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The Military Medical Support Office at Defense Health Agency–Great Lakes authorizes medical care in the U.S. and District of Columbia for:
- Active duty service members enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote
- Service members, active and reserve, enrolled in TRICARE Prime who don't have an assigned primary care manager
- Reserve Component service members in remote areas with a Service-connected line of duty injury, illness or disease
- Service members properly referred to Veteran's Affairs medical facility for care under the DOD/VA Memorandum for Agreement for a Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, or Blindness
Are you in a remote location?
A remote location is 50 miles or an hour's drive time from a military hospital or clinic. If you're not sure, go to the Military Hospital and Clinic Locator:
- Enter your home ZIP code
- Change mileage to 75 miles
If you are within 50 miles of military hospital or clinic and need help, go to the Customer Service Directory and enter name of nearest military base.
What We Do
As a section of the DHA TRICARE Health Plan branch, the MMSO:
- Provides authorizations for civilian health care services for service members listed above.
- Reviews and authorizes certain specialty care referrals for TPR-enrolled service members.
- Collaborates with Reserve/National Guard unit representatives regarding Line of Duty care for their service members in remote locations
- Provides authorization (pre-, concurrent and retro-) for active duty service members accepted for VA medical care under the DOD/VA MOA for diagnosis for SCI, TBI, or blindness
- Authorizes the payment of civilian medical claims for certain service members
Frequently Asked Questionsgoes to FAQs
Review the guides below for MMSO processes and procedures.
The worksheets below are submitted to the MMSO. Instructions and addresses are found on each worksheet.
Review Process and access the worksheets necessary for DVA/DOD MOA processes.
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Last Updated: April 24, 2024