Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1095d TRICARE program: waiver of certain deductibles
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE › § 1095d
Summary
The Secretary of Defense can waive the TRICARE deductible for medical care for eligible dependents. This applies when the sponsor is a reserve member called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days, or a National Guard member on full‑time Guard duty for more than 30 days. "Eligible dependent" means the dependents listed in section 1072(2)(A), (D), or (I) of this title.
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Title 10, §1095d
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(a)The Secretary of Defense may waive the deductible payable for medical care provided under the TRICARE program to an eligible dependent of—
(1)a member of a reserve component on active duty pursuant to a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days; or
(2)a member of the National Guard on full-time National Guard duty pursuant to a call or order to full-time National Guard duty for a period of more than 30 days.
(b)As used in this section, the term “eligible dependent” means a dependent described in subparagraph (A), (D), or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title.
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Amendments
2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–375 substituted “more than 30 days” for “less than one year” in pars. (1) and (2). 2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–398 substituted “subparagraph” for “subparagraphs”.
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10 U.S.C. § 1095d
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73