Re:No privacy rules needed: ISPs say Web browsing isn’t “sen...
by tzs on Saturday March 18, 2017 @01:00AM
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HIPAA privacy requirements apply to "covered entities" and their "business associates". A "covered entity" is a health care provider, a health plan, or a health care clearinghouse [1].
Your ISP would not be a covered entity.
If we assume that webmd.com would count as a "health care provider" (probably a questionable assumption) that would not be enough to get your ISP covered as a "business associate". Googling turns up rulings that ISPs are not HIPAA "business associates" when a patient uses them to reach a provider.
Your ISP would not be a covered entity.
If we assume that webmd.com would count as a "health care provider" (probably a questionable assumption) that would not be enough to get your ISP covered as a "business associate". Googling turns up rulings that ISPs are not HIPAA "business associates" when a patient uses them to reach a provider.
[1] https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/covered-entities...