Under HITECH, business associates are treated as covered entities for all provisions of the security rule and parts of the privacy rule. They also must notify covered entities of beaches of protected health information and face higher penalties for noncompliance with the rules.
Attorneys from NCHICA's legal workgroup revised the business associate agreement, which is available for free at nchica.org. Other free materials available to help covered entities in communicating with business associates include: a Notice to Covered Entities Under HIPAA Regarding New Requirements under the ARRA HITECH Act, a Template for Business Associate Alert and New Breach Notification Requirements, and a Summary of Selected ARRA and HITECH Act Provisions Related to Business Associates.
--Joseph Goedert
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