CHAMPUS means the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Service, a part of TRICARE, a medical benefits program supervised by the U.S. Department of Defense.
CHAMPUS means the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.
CHAMPUS means the United States Department of Defense Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.
Examples of CHAMPUS in a sentence
The primary method of processing CHAMPUS claims in the United States is through competitively procured, fixed-price contracts.
Although similar in structure in many of its aspects, CHAMPUS is not an insurance program in that it does not involve a contract guaranteeing the indemnification of an insured party against a specified loss in return for a premium paid.
These internal agreements may be es- tablished when a military treatment facility is unable to provide sufficient health care services for CHAMPUS beneficiaries due to shortages of per- sonnel and other required resources.
In an effort to be as spe- cific as possible as to the word and in- tent of CHAMPUS, the following defi- nitions have been developed.
The internal partnership agreement is an agreement between a military treat- ment facility commander and a CHAMPUS-authorized civilian health care provider which enables the use of civilian health care personnel or other resources to provide medical care to CHAMPUS beneficiaries on the prem- ises of a military treatment facility.
More Definitions of CHAMPUS
CHAMPUS means the United States Department of Defense Civilian Health and Medical Program of the United States or any successor thereto including, without limitation, TRICARE.
CHAMPUS means the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniform Service, a program of medical benefits covering retirees and dependents of members or former members of a uniformed service provided, financed and supervised by the United States Department of Defense and established by 10 U.S.C Sections 1071 et seq.
CHAMPUS means, collectively, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, a program of medical benefits covering former and active members of the uniformed services and certain of their dependents, financed and administered by the United States Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services and Transportation, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders, guidelines or requirements pertaining to such program including (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in 10 U.S.C. §§ 1071-1106 or elsewhere) affecting such program; and (b) all rules, regulations (including 32 C.F.R. § 199), manuals, orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all governmental authorities promulgated in connection with such program (whether or not having the force of law), in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
CHAMPUS means, collectively, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Service, a program of medical benefits covering former and active members of the uniformed services and certain of their dependents, financed and administered by the United States Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services and Transportation, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders, guidelines or requirements pertaining to such program including (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in 10 U.S.C. (S)(S)1071-1106 or elsewhere) affecting such program; and (b) all rules, regulations, (including 32 C.F.R. (S)199), manuals, orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all governmental authorities promulgated in connection with such program (whether or not having the force of law), in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
CHAMPUS means the United States Department of Defense Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services or any successor thereto including, without limitation, TRICARE.
CHAMPUS means the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Service, a program of medical benefits covering former and active members of the uniformed services and certain of their dependents, financed and administered by the United States Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services and Transportation and established pursuant to 10 U.S.C. xx.xx. 1071-1106, and all regulations promulgated thereunder including without limitation (a) all federal statutes (whether set forth in 10 U.S.C. xx.xx. 1071-1106 or elsewhere) affecting CHAMPUS and (b) all rules, regulations (including 32 CFR 199), manuals, orders and administrative, reimbursement and other guidelines of all Governmental Entities (including, without limitation, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation, the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and the Office of CHAMPUS, or any Person or entity succeeding to the functions of any of the foregoing) promulgated pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing (whether or not having the force of law) in each case, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
CHAMPUS means, collectively, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, a program of medical benefits covering former and active members of the uniformed services and certain of their dependents, which is now known as TRICARE, financed and administered by the United States Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services and Transportation, and all laws, rules, regulations, manuals, orders, guidelines or requirements pertaining to such program including (a) all Federal statutes (whether set forth in 10 U.S.C. §§1071-1107 or elsewhere) affecting such program; and (b) all rules, regulations (including 32 C.F.R. §§199.1-199.22), manuals, orders and administrative guidelines of all Governmental Authorities promulgated pursuant to or in connection with such program (whether or not having the force of law), in each case as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.