Us Code § 1095b - TRICARE program: contractor payment of certain claims
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§ 1095b. TRICARE program: contractor payment of certain claims
(a)
(2) A claim under this paragraph is a claim—
(A) that is submitted to the contractor by a provider under the TRICARE program for payment for services for health care provided to a covered beneficiary; and
(B) that is identified by the contractor as a claim for which a third-party payer may be liable.
(b)
(c)
(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title VII, §711(a)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2058; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title VII, §716(c)(2), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 692.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1999—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–65 substituted "The United States shall have the same right to collect charges related to claims described in subsection (a) as charges for claims under section 1095 of this title." for "A contractor for the provision of health care services under the TRICARE program that pays a claim described in subsection (a)(2) shall have the right to collect from the third-party payer the costs incurred by such contractor on behalf of the covered beneficiary. The contractor shall have the same right to collect such costs under this subsection as the right of the United States to collect costs under section 1095 of this title."
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