All TRICARE requirements regarding
HIPAA of 1996 standards and privacy of Individually Identifiable
Health Information (IIHI) shall apply to the 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changed, waived, or superseded by this section; the TRICARE Policy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 (US) and the District of Columbia (hereinafter
referred to as the “TOP contract”). See
Chapter
19 for additional instructions.