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Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 13 – HIPAA.com
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 13	From now through December, HIPAA.com is providing a run through of HIPAA transaction & code set, privacy, and security definitions, along with relevant HITECH Act definitions pertaining to breach notification, securing of protected health information, and electronic health record (EHR) standards development and adoption. These definitions are key to understanding the referenced HIPAA and HITECH Act enabling regulations that are effective now and that will require compliance by covered entities and business associates now or in the months ahead, as indicated in HIPAA.com’s timeline. Each posting will contain three definitions, with a date reference to the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), or statute, as appropriate.
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Parts 11-15, include definitions from:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (February 17, 2009, pp.258-259),
Subtitle D—Privacy,
Section 13400—Definitions.
Has the meaning given such term in section 160.103 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations [CFR]:
“A provider of services (as defined in section 1861(u) of the [Social Security] Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395x(u)), a provider of medial or health services (as defined in section 1861(s) of the [Social Security] Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s), and any other person or organization who furnishes, bills, or is paid for health care in the normal course of business.”
“Health plan means an individual or group plan that provides, or pays the cost of, medical care (as defined in section 2791(a)(2) of the PHS [Public Health Service] Act, 42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)(2).
(v) The Medicaid program under title XIX of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396, et.seq.
(vi) An issuer of a Medicare supplemental policy (as defined in section 1882(g)(1) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395ss(g)(1)).
(vii) An issuer of a long-term care policy, excluding a nursing home fixed-indemnity policy.
(viii) An employee welfare benefit plan or any other arrangement that is established or maintained for the purpose of offering or providing health benefits to the employees of two or more employers.
(ix) The health care program for active military personnel under title 10 of the United States Code.
(x) The veterans health care program under 38 U.S.C. chapter 17.
(xi) The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 1072(4)).
(xii) The Indian Health Service program under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. 1601, et.seq.
(xiii) The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program under 5 U.S.C. 8902, et.seq.
(xiv) An approved State child health plan under title XXI of the Act, providing benefits for child health assistance that meet the requirements of section 2103 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1397, et.seq.
(xv) The Medicare+Choice program under Part C of title XVIII of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395w-21 through 1395w-28.
A. Whose principal purpose is other than providing, or paying the cost of, health care; or
B. Whose principal activity is:
(2) The making of grants to fund the direct provision of health care to persons.”
The head of the Office of the national Coordinator for Health Information Technology established under section 3001(a) of the Public Health Service Act, as added by section 13101.
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 16
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 15
Exploring HIPAA and HITECH Act Definitions: Part 12
Posted on December 17, 2009Author Ed JonesCategories American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Health IT and HITECH, HIPAA Law, PrivacyTags Breach Notification, business associate, Code of Federal Regulations, covered entity, definition, EHR, electronic health record, enabling regulation, Federal Register, Health Care Provider, health information technology, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, health plan, HIPAA, HITECH Act, National Coordinator, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Privacy, protected health information, Security, Standards, statute, transaction & code set
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