When a military member dies on active duty, what dental benefits are authorized for surviving family members?
Surviving family members enrolled in the TRICARE Dental Program (TDP) will continue to receive TDP benefits for three years from the month following the sponsors death, and the government will pay 100 percent of the premium. Two conditions must be met to receive this expanded benefit: The sponsors active duty orders must be for a period of more than 30 days, and the family members must be enrolled in TDP at the time of the sponsors death. The expanded benefit includes survivors whose family previously was enrolled in TDP but disenrolled due to transfer to a duty station where dental care was provided to the members eligible family members under another program. This TDP benefit also applies to enrolled family members of Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve (early mobilization only) sponsors who die while in Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve (early mobilization only) status, regardless of whether the sponsor was enrolled at the time of his or her death. For addition
