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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>0720</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs</NAME>
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            <CODE>0700</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Defense</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>TRICARE Coverage of Clinical Trials and Termination of Expanded Access Treatments</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The Department of Defense is finalizing an interim final rule to amend 32 CFR part 199 to include coverage that was temporarily added for the treatment use of investigation drugs under U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved expanded access programs for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease-sponsored clinical trials for the treatment or prevention of COVID-19. This rule will also finalize the expanded access provision in the interim final rule titled "TRICARE Coverage of Certain Medical Benefits in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic&rdquo; (32 CFR part 199, 0720-AB82), which published in the <strong>Federal Register </strong> on September 3, 2020 (85 FR 54914-54924).</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>32 CFR 199</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>10 U.S.C. ch 55</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/30/2020</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>85 FR 68753</FR_CITATION>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/30/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/30/2020</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>The interim final rule was titled &quot;TRICARE Coverage of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Coronavirus Disease 2019 Clinical Trials.&quot; The final rule will be titled &quot;TRICARE Coverage of Clinical Trials and Termination of Expanded Access Treatments.&quot;</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>Undetermined</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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                <RIN>0720-AB82</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jennifer</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Stankovic</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>0720</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>DODOASHA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>303 676-3742</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>jennifer.l.stankovic.civ@health.mil</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>16401 E Centretech Parkway,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Aurora</CITY>
                    <STATE>CO</STATE>
                    <ZIP>80011-9066</ZIP>
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