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Originally posted by ltl/fb
How would a medical facility, even if within the prison system, not be a covered entity? Granted, I never had to research this type of thing at all. The most we had to deal with was clients with on-site clinics with doctors paid by the company (not contracted).
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Skip unless you really care about HIPAA.
A covered entity is a) a health plan, b) a health care clearinghouse, or c) a health care provider that
who transmits any health information in electronic form in connection with a transaction [covered by the administrative simplification parts of HIPAA].
If they don't submit electronic claims to health insurers, then they're not covered entities under HIPAA. Lots of health care providers are either subcontractors or bill directly to the patient or otherwise not involved with electronic claims submission.
'Course, they're probably still covered under California's medical privacy protection laws. But not HIPAA.
