### Question
How is the term TRICARE-eligible employee defined?


### Answer
The term **TRICARE-eligible employee** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 1097c* as the following:

> a covered beneficiary under section 1086 of this title entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1097c*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 55-MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE**

