Files > SPONSOR

name

SPONSOR

number

355.8

location

^IBA(355.8,

description

The SPONSOR file contains a list of people who are the sponsors for patients who have Tricare insurance coverage. These people, who are typically active duty personnel or military retirees, are stored as either patients (in file #2) or non-patients in the SPONSOR PERSON (#355.82) file. A variable pointer is used to point to the person in either of those two files. This file is used as a list of sponsors who may be the sponsor of more than one patient. The SPONSOR RELATIONSHIP (#355.81) file relates a sponsor to a specific patient.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	sponsor(+)	0;1	VARIABLE-POINTER	2, 355.82	B
.02	military status	0;2	SET OF CODES	A:ACTIVE DUTY R:RETIRED	C	This field is used to determine if the sponsor is an Active Duty member of the military, or a Military retiree. This information about the sponsor is useful in determining the type of medical benefits that are available to the patient.
.03	branch	0;3	POINTER	23		This field is used to store the branch of the military in which the sponsor is currently enrolled or is retired from. This field must be printed on claim forms submitted to the Tricare fiscal intermediary.
.04	rank	0;4	FREE TEXT			This field is used to store the sponsor's current or retired rank in the military. This information is useful in determining the type of medical benefits that are available to the patient.