Chapter 1: Business Associate Requirements
Index
Section I: Pertinent sections of HIPAA privacy regulations relating to Business Associate Contracts.
Section II: Office of Civil Rights
Section III: Web sites of interest
Section IV: Model forms/checklists/examples provided by Nebraska Healthcare providers
Section I: HIPAA Privacy Regulations relating to business
associates
Refer to the following sections of the HIPAA privacy regulations for information regarding Business Associate
contracts:
Section 160.103 - Definitions
Section 164.502(e) – Disclosures to Business Associates
You may view the regulations on line by accessing the December 28, 2000 Federal Register (65 FR 82462) through the Office of Civil Rights
Web site http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/.
You may also view the regulations on line by accessing the web site of the law
firm of Bricker & Eckler, LLP at http://www.bricker.com.
This web site is made available through a collaborative effort between
the Nebraska Association of Hospitals and Health Systems and the Ohio Hospital
Association. Access the Web site
directly to perform a search of any portion of the HIPAA regulation, complete
with comments and responses. The following link is an excerpt from the Bricker & Eckler site
regarding business associate requirements.
http://www.bricker.com/attserv/practice/hcare/hipaa\164.504e.asp
Section II: Office of Civil Rights
The Office of Civil Rights within Health & Human Services has been given the
responsibility to receive complaints about possible violations of the HIPAA
privacy regulations.
The HHS has issued “guidance” to hospitals, physicians, and health plans to help them understand their obligations to
patients under HIPAA. The “Guidance” can be accessed at the following Web site.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
Consult this Web site routinely for updates to the Guidance. The following link provides an excerpt from the
07/06/01 Guidance relating to Business Associate Contracts.
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/busassoc.html
Section III: Web sites of interest
Workgroup for Electronic Interchange - WEDI:
http://www.wedi.org
http://www.wedi.org/snip/presentations/SNIP_Forum/Guide_010801a.pdf
(42 page document from WEDI, Beacon Partners – Health Care Management Consultants)
American Health Information Management Association - AHIMA:
http://www.ahima.org
The American Health Information Management Association web site contains useful information on a variety of HIPAA issues.
Consult this site periodically for updated information.
American Hospital Association - AHA:
http://www.aha.org
The AHA Web site contains useful information on a variety of HIPAA issues. Consult
this site periodically for updated information.Your facility must be a member of AHA to access certain pages of the
site.
Health and Human Services:
http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/admnsimp/qdate01.htm
Consult this site periodically for Q&A regarding
HIPAA.
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations:
http://www.jcaho.org/accredited+organizations/hospitals/index.htm
Sample - Business Associate Agreement for use by health care providers and the JCAHO
Section IV: Model forms/checklists/educational materials provided by Nebraska health care
providers.
 Update on Business Associate Agreements - Jennifer Wolfe Jerram, BSN, JD, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP
JCAHO Model Business Associate Agreement
Business Associates
101 - Stinson, Mag & Frizell
An understanding of
"Business Associates" - Children's Hospital
Sample Business Associate Contract
Worksheet - Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Sample Business Associate Contract Categories - Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Sample Business Associate Worksheet - Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Sample Business Associate Survey
Sample Business Associate Operational Definitions - Children's Hospital
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