Getting Tricare for Newborns, Adopted Children and Pre-Adoptive Children

By TriWest Healthcare Alliance on January 6, 2012

Your newborn or adopted child must be registered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) before you can enroll in any TRICARE health plan.  

To register your child in DEERS, you must submit the following to your ID card office:

You can apply for your child's Social Security number (SSN) on the Social Security Administration Website, or by calling 1-800-772-1213.  Once you receive your child's SSN, be sure to update their DEERS information.

TRICARE Prime Coverage
If any family member is enrolled in Prime, TRICARE Prime covers the following:

To continue Prime coverage past the first 60 days, you must enroll your newborn or adoptee in either TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Prime Remote within the 60-day window. On the 61st day and after, if your child isn't enrolled, TRICARE processes all future claims under TRICARE Standard and Extra (higher costs) until your child is enrolled.  

Note: To give parents overseas sufficient time to meet all TRICARE overseas eligibility requirements for newborns, the enrollment period for TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas is 120 days.

Your child loses TRICARE eligibility after 365 days unless they are enrolled in DEERS. Learn more about eligibility for children.

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