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If, as some other comments say, AOL self-insures, are they a covered entity?
by kps 13y ago
If, as some other comments say, AOL self-insures, are they a covered entity?
- cosmie 13y agoIANAL, most of my knowledge of HIPAA compliance comes from Business Law classes and required trainings when I worked for a healthcare/hospital system. However, AFAIK that would make them a covered entity. As a payor, they would have direct access to their employee's medical records. Whereas under normal circumstances, the payor/insurer only provides the employer non-PHI data such as enrollment/disenrollment info and summary data (at an aggregate level) to support pricing discussions, which is why they aren't usually a covered entity. You can find a good write-up on HIPAA requirements for self-funded insurance plans here[1]. [1 - pdf] http://www.nixonpeabody.com/files/155838_Benefits_Alert_20MAR2013_.pdf http://www.nixonpeabody.com/files/155838_Benefits_Alert_20MA...