Sec. 707. Notices to a dependent child regarding impending loss of coverage under TRICARE program
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The Secretary of Defense shall notify an individual who is a beneficiary under the TRICARE program on the basis that such individual is the dependent child of a member of a covered Armed Force, and such member and the spouse of such member (if applicable), before the end, on the 21st birthday of such individual, of the eligibility of such individual for TRICARE on such basis. The Secretary shall issue a notification under subsection (a)— nine, six, three, and one month before such birthday; and on such birthday.
The Secretary shall issue such notice by mail, email, and text message. The Secretary shall ensure that the spouse of a member may complete and submit a form to renew the identification card provided by the Secretary to such dependent child. In this section, the term covered Armed Force means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.