# TRICARE; Extended Care Health Option
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2010-08-09 · Effective 2010-08-09 · 75 FR 47710
## Document
- **Document number:** 2010-19312
- **Category:** personnel
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 75 FR 47710
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 199
- **Publication date:** 2010-08-09
- **Effective date:** 2010-08-09
- **DOD docket:** DoD-2009-HA-0095
## Abstract

The Department of Defense is publishing this final rule to implement the requirements enacted by Congress in Section 732 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 which changes the limit of the Government's share of providing certain benefits under the Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) from $2,500 per month to $36,000 per year, and for other non-legislated changes to the ECHO.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/08/09/2010-19312/tricare-extended-care-health-option)
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