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from the U.S. Government Printing Office or from a
health benefits adviser at naval hospitals and major
naval commands.
ELIGIBILITY
Medical care from both civilian and uniformed
services facilities may be extended to dependents and
survivors of (1) active-duty members and (2)
members and former members in receipt of retired or
similar pay.
To be eligible for medical benefits, a dependent
must bear one of the following relationships to the
member or former member:
Be a lawful spouse or unremarried widow/
widower
Be an unmarried legitimate child, adopted
child, or stepchild, in one of the following categories:
(1) under 21 years of age; (2) over 21 but incapable of
self-support because of mental or physical incapacity
that existed before the age of 21 and dependent on
service member for over one-half of support; or (3)
under 23, enrolled in a full-time course in an approved
institution of higher learning, and dependent on the
service member for over one-half of support
Retired members and their spouses and children
and the spouses and children of deceased members
4-9
Uniformed Services Medical Facilities
Civilian Health and Medical Program
(CHAMPUS)
Eligible Patients
Inpatient
Outpatient
Inpatient
Outpatient
Program for
Handicapped
Active-Duty
Member
Yes, first priority
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Spouse or child of
AD member
Yes, if space-available
Yes—may
need
nonavailability
certificate
Yes
Yes (needs
prior approval)
Retired member,
spouse or dependent
child of retiree,
surviving spouse or
dependent child of
AD member, or
retiree
Yes, if space available
Yes, unless
eligible for
MEDICARE
(Part A); may
need
Nonavailabilit
y certificate
Yes, unless
eligible for
MEDICARE
(Part A)
Not eligible
Dependent parents
or parents-in-law of
AD, retired or
deceased member,
and certain former
spouses are
authorized military
hospital and
CHAMPUS care if
they do not have
employer-sponsored
health care
Yes, if space available
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Table 4-1.—Uniformed Services Health Benefits
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