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specifically changed, waived, or superseded by this section; the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