Sentences with phrase «affiliated health care entities»

Not exact matches

(ii) If the affiliated covered entity combines the functions of a health plan, health care provider, or health care clearinghouse, the affiliated covered entity complies with paragraph (g) of this section.

Response: A detailed discussion of the final rule's organizational requirements and firewall restrictions for «health care components» of larger entities, as well as for affiliated, and other entities is found at the discussion of § 164.504 of this preamble.

These authorizations may also be useful to accomplish clinical coordination and integration among covered entities that do not meet the definitions of affiliated covered entities or organized health care arrangements.

If the affiliated entity contains health care components, it must implement safeguards to prevent the Start Printed Page 82639larger entity from using protected health information maintained by the component entity.

The safeguarding requirements for affiliated covered entities track the requirements that apply to health care components.

Although not addressed in the proposed rule, this final rule also recognizes that a covered entity may as a single legal entity, affiliated entity, or other arrangement combine the functions or operations of health care providers, health plans and health care clearinghouses (for example, integrated health plans and health care delivery systems may function as both health plans and health care providers).

Covered entities under common ownership or control that elect not to designate themselves as a single affiliated covered entity, however, may elect to produce a joint notice if they meet the definition of an organized health care arrangement.)

One commenter questioned whether affiliated members of a health care group (even though separate legal entities) would be considered as one primary health care provider.

(i) Legally separate covered entities may designate themselves (including any health care component of such covered entity) as a single affiliated covered entity, for purposes of this subpart, if all of the covered entities designated are under common ownership or control.

Other policies look to exclude any entity that provides abortions, or any family planning provider that is formally affiliated with such an entity; this typically affects safety - net health centers that focus on reproductive health care, rather than primary care, including — but not limited to — Planned Parenthood.