# TRICARE Coverage of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Coronavirus Disease 2019 Clinical Trials
> **US Department of Defense** · Interim final rule with request for comments. · Published 2020-10-30 · Effective 2020-10-30 · 85 FR 68753
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-24114
- **Category:** personnel
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 68753
- **CFR reference:** 32 CFR 199
- **Publication date:** 2020-10-30
- **Effective date:** 2020-10-30
- **DOD docket:** Docket ID: DOD-2020-HA-0050
## Abstract

The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)) issues this interim final rule (IFR) with request for comments to temporarily modify the TRICARE regulation by adding coverage for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)-sponsored clinical trials for the treatment or prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/30/2020-24114/tricare-coverage-of-national-institute-of-allergy-and-infectious-disease-coronavirus-disease-2019)
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