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communications are sought under subsection 

(e)(1)(A) above.’’ 

—Mil. R. Evid. 514(e)(4) is 

renumbered as Mil. R. Evid. 514(e)(5). 

—Mil. R. Evid. 514(e)(5) is 

renumbered as Mil. R. Evid. 514(e)(6). 

f. Comments making typographical 

corrections were received and those 

corrections were made. 

g. Comments were received suggesting 

additional amendments to RCM 104, 

105, 404A, RCM 405, 801 1103A and 

MREs 412 and 513. These suggested 

changes were not incorporated. Several 

suggested changes to the MCM as well 

as recommended legislative changes to 

UCMJ articles were not contemplated in 

the proposals currently under review. 

Those suggestions will be considered in 

the course of the 2015 annual review of 

the MCM, which is required by DoD 

Directive 5500.17. 

Dated: January 30, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2015–HA–0012] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Defense Health Agency, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to alter a System of 

Records. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Health Agency is 

proposing to alter an existing system of 

records, EDHA 23, entitled ‘‘Pharmacy 

Data Transaction Service (PDTS)’’, in its 

inventory of record systems subject to 

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. 

This system is used to establish a 

central repository for coordinating 

benefits pertaining to prescriptions 

dispensed and/or filled at military 

treatment facilities, via TRICARE mailorder, the TRICARE retail pharmacy 

network, and privately owned 

pharmacies. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted on or 

before March 6, 2015. This proposed 

action will be effective the date 

following the end of the comment 

period unless comments are received 

which result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

* Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

* Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, 

Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Federal Register 

document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 

submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Linda S. Thomas, Chief, Defense Health 

Agency Privacy and Civil Liberties 

Office, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 

5101, Falls Church, VA 22042–5101, or 

by phone at (703) 681–7500. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Defense Health Agency notices for 

systems of records subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 

have been published in the Federal 

Register and are available from the 

address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT or at the Defense Privacy and 

Civil Liberties Division Web site at 

http://dpcld.defense.gov/. The proposed 

system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 

552a(r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended, was submitted on January 7, 

2015, to the House Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, the 

Senate Committee on Governmental 

Affairs, and the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) pursuant to 

paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB 

Circular No. A–130, ‘‘Federal Agency 

Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records About Individuals,’’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 

FR 6427). 

Dated: January 30, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

EDHA 23 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Pharmacy Data Transaction Service 

(PDTS) (November 18, 2013, 78 FR 

69076) 

Changes 

* * * * * 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Members of the Uniformed Services 

(and their dependents), retired military 

members (and their dependents), 

contractors participating in military 

deployments or related operations, DoD 

civilian employees including nonappropriated fund employees, and other 

individuals who receive or have 

received drug prescriptions dispensed 

and/or filled at military treatment 

facilities, via TRICARE mail-order, the 

TRICARE retail pharmacy network, and 

commercial pharmacies.’’ 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Electronic data extracted from an 

individual’s pharmacy and prescription 

records. 

Patient Data: Name, Social Security 

Number (SSN) and/or DoD 

Identification (ID) Number (or foreign ID 

number), visit date, date of birth, 

mailing address, home telephone 

number, family member prefix (if 

appropriate) or dependent suffix, 

gender, and relationship to policy 

holder. 

Sponsor Data: Name, SSN and/or DoD 

ID Number, date of birth, gender, 

insurance policy holder name, and data 

on Health Care Delivery Program Plan 

coverage. 

Other Data: Prescription data 

elements for dispensing: National Drug 

Code (NDC), quantity prescribed, days 

supply, number of refills authorized, 

prescribing physician’s National 

Provider Index (NPI) or Drug 

Enforcement Administration (DEA) 

number. 

ePrescribing: NDC, quantity 

prescribed, days supply, number of 

refills authorized, prescribing 

physician’s NPI or DEA number, text 

drug name, directions for use/

administration, prescribing physician 

(name, practice name, address, phone).’’ 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘10 

U.S.C. Chapter 55, Medical and Dental 

Care; 32 CFR part 199, Civilian Health 

and Medical Program of the Uniformed 

Services (CHAMPUS); DoD Instruction 

6015.23, Delivery of Healthcare at 

Military Treatment Facilities: Foreign 

Service Care; Third Party Collection; 

Beneficiary Counseling and Assistance 

Coordinators (BCACs); and E.O. 9397 

(SSN), as amended.’’ 

PURPOSE(S): 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘To 

establish a central repository for 

coordinating benefits pertaining to 

prescriptions dispensed and/or filled at 

military treatment facilities, via 

TRICARE mail-order, the TRICARE 

retail pharmacy network, and privately 

owned pharmacies. 

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To improve efficiency and patient 

safety by reducing the likelihood of drug 

adverse reactions and abuse involving 

prescription medications and to 

discourage prescription shopping. 

To provide data necessary to conduct 

Prospective Drug Utilization Review on 

inbound dispensing transactions and 

return alerts when encountering drug/

drug interactions, therapeutic 

duplication, or other clinical 

circumstances as defined by system 

requirements. 

To provide a data warehouse 

component to support operational, 

clinical, and economic studies of 

TRICARE prescription activity. 

Information may also be used as a 

management tool for statistical analysis, 

tracking, reporting, evaluating program 

effectiveness, and conducting research.’’ 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘In 

addition to those disclosures generally 

permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, these 

records may specifically be disclosed 

outside the DoD as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

To the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services and to the 

Department of Veterans Affairs for 

coordination of benefits. 

The DoD Blanket Routine Uses may 

apply to this system. 

Note 1: This system of records contains 

individually identifiable health information. 

The DoD Health Information Privacy 

Regulation (DoD 6025.18–R), or any 

successor DoD issuances issued pursuant to 

the Health Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and 45 

CFR parts 160 and 164, Health and Human 

Services, General Administrative 

Requirements and Security & Privacy, 

respectively, applies to most such health 

information. DoD 6025.18–R or a successor 

issuance may place additional procedural 

requirements on the uses and disclosures of 

such information beyond those found in the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, or 

mentioned in this system of records notice. 

Note 2: Except as provided under 42 U.S.C. 

290dd-2, records of identity, diagnosis, 

prognosis or treatment information of any 

patient maintained in connection with the 

performance of any program or activity 

relating to substance abuse education, 

prevention, training, treatment, 

rehabilitation, or research which is 

conducted, regulated, or directly or indirectly 

assisted by any department or agency of the 

United States, will be treated as confidential 

and disclosed only for the purposes and 

under the circumstances expressly 

authorized under 42 U.S.C. 290dd–2.’’ 

* * * * * 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Records are retrieved by patient’s 

name, SSN and/or DoD ID Number, date 

of birth, family member prefix or 

dependent suffix; or sponsor’s name, 

SSN and/or DoD ID Number.’’ 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Records are maintained in a controlled 

area accessible only to authorized 

personnel. Entry is further restricted to 

personnel with a valid requirement and 

authorization. Physical entry is 

restricted by the use of locks, 

passwords, and administrative 

procedures which are changed 

periodically. 

This system collects and distributes 

records on a system-to-system basis that 

does not require end-user direct 

interaction. In the rare instances when 

a record must be retrieved, it is by a 

qualified individual. Access to 

personally identifiable information in 

this system of records is restricted to 

those who require the data in the 

performance of their official duties, and 

have received proper training relative to 

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 

the HIPAA privacy and security 

regulations, and DoD Information 

Assurance Regulations. 

Auditing: Audit trail records from all 

available sources are enabled and 

available for review at all times for 

indications of inappropriate or unusual 

activity. Suspected violations of 

information assurance policies are 

analyzed and reported in accordance 

with DoD and Military Health System/ 

Defense Health Agency specific 

information system information 

assurance procedures.’’ 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Destroy or delete when 2 years old, or 

2 years after the date of the latest entry, 

whichever is applicable.’’ 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘Branch 

Chief, Pharmacy Informatics Branch, 

Defense Health Agency, Pharmacy 

Operations Division, 7700 Arlington 

Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22042– 

5101.’’ 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system should 

address written inquiries to the Chief, 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

Service Center, Defense Health Agency 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, 7700 

Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls 

Church, VA 22042–5101. 

Requests should contain the name 

and number of this system of records 

notice, the individual’s full name, 

current address, telephone number, 

signature, and treatment facility(ies) that 

have provided care. 

If requesting information about a 

minor or legally incompetent person, 

the request must be made by the 

custodial parent, legal guardian, or party 

acting in loco parentis of such 

individual. Written proof of that status 

may be required before the existence of 

any information will be confirmed.’’ 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Individuals seeking access to records 

about themselves contained in this 

system of records should address 

written inquiries to the Chief, FOIA 

Service Center, Defense Health Agency 

Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, 7700 

Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls 

Church, VA 22042–5101. 

Requests should contain the name 

and number of this system of records 

notice, the individual’s full name, 

current address, telephone number, 

signature, and treatment facility(ies) that 

have provided care. 

If requesting records about a minor or 

legally incompetent person, the request 

must be made by the custodial parent, 

legal guardian, or party acting in loco 

parentis of such individual. Written 

proof of that status may be required 

before any records will be provided.’’ 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Delete entry and replace with ‘‘The 

Office of the Secretary of Defense (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: 

Delete entry and replace with 

‘‘Information is obtained from military 

treatment facilities, commercial 

healthcare providers under contract to 

the Military Health System, the Defense 

Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, 

commercial pharmacies, civilian 

physicians, and the Department of 

Veterans Affairs.’’ 

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