All TRICARE requirements regarding HIPAA of
1996 standards and privacy of individually identifiable health information
shall apply to the TRICARE Overseas Program (TOP) unless specifically changed,
waived, or superseded by this section; the TRICARE Policy Manual
(TPM),
Chapter 12; or the TRICARE contract for health
care support services outside the 50 United States (U.S.) and the
District of Columbia (hereinafter referred to as the “TOP contract”).
See
Chapter 19 for additional instructions.