Chapter 19
Security Rule: Organizational Requirements
Objectives
The objectives of this chapter are as follows:
- ■ Understand what elements or components are required in a business associate contract.
- ■ Determine some of the new regulations with the Omnibus Rules.
- ■ Understand what type of liability a covered entity has under a business associate agreement or contract.
- ■ Understand what rights or requirements a business associate has under an agreement with a covered entity.
- ■ Understand some of the other arrangements that could be developed between another organization and a covered entity.
- ■ Determine what specific requirements there are for group health plans regarding the security of electronic protected health information.
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