Medical professional who renders medical care under the direct supervision of a state-licensed physician (e.g., nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, physical therapist, physician assistant). Commonly referred to as midlevel provider (MLP), nonphysician practitioner (NPP) , or physician extenders (PEs) .

Card issued to active duty service members that may be used to present to providers when seeking medical care under the TRICARE Prime Remote program (see Figure M-2 ). Also known as a sponsor identification card .Military identification card for an active duty individual in the armed forces. It is used as the identification card for the TRICARE Prime Remote Program and is considered a sponsor identification card.

Individual who is retired from a career in the armed forces; also known as service retiree .

Credits recognizing that military personnel receive other cash payments and wages in kind (such as food and shelter) in addition to their basic pay.

Interruption of insurance coverage during the time period in which an insured is in the military.

Under the TRICARE program, all uniformed service hospitals. MTF also refers to certain former U.S. Public Health Services (USPHS) facilities now designated as Uniformed Service Treatment Facilities (USTF). Also known as military hospitals or uniformed service hospitals .

Medical care given to patients who can ambulate and are partially self-sufficient, requiring limited therapeutic and diagnostic services, and in the final stages of recovery. Services might include administration of medications and treatments that cannot be done by the patient and giving self-care instructions and posthospitalization health maintenance.

Hospital department for the treatment of inpatients who are ambulatory and able to meet many of their own daily living needs but require minimal nursing care.

In a workers’ compensation case, pain that would represent an annoyance but would cause no handicap in the performance of the particular activity and would be regarded as a nonratable permanent disability.