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.
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.