN 260/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP/ SUBJ/ENHANCED TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/USCODE/05NOV2004 REF/B/DOC/ALNAVRESFOR005/05/DTG051935Z APR05 REF/C/DOC/ASD (HA) MEMO/APR252006 REF/D/DOC/CNPC ETRS FUNCTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN/23MAY2006 REF/E/DOC/ALNAVRESFOR ETRS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE/23MAY2006 NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1076D. REF B IS ALNAVRESFOR 005/05, IMPLEMENTING TRS. REF C IS ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS MEMO TITLED POLICY GUIDANCE FOR TRICARE RESERVE SELECT PROGRAM AND REVISED FORM DD 2895. REF D IS CNPC ETRS FUNCTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DATED 23 MAY 2006. REF E IS RESFOR TRS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE DTD 23 MAY 2006.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. NAVY IMPLEMENTED THE INITIAL TRICARE RESERVE SELECT (TRS) PROGRAM ON 26 APR 05, AT ALL NAVY MOBILIZATION PROCESSING SITES (NMPS) PER REFS A AND B. 2. ENHANCED TRICARE RESERVE SELECT (ETRS) BENEFIT WAS IMPLEMENTED EFFECTIVE 1 JUN 06 PER REFS C, D AND E. ETRS ADDS TWO ADDITIONAL BENEFIT LEVELS TO EXISTING TRS PROVISIONS FOR EXTENDING ETRS ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS. THE INITIAL TRS PROGRAM IS NOW REFERRED TO AS ETRS TIER 1. FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE FOUND AT THE TRICARE NAVY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN LINK ON THE NAVPERSCOM WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/AUGMENTATION/MOBILIZATION/. 3. ETRS TIER 2 IS A NEW OPTION FOR SELECTED RESERVISTS (SELRES) WHO ARE NOT COVERED BY AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN OR ARE SELF-EMPLOYED. FURTHER DETAILS MAY BE FOUND IN COMMANDER, NAVY RESERVE FORCE (COMNAVRESFOR) ETRS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE LOCATED AT HTTP://WWW.TRICARE.OSD.MIL. 4. ETRS TIER 3 IS A NEW OPTION FOR ANY SELRES WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE OTHER REDUCED-PREMIUM BASED TRICARE BENEFITS (E.G., TIERS 1 OR 2). FURTHER DETAILS FOR COMNAVRESFOR ETRS IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. ALL NAVY RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) PERSONNEL ON QUALIFYING, CONTINGENCY-RELATED ORDERS REPORT, PER ORDERS, TO A DESIGNATED NAVY MOBILIZATION PROCESSING SITE (NMPS) FOR DEMOBILIZATION OUT- PROCESSING UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR ACTIVE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. THE NMPS, BY DEFAULT, BECOMES THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT (POC) FOR MEMBERS SEEKING INFORMATION AND ENROLLMENT INTO ETRS TIER 1. B. NMPS POC WILL ARRANGE AND COORDINATE RC MEMBER (HEREAFTER CALLED MEMBER) ETRS, TIER 1 ONLY, OUT-PROCESSING AT THEIR NMPS LOCATION PER REF C, IN COORDINATION WITH NMPS MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY STAFF TRAINED AND QUALIFIED BY BUMED TO BRIEF THE ETRS TIER 1 PROGRAM. C. ETRS BRIEFINGS WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN NAVY HEALTH BENEFITS ADVISORS (HBA)/BENEFICIARY COUNSELOR ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR (BCAC) FROM THE NAVY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITY (MTF) AND THE MANAGED CARE SUPPORT CONTRACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE NMPS SITE AT WHICH THE MEMBER IS OUT-PROCESSED. D. FOLLOWING THE NMPS ETRS BRIEFING, THE NMPS POC WILL PROVIDE DEMOBILIZING MEMBERS WITH INTERNET COMPUTER ACCESS TO THE DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER TRS WEBSITE FOR ACCESS TO THE TRS ONLINE ELECTION SCREEN WITH COMPUTER SCREEN PRINT CAPABILITY. THIS SCREEN (WHERE THE MEMBER MAKES INITIAL TRS TIER 1 PARTICIPATION ELECTION) PROVIDES THE NAVYS INITIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO INDICATE THEIR INTENT WITH RESPECT TO ETRS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. AFTER MEMBERS HAVE INDICATED THEIR INITIAL PREFERENCE REGARDING THE ETRS PROGRAM ON THE SCREEN, THEY WILL THEN BE ABLE TO PRINT A COPY OF THE ETRS ONLINE ELECTION SCREEN. E. ONCE RESERVISTS COMPLETE OUT-PROCESSING AT AN NMPS, THEY ARE TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THEIR NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER (NOSC). THE NOSC WILL PROVIDE FINAL PROCESSING FOR ETRS TIER 1 AND ALL TIER 2 AND 3. MEMBERS INTERESTED IN ETRS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SHOULD REFER THOSE QUESTIONS TO THE APPROPRIATE ETRS COORDINATOR AT A NOSC FOLLOWING NMPS DEMOBILIZATION PROCESSING. 5. POC: CDR MICHAEL HOLDRIDGE, COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-461) AT (901) 874-3148, OR EMAIL AT MICHAEL.J.HOLDRIDGE@NAVY.MIL. 6. RELEASED BY RDML E. MASSO, N1B. BT #0174 NNNN