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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