Who is affected by HIPAA?
Who is affected by HIPAA?
If you answer yes to the questions below, you are a covered entity and are required to be HIPAA compliant:
- Are you a health plan or health care clearinghouse?
- Are you a health care provider who sends or receives health information (such as claims, remittance advice, eligibility, claim status, prior authorization, enrollment, premium payment or coordination of benefits) electronically?
- Do you store, have access to or maintain health information?