Administration
Chapter 1
Section 1
Organization Of The Defense Health Agency
(DHA)
Revision: C-2,
May 17, 2017
Chapter 55, Title 10, of the United
States Code (USC), provides that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall jointly prescribe regulations
for the administration of TRICARE. Department of Defense Directive
(DoDD) 5136.13 (The DHA Charter) established
DHA as an agency under the policy guidance and direction of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) (ASD(HA)).
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