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SYSTEM NAME:
Medical/Dental Claim History Files  (November 18, 2013,  78 FR 69076)

SYSTEM LOCATION:
TRICARE Management Activity, Department of Defense, 16401 East Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011-9066, and contractors
under contract to TRICARE. A listing of TRICARE contractors maintaining these records is available from the system manager.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
Eligible beneficiaries and all individuals who seek health care (medical and dental) under TRICARE/CHAMPUS and CHAMPVA.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
File contains claims, billings for services, applications or approval forms, enrollment files, recoupment files, third-party liability
files, fraud and abuse files, case management files, resource sharing files, utilization management/quality assurance files,
payment files, medical/dental records, family history files, records of grievances with a medical/dental provider, appeals,
hearings, or any other correspondence, memoranda, or reports which are acquired or utilized in the development and processing
of TRICARE/CHAMPUS or CHAMPVA claims. Records are also maintained on health care demonstration projects, including
enrollment and authorization agreements, correspondence, memoranda, forms and reports, which are acquired or utilized during
the projects.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
41 CFR 101-11.000; chapter 55, 10 U.S.C. 613, chapter 17, 38 U.S.C.; 32 CFR part 199; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).

PURPOSE(S):
TRICARE Management Activity and its contractors, DoD staff (including Military Treatment Facilities, clinics and Lead Agent Staff)
use the information to control and process health care benefits available under TRICARE/CHAMPUS and CHAMPVA including the
processing of medical/dental claims, the control and approval of medical/dental treatments, issuance of deductible certificates,
and necessary interface with providers of health care. The system also supports audits of contractor-processed claims to
determine payment and occurrence accuracy of the contractor's adjudication process.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND THE
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information
contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:

To the Department of Health and Human Services and/or the Department of Veterans Affairs consistent with their statutory
administrative responsibilities under TRICARE/CHAMPUS and CHAMPVA pursuant to chapter 55, 10 U.S.C. and section 613, chapter
17, 38 U.S.C.

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Referral to Federal, state, local, or foreign governmental agencies, and to private business entities, including individual providers
of care (participating and non-participating), on matters relating to eligibility, claims pricing and payment, fraud, program abuse,
utilization review, quality assurance, peer review, program integrity, third-party liability, coordination of benefits, and civil or
criminal litigation related to the operation of TRICARE/CHAMPUS.
Disclosure to the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys in situations where the United States is an interested
party.
Disclosure to third-party contacts in situations where the party to be contacted has, or is expected to have, information necessary
to establish the validity of evidence or to verify the accuracy of information presented by the individual concerning his or her
entitlement, the amount of benefit payments, any review of suspected abuse or fraud, or any concern for program integrity or
quality appraisal.
The DoD 'Blanket Routine Uses' set forth at the beginning of OSD's compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.
NOTE: This system of records contains individually identifiable health information. The DoD Health Information Privacy Regulation
(DoD 6025.18-R) issued pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, applies to most such health
information. DoD 6025.18-R may place additional procedural requirements on the uses and disclosures of such information beyond
those found in the Privacy Act of 1974 or mentioned in this system of records notice.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF
RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:
Records are maintained on paper, electronic, microfilm, imaging, or optical formats.

RETRIEVABILITY:
Information is retrieved by sponsor's name; sponsor's Social Security Number; beneficiary's name; beneficiary's Social Security
Number; provider's name; provider's number (Tax Identification Number or Social Security Number); internal control number;
classification of medical diagnosis; procedure code; geographical location of care provided; and selected utilization limits.

SAFEGUARDS:
Records are maintained in areas accessible only to authorized personnel who are properly screened, cleared and trained.
Decentralized automated segments within contractor's operations are accessible on-line only to authorized persons possessing user
identification codes. The automated portion of the Primary System is accessible only through TRICARE Management Activity on-line
data systems. Security systems and/or security guards protect buildings where records are maintained.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Paper records are closed out at the end of the calendar year in which finalized and held six additional years and then destroyed.
Where hard copy records (except Claims History Files) have been converted to electronic, microfilm, imaging, or optical formats,
the hard copy record is destroyed and the electronic, microfilm, imaging, or optical format is kept by the contractor for six years
after claim is processed to completion and then destroyed. Claims History Files maintained in electronic format are kept for ten
years and are then destroyed or deleted.

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SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
TRICARE Management Activity, Department of Defense, Administration and Evaluation Directorate, 16401 East Centretech
Parkway, Aurora, CO 80011-9066.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries
to the TRICARE Management Activity, Department of Defense, ATTN: Privacy Act Officer, 16401 Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO
80011-9066; or TRICARE Management Activity Privacy Office, Skyline 5, Suite 810, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 220413201.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to the
TRICARE Management Activity, Department of Defense, ATTN: Privacy Act Officer, 16401 Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CO 800119066; or TRICARE Management Activity Privacy Office, Skyline 5, Suite 810, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3201.

Written request for information should include the full name of the beneficiary, the full name of the sponsor and sponsor's Social
Security Number, current address and telephone number.
For personal visits to examine records, the individual should provide some acceptable identification such as a driver's license or
other form of picture identification.
If it is determined that the release of medical information to the requester could have an adverse effect upon the individual's
physical or mental health, the requester should be prepared to provide the name and address of a physician who would be willing
to receive the medical record, and at the physician's discretion, inform the individual covered by the system of the contents of
that record. In the event the physician does not agree to convey the information contained within the record to the individual,
TRICARE Management Activity will take positive measures to ensure the individual is provided the requested information.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
The OSD rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in OSD
Administrative Instruction 81; 32 CFR part 311; or may be obtained from the system manager.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Contractors, Health Benefit Advisors; other Components of the Department of Defense; all branches of the Uniformed Services;
Congressional offices; providers of care; consultants; and individuals.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.

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