Administration
Chapter 1
Section 1
Organization
Of The Defense Health Agency (DHA)
Revision:
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) will 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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