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Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA)

Date of Publication:

2/23/2015

Definition:

The mechanism by which the Secretary of Defense exercises authority to provide care in DoD MTFs in the United States for foreign materiel program (FMP) and their dependents on a non-reimbursable basis if comparable care is made available to at least a comparable number of United States military personnel and their dependents in that foreign country. RHCAs do not apply to care in U.S. territories or possessions unless the FMP are stationed in the 50 U.S. States and is traveling from there to a U.S. territory or possession in accordance with official temporary duty orders or by U.S. Government (USG) invitation.

Source of Definition:

DoD Instruction 6015.23: Foreign Military Personnel Care and Uniform Business Offices in Military Treatment Facilities

Last Updated: December 05, 2018
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