[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR164.104]

[Page 733]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 164_SECURITY AND PRIVACY--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 164.104  Applicability.

    (a) Except as otherwise provided, the standards, requirements, and 
implementation specifications adopted under this part apply to the 
following entities:
    (1) A health plan.
    (2) A health care clearinghouse.
    (3) A health care provider who transmits any health information in 
electronic form in connection with a transaction covered by this 
subchapter.
    (b) When a health care clearinghouse creates or receives protected 
health information as a business associate of another covered entity, or 
other than as a business associate of a covered entity, the 
clearinghouse must comply with Sec. 164.105 relating to organizational 
requirements for covered entities, including the designation of health 
care components of a covered entity.

[68 FR 8375, Feb. 20, 2003]