
BC Advantage - 2026 Issue 2
Everybody Loves HIPAA
Healthcare clearinghouses are exempt only if the sole type of protected health information (PHI) they create or receive is as a business associate of another covered entity. See 45 CFR 164.500(b)(1). The other two general types of covered entities-providers and health plans-are required to provide NPPs to patients, unless a separate exception exists, and one does not exist for providers. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), “The Privacy Rule provides that an individual has a right to adequate notice of how a covered entity may use and disclose...
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