covered entity

covered entity
USA
One of three types of entities that are subject to the Department of Health and Human Service's (HHS) privacy and security rules that were implemented in response to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
The three types of entities include:
• Health plans.
• Health care clearinghouses.
• Health care providers who conduct certain health care transactions in electronic form (for example, electronic billing and fund transfers).
For more information on whether an organization or individual is a covered entity under the HHS's privacy and security rules, review the HHS's Covered Entity Charts .

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.

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