When a TRICARE beneficiary needs treatment that is NOT available from a military treatment facility (MTF), the:

beneficiary will have to pay for the services.

services will not be covered.

beneficiary must obtain a nonavailability statement (NAS) to receive services from a civilian provider.

beneficiary can automatically receive services from a civilian provider.

Answer: beneficiary must obtain a nonavailability statement (NAS) to receive services from a civilian provider.

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A medication order in a health-system pharmacy is considered unverified until:

A) It has been screened by a pharmacist. B) It has been entered in the computer by the pharmacy technician. C) A physician sends a follow-up request through the CPOE. D) The pharmacy technician checks to see whether it is a duplicate.

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When there is need for corrective action with an employee, but there is benefit to retaining this individual on the staff, one punishment may be:

a. To ignore the event. b. To give the employee a second chance. c. Suspension without pay. d. Promotion to a different department.

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