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unless specifically changed, waived, or superseded by this section;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.